Pentium III, Where was it made?

[cornemuse]

Just curious here, I dismantled another old computer, (I want the case), & the cpu is a Pentium III.
Sez on the top, "INTEL (m) (C) '01 COSTA RICA" (+ #'s, etc). Was this thing really made in Costa Rica??

Just wondering, , , , banana based processing, , , ,

-c-

 

[Toothless]

It tells you where the fab is where it was made.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

75 % of semiconductor fabrication occurs in USA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_manufacturing_sites


Assembly and testing occurs globally including CR
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/corporate-responsibility/intel-in-costa-rica.html

Isnt Wiki ace.....

 

[peche]

Just curious here, I dismantled another old computer, (I want the case), & the cpu is a Pentium III.
Sez on the top, "INTEL (m) (C) '01 COSTA RICA" (+ #'s, etc). Was this thing really made in Costa Rica??

Just wondering, , , , banana based processing, , , ,

-c-

there is a manufacturer industrial line that makes several processors here in Costa Rica, its a shame to read some bad comments from an ignorant about a place that have never visited or studied at least...

Regards,

 

[cornemuse]

I was being flip, sorry, , ,

 

[GoldenX]

I have some E3300 Celerons from Costa Rica, they overclock like there is no tomorrow.

 

[tabascosauz]

Intel CPUs have historically had a few different location "markings".

Now it's common to see a Core i from Costa Rica, Vietnam or Malaysia. If I'm not mistaken there were Xeon E5450s with sSpec SLBBM marked China. I don't think they continue to churn out CPUs at that location anymore.

I have a Pentium II 233Mhz marked Phillipines. Not that the assembly location matters in performance; steppings used to handle that and now even steppings are irrelevant most post-Ivy Core i CPUs

 

[rtwjunkie]

Intel CPUs have historically had a few different location "markings".

Now it's common to see a Core i from Costa Rica, Vietnam or Malaysia.

I have a Pentium II 233Mhz marked Phillipines. Not that the assembly location matters in performance; steppings used to handle that and now even steppings are irrelevant most post-Ivy Core i CPUs

Actually, for a number of years, weren't Costa Rica fabbed CPU's preferred for overclocking? Or has my memory failed me?

 

[peche]

Now it's common to see a Core i from Costa Rica, Vietnam or Malaysia.

until skylake, Devils canyon were the last ones produced here, then intel moved most manufacturing process from here to Malaysia, as far as i know this year they come back for develop, no moar industrial manufacturing or mass production

Actually, for a number of years, weren't Costa Rica fabbed CPU's preferred for overclocking? Or has my memory failed me?

thats a mith~! most intel i7's from here seemed to be golden chips... mostly Ivy's

Regards,

 

[TRWOV]

Actually, for a number of years, weren't Costa Rica fabbed CPU's preferred for overclocking? Or has my memory failed me?

Yep, all my high clockers from the Core 2 era were from Costa Rica as well

 

[tabascosauz]

Actually, for a number of years, weren't Costa Rica fabbed CPU's preferred for overclocking? Or has my memory failed me?

I think that would have been an assumption made by a number of owners during the Ivy Bridge era. Though it wasn't exactly accurate; I think the better way to explain it would be that the first batches came out of Malay instead of Costa Rica and since Ivy was the first move to 22nm, the first batch out of Malay were terrible OCers. I think all of the later batches were pretty much the same.

Though tbh with any CPU family I think the steppings (if more than one existed) would have been far more significant in determining which ones would be good OCers.

 

[alucasa]

A CPU is conceived when a daddy CPU kisses a mommy CPU.

 

[peche]

I think that would have been an assumption made by a number of owners during the Ivy Bridge era. Though it wasn't exactly accurate; I think the better way to explain it would be that the first batches came out of Malay instead of Costa Rica and since Ivy was the first move to 22nm, the first batch out of Malay were terrible OCers. I think all of the later batches were pretty much the same.

Though tbh with any CPU family I think the steppings (if more than one existed) would have been far more significant in determining which ones would be good OCers.

yes, i had a 3570k that never could reach beyond 4.2GHZ no even delidded, underwater or whatever yu could imagine, was a design computer...

Yep, all my high clockers from the Core 2 era were from Costa Rica as well

Golden times, Core2duo era...! also core2 quad era, what a pile of great memories! thanks for the reminder!


Regards,

 

[alucasa]

Golden times, Core2duo era...! also core2 quad era, what a pile of great memories! thanks for the reminder!

Not those in the red camp. I was in red camp at that time. Ah, the temptation... I eventually chose the dark side.

 

[peche]

Not those in the red camp. I was in red camp at that time. Ah, the temptation... I eventually chose the dark side.

i was working and studying, so my money was almost nothing free for pc parts... all compromised for studying and transport, then my mom gifted me a core 2 duo E5300.... what a memories, brand new proceesor, tons of new adventures with a Gigabyte board, brand new too!

 

[Frick]

I seem to remeber some chips being made in Ireland. Pentium 2 maybe, Deschutes?

 

[Prima.Vera]

Actually, for a number of years, weren't Costa Rica fabbed CPU's preferred for overclocking? Or has my memory failed me?

My Core 2 Quad was frm CR, and it was a champ.

 

[Melvis]

 

[Prima.Vera]

Wasn't that Pentium IV --^ ?

 

[BiggieShady]

i had a 3570k that never could reach beyond 4.2GHZ

Sounds a lot like mine