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| 105742 | 2002-12-13 10:01:00 | Would I expect much of a speed increase replacing my current CPU (AMD 1600+) to AMD 2400+? Thanks in advance. Paul. |
Paulr3040 (2677) | ||
| 105743 | 2002-12-13 10:18:00 | apart form the bleeding obious answer- YES it will be faster, how much faster will depend on what motherboard and ram type it has. are your sure a 2400 will work in your motherboard? | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 105744 | 2002-12-13 10:22:00 | Paul, your XP 1600+ runs at 1.4ghz whereas a XP 2400+ runs at 2ghz. So you should expect an increase or nearly 50%. However, cpu speed is just one factor to consider when striving for high speed. Hard drive speed and RAM speed are just 2 other factors to consider. There little point having a really fast CPU if the HDD or RAM are creating a bottle neck. To get the most out of a fast CPU you should really have a 7200 rpm HDD nad DDR RAM. | crozier (2004) | ||
| 105745 | 2002-12-13 10:30:00 | Yes, it takes all the XP processors (266MHz). Thanks for your help. Paul. PS are CPU's hard to install? (thinking of buying on-line) or should I let the experts do it (costs a lot more). I've replaced RAM, hard drives PCI cards, AGP cards etc without any problems. CPU replacement does seem to be classed as more expert stuff. What are your thoughts? Thanks in advance. Paul. |
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| 105746 | 2002-12-13 10:33:00 | Thanks for your reply. I have a 7500 harddrive and 512 DDR ram plus Navidia ti 4600. 825 system board. | Paulr3040 (2677) | ||
| 105747 | 2002-12-13 10:37:00 | I'd say get the fastest cpu your motherboard can handle. CPUs are easy to install. If you get the AMD retail pack it comes with instructions. Make sure you earth yourself first. for prices check out price spy | crozier (2004) | ||
| 105748 | 2002-12-13 10:37:00 | what motherboard? provided the cpu will work in it, it is easy to change it. cleaning off the thermal paste is the hard part. |
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| 105749 | 2002-12-13 10:40:00 | PC DDR 266 M825 www.pcchips.com.tw |
Paulr3040 (2677) | ||
| 105750 | 2002-12-13 10:46:00 | PC Chips web site says: "Supports AMD Athlon™ XP 1500+~2200+, Athlon 1G~1.4GHz, Duron 500M~1.3GHz CPUs with frequency at 200/266MHz FSB in Socket A for MicroATX Form Factor." However I would guess it will take up to a XP2600+. Depends on the maximum multiplier. Email them first. |
crozier (2004) | ||
| 105751 | 2002-12-13 12:57:00 | You'll find that it's not 7500rpm, but 7200rpm. The next speed up from 7200 is 14400rpm. And may I point out that the ATI Radeon 9700PRO performs far better than the nVidia Ti4600, you can check PC PowerPlay and PC Authority reviews. Going along with previous replies, yes, you would definitely receive boosts in performance from upgrading your processor, but unless you're running critical-processing apps, there isn't much point (might as well wait untill a faster AMD CPU comes out and replace your motherboard at the same time). | agent (30) | ||
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