Re: processor compatiblity question

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You'd need to get a new motherboard, Slot 1 CPUs are discontinued and with
today's prices, it's not worth hunting around for one.

Look for a combo deal, something like:
http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4532287
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



<gregf@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Someone gave me an old PC with an ASUSTeK MB, a P2B-LS, apparently it's
> a SLOT1. I'm I want to get a new processor, something new and fast
> maybe Athlon, around 2.5 G. So I'm wondering what chips are
> compatible...I don't understand all the slot and socket types. Can it
> be done or do I need to get a new MB altogether, or am I limited at all
> in what I could get? I plan on keeping the HD with W2K on it.
>


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