Originally posted by Toadster:
Originally posted by Big Daddy Kane:
I'm on that mobile-processor thing.
Since I'm a nerd, I replaced my Pentium M 1.6GHz (533FSB) processor with a 1.6GHz (400FSB) P-M and pinmodded that to trick the chipset in running it at 533FSB.
So now my laptop is sitting at 2.13GHz and leaves me with my 1.6GHz to build a quiet desktop with...
Will be very nice-a!
sweet! 
Just thought I'd toss in a proof pic:
Guide I followed
Pinmod explaination
So pretty much what this is saying, if you've got a laptop (or even a desktop) with the Pentium M -AND- the Intel 915 chipset (not the i855) you can gain some performance out of it for cheap.
What you need to look for is the Dothan "7x5" 400MHz FSB processors on Ebay.
400MHz Processors to look for:
715 - 1.5GHz 400MHz 2MB L2 => 2.0GHz
725 - 1.6GHz 400MHz 2MB L2 => 2.13GHz
735 - 1.7GHz 400MHz 2MB L2 => 2.26GHz
745 - 1.8GHz 400MHz 2MB L2 => 2.39GHz
755 - 2.0GHz 400MHz 2MB L2 => 2.66GHz
Note that these processors may need to be volt modded since the laptop power supply may not be able to handle it. They might work fine in a desktop, though.
All "7x0" Dothan processors are 533MHz, and are pointless to pinmod, since they already run at 533FSB.
You don't want the older Banias core P-Ms with 1MB L2 and 130nm, instead go for the Dothan cores listed above with 2MB L2 and 90nm.
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