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Depending on your motherboard, you can get all the way up to a 1 GHZ
processor for slot 1. I have an Intel PIII-1000 (100mhz bus) slot 1
processor.
Jamie Buchanan
-----Original Message-----
From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Goran Halfvarson
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 5:07 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [PCBUILD] Upgrading processor from Pentium II
Hi! I am interested in getting a faster CPU.
(The AMD Athlon 1200 MHz looks very tempting, considering performance
versus
price.)
I have a Pentium II 350MHz Slot 1 on an ABIT BX6 2.0 mobo (from the
spring of 1999).
-- How can I upgrade?
My plan is not to replace the mobo, if possible.
-- Are there any converter kits, or adapters, to suit a faster
processor?
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Background:
I have tried to read the printed mobo manual and the ABIT web site
http://www.abit.nl/:
The ABIT BX6 2.0 mobo maximum supports 100 MHz FSB and Slot 1 Pentium
III 700 MHz (plus Socket 370 Celeron using an ABIT adapter).
Apart from that, the ABIT boards are popular among overclockers. However
I prioritize a stable system without a lot of fuzzing around in the
BIOS.
I have already upgraded RAM to 512 MB, and the new disk is a 10000 rpm
Ultra160 SCSI. As I am not into gaming I have not considered upgrading
the graphics board.
I would prefer not to replace the mobo. The reasons are:
1. The amount of work involved in actually replacing it.
2. I would not gain anything from getting a faster IDE controller (the
current is ATA/33) as I do not use an ATA/66 or an ATA/100 IDE disk (or
should I write Ultra DMA/33 etc, I have not checked the
nomenclature?...)
Please give me some advice.
Regards,
Göran Halfvarson
Lund, Sweden
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