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98256 2002-11-13 02:01:00 i am running a 800MHz duron, i was wondering if i could up grade it an 1300MHz or 1800XP. the computer is around 1.5 years old.
when i go into the blue screen thing at the start it says 800/100 does that mean its a 100 MHz front side bus, because arnt the latest ones 266MHz. any help would be great.
far_k_ass (2497)
98257 2002-11-13 02:41:00 duron runat 100mhz FSB, 1800XP(1533)mhz run at 133mhz FSB. BootyLicious (526)
98258 2002-11-13 02:46:00 It's pretty safe to assume that you can run only Duron or Thunderbird. Which means up to 1.4 max (100 * 14. It depends on your motherboard. What make and model is it? crozier (2004)
98259 2002-11-13 06:29:00 but in one of the other pc magazines it says if you have a slot A processor you could upgrade to an 2000XP, or any other slot A processors. far_k_ass (2497)
98260 2002-11-13 06:31:00 but wouldnt the comp regognize that and run it at 100MHz FSB far_k_ass (2497)
98261 2002-11-13 07:40:00 >>> but in one of the other pc magazines it says if you have a slot A
>>> processor you could upgrade to an 2000XP, or any other slot A
>>> processors.

an Athlon XP is socket A rather than slot A. There IS a difference. If you have a socket A processor you could probably upgrade to a 2000XP, but nobody sells Slot A processors new anymore (I've tried getting one).

Mike.
Mike (15)
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