Hi,
I'm considering getting a faster CPU, but since I have a rather outdated mobo and my budget is currently small I can't afford getting a new mobo, since that would mean I will also have to change RAM, Graphics Card (I have an AGP card now) and probably HD Drives (IDE Drives). So I was thinking of a way to get everything out of my A7v8x.
As this
http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=A7V8X
page shows the fastest CPU this mobo supports is Athlon XP 3000+. But I have heard that my board also supports mobile CPUs and that those can be overclocked easily.
What would be faster: an overclocked mobile CPU (as long as my system stays stable) or Athlon XP 3000+ ? What is the fastest mobile CPU A7v8x will support?
Thanks.
PS: manual of A7v8x says it supports FSB333.
EDIT: forgot to mention, currently I have Athlon XP 2400+ Thoroughbred.
I'm considering getting a faster CPU, but since I have a rather outdated mobo and my budget is currently small I can't afford getting a new mobo, since that would mean I will also have to change RAM, Graphics Card (I have an AGP card now) and probably HD Drives (IDE Drives). So I was thinking of a way to get everything out of my A7v8x.
As this
http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=A7V8X
page shows the fastest CPU this mobo supports is Athlon XP 3000+. But I have heard that my board also supports mobile CPUs and that those can be overclocked easily.
What would be faster: an overclocked mobile CPU (as long as my system stays stable) or Athlon XP 3000+ ? What is the fastest mobile CPU A7v8x will support?
Thanks.
PS: manual of A7v8x says it supports FSB333.
EDIT: forgot to mention, currently I have Athlon XP 2400+ Thoroughbred.