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Thread ID: 18952	2002-05-06 00:55:00	Upgrade my processor	Guest (0)	Press F1

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47321	2002-05-06 00:55:00	Hi, I have a P2 233 with 230Mb of ram and now would like a little more processer speed with out investing too much. A CDRW I have recommends 300Mhz and I think 300 or 350 would be enough untill I need a new system in few years time. This upgrade would also allow my 12yr old boy to try the games he thinks he needs. Any suggestions?	Guest (0)
47322	2002-05-06 01:20:00	I think you will be hard pressed to find a 300Mhz processor now, but you could try here: www.trademe.co.nz or try the T&E	Guest (0)
47323	2002-05-06 03:44:00	Another alternative is you could try overclocking your P233, squeezing out just that little bit extra at virtually no cost. However this will be dependant on your motherboard and what MHZ rating it can handle. However please note you proberly won't get it up to 300mhz unless you had some serious cooling (to keep your CPU cool) and if it's an older board the jumper settings may not go that high. For some info on overclocking just check out www.overclockers.com.au you should find a bit on that to get you started. Best of luck, Daniel	Guest (0)
47324	2002-05-06 04:37:00	An upgrade to 300mhz isn't really much of an upgrade, Pentium 2 slot 1 cpu's are readily available on trademe but tend to sell for a lot for a descent speed one(around $75~$150). One viable option may be to use a slocket with a socket 370 cpu......this is dependent on your motherboard though.......if you post back the details of your motherboard or have a look at the manufacturers website it will tell you the maximum CPU multiplier and FSB that your board supports (or the manual if you have it). Games really are dependant on the Videocard that you have, what sort of games does your son want to play??	Guest (0)
47325	2002-05-06 08:59:00	Hi Tazzie, following info is from Evergreen Technologies System Information, Ver 3.25 I found this while blundering around the net, maybe I should go for this option as they tell you what to upgrade to. The games my boy plays are usually trial versions, and he has a play station as well, so I am not so concerned about a graphics card. My main reason is because the CDRW I have says to have 300Mhz as the recommended CPU.... Should I bother? Cheers CPU Vendor = GenuineIntel CPU Name = Pentium II Socket Type = Unknown Model = 0634 BIOS Vendor = Award BIOS Version = v4.51PG BIOS Date = 11/19/97 BIOS ID = 2A69JM49C-00 Chipset = Intel 440LX/EX CRC1 = 177C81F0 CRC2 = CC310491 CRC3 = 9596A42F CPU Core = 234 MHz Front Side Bus = 67 MHz Clock Multiplier = 03.5 L1 Code Cache = 16 KB L1 Data Cache = 16 KB L2 Cache Size = 512 KB Available Physical memory=54080 KB Total Physical memory=228884KB Memory Load = 57 % Operating Systems = Windows98SE	Guest (0)
47326	2002-05-06 21:44:00	Upgrading to 300 MHz will not give much improvement, especially if you do not also upgrade the graphics card. Are you trying to upgrade the chip only, without the motherboard? If so, this really is not a good idea - I doubt that you will notice any difference in speed. Check the prices for new motherboards and chips - I do not have the info in front of me but from memory chips and motherboards in the range of 600 to 800 Mhz are not so expensive.	Guest (0)
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