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| Thread ID: 30039 | 2003-02-09 04:13:00 | celeron upgrade | Toby (767) | Press F1 |
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| 119533 | 2003-02-09 04:13:00 | I have a 400 celeron running at 66mhz on a Socket 370 conversion card into a slot one. MB has a Via Appollo Pro chipset and 100mhz bus speed potential. Has any one sucessfully upgraded to a usefull mhz (at least 750 or better) and with what?? Does the later Coppermine architecture run on the older MB. Celeron chips 733 - 950mhz are available for less than $50 US, a potentially cheap upgrade price but not if they won't work. The Powerleap and Evergreen chip upgrade options are a bit pricey for me. Thanks |
Toby (767) | ||
| 119534 | 2003-02-09 04:42:00 | I'm just wondering why you want to upgrade a celeron processor to a celeron processor. The speed difference would be minimal, and the overall improvements would not be worth the effort. Hence they are so cheap. (potentially). If you really want an upgrade, read up about Athlons as this article (www.via.com.tw) and this article seem to say that the "Via Appollo Pro chipset and 100mhz bus speed potential" is ideally suited for AMD But these pages aren't actually for the "Via Appollo Pro chipset and 100mhz bus speed potential". They are for a newer version. Personally, I would wait till I could afford a decent upgrade. In a year you could get a new mobo and have a worthwhile upgrade. By the sounds of the existing system, it is quite old, so it will be a playground for bottlenecks. You might be able to get a second faster with a new CPU, but will the whole system cope with it?:| There is more to think about than just a faster CPU. Generally a little more, or better RAM is an easier upgrade. But then again, can the CPU handle more RAM. So the choices are limitless with limitless hurdles. I think a better solution than upgrading a 5yr old system, would be to purchase a new one. There are a few decent systems for around $1K, but again not everything can be solved by new equipment. Good luck with your choice radz:p |
raddersnz (684) | ||
| 119535 | 2003-02-09 05:39:00 | as raddersnz has mention a full motherboard/cpu/ram upgrade might be best. however you might be able to upgrade to a faster celeron or even better a p3, if you can find one, provided your motherboard will support one. check with your motherboards manafactures web site on what the fast cpu it will support (it may need bios upgrade). also check if the slocket you have wil handle the voltage otherwise you will need a new one as well. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 119536 | 2003-02-09 06:09:00 | thanks, I appreciate your comments, an an upgrade is in the future, but for now..... | Toby (767) | ||
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