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Author Topic: Upgrade HELP **  (Read 3144 times)

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Upgrade HELP **
« on: September 08, 2008, 08:36:12 PM »
I have an older system and here is the info below, I want ot upgrade my processor , what can you suggest? Funds are limited




Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 (build 2600)         Ssystem manufacturer
Processor a         Main Circuit Board b
2.07 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache         Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. A7NVM400 Rev 2.xx
Bus Clock: 166 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 1.00 11/25/2003
Drives         Memory Modules c,d
81.95 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
66.95 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

LITE-ON CD-RW SOHR-5238S [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

Generic USB CF Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 2
Generic USB MS Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 4
Generic USB SD Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 1
Generic USB SM Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 3
Maxtor 6Y080P0 [Hard drive] (81.96 GB) -- drive 0
USB 2.0 Flash Disk USB Device (2.02 GB) -- drive 5         768 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM0' has 512 MB
Slot 'DIMM1' has 256 MB
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Re: Upgrade HELP **
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2008, 08:39:09 PM »
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Re: Upgrade HELP **
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2008, 08:55:22 PM »
I moved the topic for you in hopes of getting more replies. Can you please tell us what you plan on using this system for?
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Re: Upgrade HELP **
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2008, 09:06:20 PM »
That's not a very, uh, 'top of the line' system board. In fact, the motherboard manual probably tells you what the highest supported CPU is. I checked out ASUS's site and they don't even have that model number listed anywhere obvious. If you're on a limited budget, just hang on to what you've got and save up for a system rebuild. Chances are that Board won't support a CPU too much faster than what you've already got in there and anything that hits up the 3+ Ghz range will probably require a total system rebuild in order for it to work.
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Re: Upgrade HELP **
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2008, 10:58:19 PM »
Quote from: Chris on September 08, 2008, 08:55:22 PM
I moved the topic for you in hopes of getting more replies. Can you please tell us what you plan on using this system for?

  Am I to understand that this post was moved from the "flame-free" Newbie Forum to this . . . no-holds-barred veteran's Technology Forum where one must have 50 posts to answer your inquiry?
  Or is this someone you know?
« Last Edit: September 09, 2008, 12:07:16 AM by 12AX7 »
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Re: Upgrade HELP **
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2008, 12:16:05 AM »
Quote from: 12AX7 on September 08, 2008, 10:58:19 PM
  Am I to understand that this post was moved from the "flame-free" Newbie Forum to this . . . no-holds-barred veteran's Technology Forum where one must have 50 posts to answer your inquiry?
  Or is this someone you know?

Chris has done this before a couple of times. He flips the coin and it comes up "nice" so he puts it here.  :-D
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Re: Upgrade HELP **
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2008, 12:19:03 AM »
Quote from: xolik on September 09, 2008, 12:16:05 AM
Chris has done this before a couple of times. He flips the coin and it comes up "nice" so he puts it here.  :-D

Quote from: Chris on September 08, 2008, 08:55:22 PM
I moved the topic for you in hopes of getting more replies.

It's one those special coins isn't it?
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Re: Upgrade HELP **
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2008, 12:35:01 AM »
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