Re: CPU Upgrade for Socket 7 M/B
From: mike (spamme0_at_netscape.net)
Date: 01/02/05
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Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2005 15:38:39 -0800
M wrote:
> I have an old PC running Windows XP with a socket 7 board and an AMD K6 chip
> running at 500 MHz with 320 MB of RAM. I had expected it to have run XP
> reasonably well. Unfortunately it is intolerably slow. I would like to
> replace the CPU with something faster without replacing the motherboard.
> This board supports a maximum front side bus of 100 MHz. I am prepared to
> buy a CPU on eBay.
> Can anyone advise if there is anything faster that will fit this board?
>
>
I had the same problem with win98. I replaced my k6/500 mobo with a
PII-350 and was amazed at how much faster it ran. Fastest chip I know
about is the K6-550. Not worth the trouble to replace even if you got
it for free. Pitch the socket7.
mike
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