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Upgraded the CPU on my antique HP 8370 Pavillion
This old Win 98 box I was able to upgrade from a Pentium II
333MHz 100FSB to a Pentium III 551MHz 100FSB. SOme months ago I couldn't get this system to work with a Pentium III at 650MHz. I picked up some used CPUs at a hamfest this morning, blew a whole $20 for 4 CPUs, two Pentium IIs and two Pentium IIIs. All worked, though I kept the fastest one in the system. So far all my regularly used software likes the new CPU, though the VGA adapter did get a little testy for a while. Had to reload the drivers. I suppose that I now crunch numbers 5/3rds as fast as before. Of course HD accesses and such are the same as before. |
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On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 02:16:14 GMT, Robert Casey
wrote: This old Win 98 box I was able to upgrade from a Pentium II 333MHz 100FSB to a Pentium III 551MHz 100FSB. SOme months ago I couldn't get this system to work with a Pentium III at 650MHz. Powerleap (www.powerleap.com) will sell you a 1.4GHz Celeron chip that is designed for your system. Of course, it'll cost you $100, but that's probably the fastest you could drop into the system. I suppose that I now crunch numbers 5/3rds as fast as before. Of course HD accesses and such are the same as before. I know myself and some others have found that a new hard drive often provides the most noticeable improvement in the "feel" of the system, even if it doesn't always make the biggest difference on benchmarks. ------------- Tony Hill hilla underscore 20 at yahoo dot ca |
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