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| 208022 | 2004-01-17 04:21:00 | Can any one tell me whether it is worthwhile upgrading to a new processor on an older motherboard. The existing CPU is a celeron 1.0 Ghz with 256 Mb ram running Windows XP. I'm going to put more Ram in, but wondered if I would get a good performance lift by also updating to a 1.3 Ghz Celeron. This appears to be as high as I can go as the bus is 100 Megahertz and the socket is 370. I can get a 1.3 and fan new for $120.00 NZ. Is this worthwhile or time to buy a new PC or motherboard? |
Andy37 (5128) | ||
| 208023 | 2004-01-17 05:11:00 | Dont bother mate. Save ur money for something else .... 1 GHz to 1.3 isn't really gonna make a whole lot of difference. In fact you might even be able to overclock ur existing 1.0 GHz to 1.3. If I were you, I ll just save the money ...and buy a whole new computer all together. : ) |
Kenshin (2501) | ||
| 208024 | 2004-01-17 07:08:00 | Yeah save up, i built my computer on the cheap, and it's good. For $1600, i got Gigabit Lan, Athlon XP 2800+ 512MB DDR 400Mhz RAM 120GB SATA HDD My mobo has 8 USB2 Ports :D Floppy, cd, etc etc. |
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