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I want to make my computer faster
I would like to make my computer faster and I am thinking about bying a
new processor. But does it fit on my mainboard? I got a AMD duron processor 1.3 ghz. I already extended my DDR memory with 512 mb with the origenal its 1 gb now but stil working slow. What can I do?? |
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I want to make my computer faster
Need to know make and model of motherboard.
"Ozzie" wrote in message oups.com... I would like to make my computer faster and I am thinking about bying a new processor. But does it fit on my mainboard? I got a AMD duron processor 1.3 ghz. I already extended my DDR memory with 512 mb with the origenal its 1 gb now but stil working slow. What can I do?? |
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I want to make my computer faster
On 21 Jul 2006 14:50:53 -0700, "Ozzie" wrote:
I would like to make my computer faster and I am thinking about bying a new processor. But does it fit on my mainboard? As a general rule: No. I got a AMD duron processor 1.3 ghz. I already extended my DDR memory with 512 mb with the origenal its 1 gb now but stil working slow. What can I do?? Tough call. Your board *MIGHT* be able to handle a faster Socket A processor, possibly up to an AthlonXP 3200+ or a Sempron 2800+ or something like that. Alternatively you might not have any meaningful upgrade options for that board, tough to say for sure. Most likely you're going to need to buy a new motherboard to go along with your processor. Depending on what you're looking to spend you have a HUGE number of options, though you might also need to purchase new memory, power supply, video card or possibly some other components. Long story short, more info is required to give you a more definitive answer. First off, what motherboard do you have now, and secondly, what sort of budget are you looking at? ------------- Tony Hill hilla underscore 20 at yahoo dot ca |
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I want to make my computer faster
Tony Hill schreef: On 21 Jul 2006 14:50:53 -0700, "Ozzie" wrote: I would like to make my computer faster and I am thinking about bying a new processor. But does it fit on my mainboard? As a general rule: No. I got a AMD duron processor 1.3 ghz. I already extended my DDR memory with 512 mb with the origenal its 1 gb now but stil working slow. What can I do?? Tough call. Your board *MIGHT* be able to handle a faster Socket A processor, possibly up to an AthlonXP 3200+ or a Sempron 2800+ or something like that. Alternatively you might not have any meaningful upgrade options for that board, tough to say for sure. Most likely you're going to need to buy a new motherboard to go along with your processor. Depending on what you're looking to spend you have a HUGE number of options, though you might also need to purchase new memory, power supply, video card or possibly some other components. Long story short, more info is required to give you a more definitive answer. First off, what motherboard do you have now, and secondly, what sort of budget are you looking at? ------------- Tony Hill hilla underscore 20 at yahoo dot ca Hi I do not know a lot about mainboards were can I find the name of this thing? Do I need to open my computer or can I find it some were els. I got a litle book with it there it says Systemboard Socket A M810D series Is this the name of the board?? I also find Micro ATX. I dont want to spent a lot of money I am saving also for a newer one but till that time I need to work with this. |
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I want to make my computer faster
On 22 Jul 2006 02:00:01 -0700, "Ozzie" wrote:
Tony Hill schreef: On 21 Jul 2006 14:50:53 -0700, "Ozzie" wrote: I would like to make my computer faster and I am thinking about bying a new processor. But does it fit on my mainboard? As a general rule: No. I got a AMD duron processor 1.3 ghz. I already extended my DDR memory with 512 mb with the origenal its 1 gb now but stil working slow. What can I do?? Tough call. Your board *MIGHT* be able to handle a faster Socket A processor, possibly up to an AthlonXP 3200+ or a Sempron 2800+ or something like that. Alternatively you might not have any meaningful upgrade options for that board, tough to say for sure. Most likely you're going to need to buy a new motherboard to go along with your processor. Depending on what you're looking to spend you have a HUGE number of options, though you might also need to purchase new memory, power supply, video card or possibly some other components. Long story short, more info is required to give you a more definitive answer. First off, what motherboard do you have now, and secondly, what sort of budget are you looking at? Hi I do not know a lot about mainboards were can I find the name of this thing? Do I need to open my computer or can I find it some were els. I got a litle book with it there it says Systemboard Socket A M810D That would be the model number of the system board. The maker of that board is a company called PC Chips, though it might be branded under any number of company names. PC Chips is a vendor known primarily very low quality and prices to match, hence their HUGE popularity among off-brand vendors. The other thing you'll want to try and find is a revision number. This should be silk screened on the board somewhere. From there, try going to: http://www.pcchips.com.tw/PCCWeb/Sup...uID=48&LanID=2 This lists the supported CPUs for their various boards and revision numbers. For you board they tend to top out at between an AthlonXP 2100+ and an AthlonXP 2600+, depending on the revision. series Is this the name of the board?? I also find Micro ATX. MicroATX is the form factor (ie physical size, screw holes, etc.) of the board. I dont want to spent a lot of money I am saving also for a newer one but till that time I need to work with this. You might be able to pick up something along the lines of an AthlonXP 2200+ for pretty cheap second-hand. eBay has a handful of these chips listed for $10 or so, though they're mostly untested chips of unknown quality. Also figure that you'll need to buy a new heatsink to go with that chip, as you're current heatsink will most likely not be sufficient for an AthlonXP 2200+. That heatsink will probably set you back $10-$20. If you can find the above two pieces, along with the memory upgrade you've already got, it should be a reasonable system. Certainly no speed-demon, and slower than even the Dell $300 specials, but it might just be enough for the time being. Another thing to consider is your video card, particularly if the system has integrated video (as many of those PC Chips M810 series boards do). A $20 video card could potentially speed the system up a good little bit as well, particularly for any games. Finally, the last thing you could do to speed up that system, if you haven't done so already, is a fresh install of Windows (or Linux). A lot of older system have had a HUGE amount of cruft built up. Old programs that were uninstalled but left bits of themselves behind, buggy codecs that clogging up video performance, various remnants of spyware, adware, etc. or just extra programs that are installed and not needed. You CAN clean this stuff up, but often it's just easier to wipe it out and start from scratch. Combine that with a few tips to optimize Windows (eg disable all unneeded services, setting a proper fixed pagefile, preventing the Windows kernel from swapping to disk, etc.). Often times these sort of software changes can have a bigger effect on how fast the system feels than the hardware. ------------- Tony Hill hilla underscore 20 at yahoo dot ca |
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