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| 163279 | 2003-07-27 10:45:00 | Hullo again. I asked a similar question about this the other day but I just want to get it clear in my mind. Our second computer is a Dell running 98se. Motherboard is Dell Optiflex G1 400L+. CPU is Intel Pentium 11,400Mhz (4x100). M/b Chipset is Intel 82440BX/ZX. OK. I think Goddie said the other day that a 450Mhz is the fastest this M/b will run at. Yes?? Soi there is not much point in trying to get hold of a 450. To get more speed I would have to replace the M/b, Right?. Assuming there is one that will fit such an old "Tin Box". To go with that I would need a faster CPU & more ram ( 64 fitted), Yes so far? Probably not worth it. So what about "Overclocking". Have seen this mentioned on this forum before, & I believe it is a way of "Forcing" the computer to run faster. Can this be done with this m/c? If so what speed is possible without doing damage. Poppa John |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 163280 | 2003-07-27 11:04:00 | > OK. I think Goddie said the other day that a 450Mhz > is the fastest this M/b will run at. Yes?? Soi there > is not much point in trying to get hold of a 450. 450/400= 1.125 =maximum 12.5% speed gain, assuming you can get hold of the obsolete CPU. > To get more speed I would have to replace the M/b, > Right?. Assuming there is one that will fit such an > old "Tin Box". To go with that I would need a faster > CPU & more ram ( 64 fitted), Yes so far? Probably > not worth it. Probably you could get a mobo that fits, have no idea if the Dell mobo is small form factor or not. Then you would, as you say, need a faster CPU. RAM is only 100 MHz speed, so you would toss the old chip. The power supply may be too small then, so a new PSU may be needed. If you are following where this is leading, then a new 'tin box' complete with mobo, CPU and PSU may be just as economic. On the other hand, what needs the speed (your internet speed is limited by dial-up, not PC speed)? You would achieve a good (cheap) speedup by increasing RAM to 128 or more in all probability > > So what about "Overclocking". Have seen this > mentioned on this forum before, & I believe it is a > way of "Forcing" the computer to run faster. Can this > be done with this m/c? If so what speed is possible > without doing damage. Probably very little, the Dell mobo is unlikely to support o/c?. Reliability and stability would suffer also. Maryann would not be pleased. PJ may get underclocked as a result. Congrats on the networking.... |
godfather (25) | ||
| 163281 | 2003-07-27 11:07:00 | Hi PJ I don't think trying to overclocking your Dell will be a harmonious experience for you :D You have 64MB RAM, a quick cheap pick-me-up is to simply add more RAM to the system. Another 128MB RAM will certainly help. |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 163282 | 2003-07-27 11:11:00 | Darn ... too slow again .... :D | Jen C (20) | ||
| 163283 | 2003-07-27 11:21:00 | I would have to ask the same question as Godfather: what programs do you need the speed increase for? Maryann's picture editing? There would be not much else that I can imagine you/Maryann doing on that computer would really warrant spending a lot of dosh to upgrade . Your Dell computer is significantly faster than my PII 266 Win 98 tin box but I installed another 128MB to the 32MB initially in it to bring it to 160MB total and that made a huge improvement . I am sure that if you did the same you would be more than happy with the results . And you can install the RAM yourself, once you have figured out which one to get . ;-) The other thing you can do is swap computers and let Maryann have the faster one to play with her pictures . After all, like Godfather says, you don't need a speed demon just to browse the internet . . . . ]:) |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 163284 | 2003-07-27 11:22:00 | Goddie. Yeah OK I hear what you are saying. Damn. Clutching at straws i think. The increase in speed is to get things to happen quicker when you hit the "Enter". My very first computer was a Dick Smith XT model. it was so slow that after hitting enter you had to wait with a black screen whilst it worked. I was sure that when we got this m/c that we went to 128 ram, yet it only registers 64 with Aida32. Looks like I am stumped. Re networking. That was a LOT of PF1 & a tiny bit of PJ. Poppa John |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 163285 | 2003-07-27 11:29:00 | Susan B Yr para 1...Ok , Maryann says the same. I just want her to have something better is all. para 2...Noted definitely a thought. para 3 ...]:) Shhhhh dammit!!!!! Actually that is what happens. Poppa John :D |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 163286 | 2003-07-27 12:21:00 | Have you considered purchasing a second hand "box". Computerlink.co.nz (to name but one) get ex lease or corporate boxes often without cdroms, they have a Dell Pentium III 450 for $180 although they are the very small desktop boxes and support the laptop type cdroms. Just an idea. You could then sell the other Dell box. | Dolby Digital (160) | ||
| 163287 | 2003-07-27 12:25:00 | Hi Poppa John, Yes more memory, say 128K would help, clean out your registry and clean up the HD I useToniArts Easycleaner. Then download TweakUI there is a setting in it for menu speed, needless to say go to the max. After all that you will notice a real speed difference.If you are running w9x you can also goto the control panel\System\Performance\file system and change the setting to network server. This will help utilize your new RAM better. While you are in the area, close file system and goto graphics and wind that all the way up( just keep an eye on how your system behaves over the next week or so, if you have any problems, especially with shutting down, try easing it back a click. Close the graphics and head into virtual memory, specify your own settings at 256mb max AND minimum. Close up and scan and defrag. There is lots of other little tweaks too which you pickup around the net but those are my main ones. My own k7 266 is probably more responsive than 90% of the machines I see.( Not faster but optimized and tuned, no wheelspins here!!). If you REALLY get into it goto <users.aol.com this is a bit techhy but should keep you going for months. |
Rod ger (316) | ||
| 163288 | 2003-07-27 12:52:00 | sorry k6 266 getting too late for me! | Rod ger (316) | ||
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