What are my CPU upgrade options?

[1r0nmann]

Current CPU: AMD Athlon (1.2GHz), codename Thunderbird.
Motherboard: VIA (KT133A), model 8363-686A

Would a AMD Athlon XP 2200+ (1.8GHz) work?

 

[amdfangirl]

Possibly, but its probably not worth it to upgrade... mmm kay?

A $40 Athlon X2 will blow the water out of the Athlon XP.

 

[amdfangirl]

Newegg had a sweet-ass deal for $135 a day ago with an Athlon X2, AM2+ mobo, RAM and a HD 4350.

 

[jj463rd]

I had a Athlon 1.0 Ghz Thunderbird system and it was kickass but that was 8 years ago.
Like the others said it's time for a new system.Why bother with antiques unless you enjoy retrocomputing.

 

[Dustpuppy]

I don't think so. I too had a 1.0 ghz t-bird bought it back in'00 with a geforce 2. I've been through 3 systems since then.

 

[lauxenburg]

Yikes 266MHz FSB and SDRAM. Well I have a similar machine in my basement that I have personally discontinued, so I feel your problem. But in all honesty, it would be a much smarter choice to upgrade to a newer platform (AM2+ or AM3), because it seems that old parts never actually get too cheap. For example the Nvidia GeForce 6200 video card is about 5 years old and still costs about $50. A new Nvidia Geforce 9500GT can cost as little as $60 and outperform the 6200 by miles, and then coming back to beat it up.

I do not know your financial situation, but you may want to try building a new machine or atleast picking up a cheap new PC. This Compaq (HP's value line) is only $270 and will absolutely destroy your setup (no offense):

http://www.amazon.com/Hewlett-Packard-CQ2009F-Compaq-Desktop-PC/dp/B001P5GJCW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1243724786&sr=8-1

Good Luck!!!

 

[lauxenburg]

If you want a slightly more upgradeable option, with slightly more performance, you may want to check out...

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=desktops&a1=Category&v1=Everyday+computing&series_name=a6700z_series

OR

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=ddcwqa1&c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&kc=productdetails~desktop-inspiron-537

 

[amdfangirl]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.194774

mmm... cheap...

 

[jj463rd]

here is another cheap combo.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.194986

 

[amdfangirl]

^ No Heatsink tho.

 

[jj463rd]

O.K. here is an el-cheapo heatsink.It says that it works for the Athlon X2 6000+ CPU.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103007

The O.P. could perhaps find a sucker to buy that antique for perhaps $150 and if lucky maybe $200.It's possible because there are suckers born every minute.
I sold a 486 based system in the year 2000 for an incredibly high price of $250.
The buyer was happy.

 

[amdfangirl]

:/

 

[jj463rd]

I learned from Steve Jobs but I don't sell fruit.

 

[amdfangirl]

Stick a fruity label on it and call it a "Supamac"

 

[jj463rd]

Stick a fruity label on it and call it a "Supamac"

What a coincidence I did stick an Apple II (multicolored Apple) sticker on my antique
1 Ghz Thunderbird Athlon system just for laughs.

 

[amdfangirl]

You could try selling an Athlon II compy to a mac-er as an Apple and they'll pay alot of dough.

 

[jj463rd]

I wonder how much I could get for my antique 2 original working Macintosh's serial # 2336 and 5132 (I didn't buy them new only a sucker would do that rather I restored them to operational condition).Perhaps I could trade one of them for a NEW $2,500 Mac Pro tower to a Mac user desperately desiring an original pre 6000 series Macintosh (the first ones ever sold in Apple's dealerships in January 1984).Yeah I'd trade a $10 thrift store junker for a new Dual Xeon Nehalem Mac Pro Tower.

 

[amdfangirl]

Nah, keep-em.