Upgrading MHZ

[F1man]

Ok. I have a computer with 400 MHZ and I want to upgrade it to at least 800 MHZ. What are the best chips around to upgrade it with?

 

[Giancarlo]

Uh...you mean processor? It depends on how much you wanna spend..

 

[F1man]

Yeah the processor.

 

[Giancarlo]

Well check out pricewatch.com for something in your pricerange - i'd say look for AMD Athlons, i guess. But i really don't know much in that area.

Ask your buddies if they have any connections and could help you out.

 

[F1man]

Ok. I don't know if my computer can take that much more MHZ (because it may be full )

 

[Giancarlo]

What do you mean "can't take that much more MHZ"?

There's a limit?

 

[F1man]

Originally posted by Giancarlo
What do you mean "can't take that much more MHZ"?

There's a limit?

I may not have anymore ports to put it in.

 

[Timmotheus]

You will most likely have to buy a new motherboard as well. I think you are jumping chipsets there.

 

[F1man]

Originally posted by Timmotheus
You will most likely have to buy a new motherboard as well. I think you are jumping chipsets there.

Damn.

 

[Super-Supra]

There $1000 Dollers.

 

[Squid]

ouch $$$$

 

[Timmotheus]

Originally posted by Super-Supra
There $1000 Dollers.

Say what? I think you were a little redundant there, but I am not sure. And they aren't that expensive, for what he wants. Probably around $50. He might want to buy new RAM as well though. Not sure.

 

[F1man]

Originally posted by Super-Supra
There $1000 Dollers.

Oh god damn son of a *****

 

[F1man]

Originally posted by Timmotheus
Say what? I think you were a little redundant there, but I am not sure. And they aren't that expensive, for what he wants. Probably around $50. He might want to buy new RAM as well though. Not sure.

That sounds ALOT better!

 

[Super-Supra]

Originally posted by F1man
Oh god damn son of a *****

I ment 100, There probably around $20-100 Depending on what kind you get.

 

[Squid]

lol he simply wanted one thing now everyone tells him he needs alot more lol

 

[F1man]

Lol! I gotta spend alot more too.

 

[km]

umm do they still make 800 mhz i thought we were in the ghz's age mmmm 3.06ghz for me coming soon

 

[F1man]

Originally posted by km
umm do they still make 800 mhz i thought we were in the ghz's age mmmm 3.06ghz for me coming soon

BTW how do I know what kind of Mother Boards I should get that would be compatible with my PC?

 

[km]

Originally posted by F1man


BTW how do I know what kind of Mother Boards I should get that would be compatible with my PC?

i would have to know what kind of computer u had first but i think it would be easer to just build your own i have sent u a pm of the mobo i am using for my new rig that i am building (it's my first rig so wish me luck)

 

[F1man]

An old Dell. problably around 4 years old. ( ) I am, however getting my internet adapter upgraded because my other one taken a ****. So thats all I can tell you until I get it back

 

[km]

Originally posted by F1man
An old Dell. problably around 4 years old. ( ) I am, however getting my internet adapter upgraded because my other one taken a ****. So thats all I can tell you until I get it back

i think the easyest thing to do is call dell and ask them what u can upgrade it too

 

[Viper_Maniac]

Originally posted by km
i think the easyest thing to do is call dell and ask them what u can upgrade it too

If thats possible with a 4 year old dell.

 

[kideng]

Originally posted by Giancarlo
Well check out priceline.com for something in your pricerange - i'd say look for AMD Athlons, i guess. But i really don't know much in that area.

You mean pricewatch.com, right? priceline.com is for plane tickets and hotels...
kideng

 

[Viper_Maniac]

Originally posted by Giancarlo
i'd say look for AMD Athlons

👍 They're cheap and run great. I've been using AMD processors for 3 years now. Havent had a problem with 'em yet.

 

[km]

Originally posted by Viper_Maniac
👍 They're cheap and run great. I've been using AMD processors for 3 years now. Havent had a problem with 'em yet.

amd's run too hot but p4's on the other hand may be a bit more but they run cooler

 

[KosmikFool]

Originally posted by F1man
I may not have anymore ports to put it in.

You put it directly into your motherboard, dude...

 

[Cobraboy]

There are a lot of things you have to take into consideration when upgrading your CPU.

I suggest you read around the net and get some knowledge first though.

 

[Viper_Maniac]

Originally posted by km
amd's run too hot but p4's on the other hand may be a bit more but they run cooler

Ok, how much cooler then?

 

[Shannon]

Originally posted by km
amd's run too hot but p4's on the other hand may be a bit more but they run cooler

AMD Athlon's are faster than Pentium 4's in content creation applications (such as Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Dreamweaver, etc). Pentium 4's are a shade faster than Athlon's in 3D games though.

Athlon's are a hell of a lot cheaper than P4s and for pratically the same results, I'd take the Athlon.