Pentium 3 Motherboard

[johnp68]

I need to replace the motherboard on my "reserve" PC. Anyone know where I can get hold of a motherboard that's suitable for a P3? I don't want to have to change the processor and memory so just a simple motherboard would do the trick. Trouble is, the shops only seem to sell one suitable for more recent processors. I don't really want all the hassle of buying an old one on ebay!

Thanks for any help.
John

[Zad]

I'm fairly sure you could even go to the backstreets of Bangalore and ask for a new P3 motherboard and they wouldn't have one.

The online retailers like scan.co.uk do pre-tested bundles of mobo/cpu/memory, that would probably be your best bet.

Mike

[brumster]

Aye, you'll be looking 2nd hand for a P3 board I imagine... however as has been said, you could get a new mobo, CPU and memory (if need be) for <£70-80 and end up with a significantly upgraded PC, even if it's the lower end of the spectrum for today's machines.

[JonRB]

The trouble is that you have to be careful with these motherboard bundles. They are brilliant value - no dout about that - but they'll all ATX mobos these days. If the old machine is P3 vintage then it may be an old AT case.
So suddenly you need a new case. And a new PSU too.
Even if your case is ATX, your PSU might not be able to handle a modern mobo - happened to me last year and I had to rush out and buy a new PSU.

I think eBay is your best bet though. You'll never be able to buy a mobo for a P3 new these days.

[arcturus]

Is it a slot or socket P3? What speed?

[johnp68]

It's a socket I think, and 800 Mhz

[Annodomini2]

All P3's should be ATX, personally I wouldn't waste the money and would upgrade the machine.

Looking on a few sites, you could get a AMD sempron 2200 or 2400, motherboard and 256mb of ddr ram for under £50 including vat, plus delivery.

[Zod]

ebay

[johnp68]

Annodomini2 said:

All P3's should be ATX, personally I wouldn't waste the money and would upgrade the machine. Looking on a few sites, you could get a AMD sempron 2200 or 2400, motherboard and 256mb of ddr ram for under £50 including vat, plus delivery.

This seems good value, but I can't find any sites offering for this price. Please let me know where you've seen this.

[Zad]

Cheapest I can see is at Novatech, £94:68 inc vat.

www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/bundles.html

Mike

[gopher]

as has already been mentioned - ebay

Choose a seller who has a lot of good feedback, this list will include the sort of stuff you are looking for ...
ebay

Cheers

Paul

[JonRB]

gopher said:

this list will include the sort of stuff you are looking for ... ebay

Searching for 'Pentium III' is a good start, but I suggest ("pentium III","pentium 3") (motherboard, "mother board", mobo, "m'board", "main board", mainboard, bundle) is possibly more targetted.

I really must stress that the risk of incompatability with your existing system is almost as high buying a replacement like this as a matched bundle at, say, Novatech. And you're not going to get any performance hike either.

>> Edited by JonRB on Saturday 16th April 23:17

[Annodomini2]

www.ebuyer.co.uk

[Annodomini2]

My original quote was wrong, came out as £77.40 inc vat and delivery.