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| Thread ID: 66272 | 2006-02-17 01:08:00 | a faster CPU | effie c (6856) | Press F1 |
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| 431339 | 2006-02-17 01:08:00 | Hi, Can somebody tell me if I could possibly install a faster CPU . Finance has been a problem for years, but then, two, school boys dragged the rivers etc and got me going very very well indeed. At the moment I am using a 500MHz,Cpu and using XP very succesfully especially when I had the ram upgraded to 512 mb, also thanks to a member of F1. These boys-now men, stated that I had reached the limit on my present motherboard, and I must respect that. But in the light of progress, would there be, now, anything usuable- say up round 900 MHz, or even better that will do the job. It would take a Lotto win to be able to buy the latest machine otherwise On reading my hardware list,among all else,I see :- SIS 530/600> and so on down to > Maxtor 51536U3 SIS PC IDE controller AMD-K6 (tm) processor > > I hope I have included the motherboard description but if you need more tell me Thank you - in advance :( :D effie c |
effie c (6856) | ||
| 431340 | 2006-02-17 01:10:00 | Ooh a K6 processor. Your better off getting a new motherboard and CPU. AMD K6's went up to about 500mhz and stopped there I think. Go and get yourself a Lottery ticket! ;) |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 431341 | 2006-02-17 01:17:00 | Hi Bob Doe NZ, Thanks old son - that ties in with these onetime kids- I should never have doubted their ability---roll on even a minor Lotto win effie c |
effie c (6856) | ||
| 431342 | 2006-02-17 02:14:00 | I'd imagine you could buy a better PC (excluding monitor etc) on trade me for the cost of that lottery ticket....LOL Sorry, possibly a bit cruel, but not far from the truth. You could use the existing for parts, ie: RAM, HDD, Modem!! www.trademe.co.nz good luck |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 431343 | 2006-02-17 02:23:00 | hm.......or you could 'gut' it and put in a gruntier powersupply/motherboard/cpu/ram......if you want a budget system, say a sempron 2800/all'n'one mobo/256mb ddr/cheapish psu.......probably cost say... $350... |
drcspy (146) | ||
| 431344 | 2006-02-17 02:30:00 | Hi Solmeister, Don't think I have believe me- my beloved wife of over 50 years calls me a fruitcake as it is ;) I even have an AV rating and a credit a/c there- how is that for wealth??? Cracks aside I have looked and looked, and to be quite candid the cost of even a computer- tower --no modem or anything - brings the cost so high that one of Dell $900 is nearly in the picture :badpc: At one time recently I even thought I had a chance of a laptop- since, not available after all. Oh well no sense in whining - I will just keep my eyes open Thanks though :o effie c |
effie c (6856) | ||
| 431345 | 2006-02-17 06:50:00 | Hi Solmeister, Don't think I have believe me- my beloved wife of over 50 years calls me a fruitcake as it is ;) I even have an AV rating and a credit a/c there- how is that for wealth??? Cracks aside I have looked and looked, and to be quite candid the cost of even a computer- tower --no modem or anything - brings the cost so high that one of Dell $900 is nearly in the picture :badpc: At one time recently I even thought I had a chance of a laptop- since, not available after all. Oh well no sense in whining - I will just keep my eyes open Thanks though :o effie c Effie!, 20 hours to go on that pc, 1 would be surprised if it gets to $100 reserve already met, any newer cpu that you would concievable place in your existing computer would cost close to this, plus you have spare parts! Check the link! |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 431346 | 2006-02-17 23:03:00 | Hi Solemeister, The only tower worth a look showed up in trade me at what appears to read as $200 ( I can use monitor speakers etc from this one- but on literally talking to him by phone late last night- I stood to get egg on my face as the $200 was a long way to what appears to be $1600- ah well!! it cost him a toll call for his trouble I think I would have to go for DDR ram -(and 500mb at that) and then the Cpu would have to be upwards of 1.6 GHz- none is available Again, thanks and I wil keep looking- $300 would stop any chance of divorce proceedings ---I think :lol: :annoyed: :thumbs: Can you comment on my post re retaining settings this a m please- no repy as yet effie c |
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