hi im looking to upgrade or make my machine run quicker but don`t have much knowledge on what is compatible with my current machine. All it is good for at the moment is using the calculator! this is my spec(please correct me if i have missed anything or used wrong terms);-) AMD Duron 1300MHz motherboard SiS-730 mem. 256mb 40G hhd i want to convert files make backup dvds burn movies from my camcorder etc, any help greatly appreciated.
Your Duron runs 100MHz FSB x 13. If your mobo supports 133MHz(266DDR) FSB then you can buy an Athlon XP2400+ (for $105 bucks CDN, ~$75 USD) and pop it right in, simple. At least twice as fast, easy! I think SiS730 is the chipset used, and not the actual mobo make or model # Apart from CPU you will need more/bigger hd, to do what you say you want. I would rather have two 40GB drives than one 80GB, just a thought. HEY! This isn't Paris Hilton, is it!? LoL Regards
just had a look at an AMD Athlon XP2400 266 FSB 256 cache thoroughbred with heatsink and fan for 40bq (thats british quids) any chance of finding one with a bigger cache or would that be impossible/waste of time? My eye also roamed down to an Athlon 64 3700 1mb box....only £450 bargain (think my comp needs a big sister!) if i tell them its for paris hilton do you think they'll give me one just coz im cute?? Cheaper to buy one 80gig hard drive than two 40's so could i partition it for similar effect? oh and my budget is under £200 (that's... er...at the current exchange rate..um..lots of dollars) as can buy whole new system for £350.(probably)
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not sure about the overclocking bit doesn't that burn stuff out? is it right that if i use windows xp on that spec it will run faster than with other OS? Site i looked on OEM price not much different to retail, bought my dvd burner OEM had to get my bro to sort it out in the end! whats yr definition of a decent fan, want something quiet.
Uf you've got a decent motherboard and some decent cooling then OCing shouldnt be a problem. Windows XP should be okay ... if you want the most performance out of it though, spend some time cleaning out the gunk in it See the Official Cooling thread for more ideas but one good one would be the Thermaltake K7 Silentboost.
