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1r0nmann   05-22-2009 at 08:24:32 AM

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

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


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amdfangirl   05-22-2009 at 10:01:51 AM
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Possibly, but its probably not worth it to upgrade... mmm kay?

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

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zipzoomflyhigh   05-22-2009 at 01:43:02 PM
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For about $130 you could get a Athlon X2 dual core somewhere around 2.6ghz, a mobo, and some ddr2.

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amdfangirl   05-30-2009 at 10:59:08 AM
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Newegg had a sweet-ass deal for $135 a day ago with an Athlon X2, AM2+ mobo, RAM and a HD 4350.

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jj463rd   05-30-2009 at 11:35:37 PM
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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.

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Dustpuppy   05-30-2009 at 11:59:21 PM
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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.

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lauxenburg   05-31-2009 at 01:08:40 AM
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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-Pack [...] 786&sr=8-1

Good Luck!!!

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lauxenburg   05-31-2009 at 01:20:20 AM
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If you want a slightly more upgradeable option, with slightly more performance, you may want to check out...

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/ [...] 00z_series

OR

http://configure.us.dell.com/dells [...] spiron-537



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amdfangirl   05-31-2009 at 07:10:57 AM
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^ No Heatsink tho.

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jj463rd   05-31-2009 at 07:17:59 AM
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O.K. here is an el-cheapo heatsink.It says that it works for the Athlon X2 6000+ CPU.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835103007

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.


Message edited by jj463rd on 05-31-2009 at 07:21:24 AM
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jj463rd   05-31-2009 at 12:30:12 PM
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I learned from Steve Jobs but I don't sell fruit.

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amdfangirl   06-01-2009 at 01:02:43 PM
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Stick a fruity label on it and call it a "Supamac"

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jj463rd   06-01-2009 at 01:19:41 PM
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amdfangirl wrote :

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.

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amdfangirl   06-01-2009 at 01:23:06 PM
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You could try selling an Athlon II compy to a mac-er as an Apple and they'll pay alot of dough.

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jj463rd   06-01-2009 at 01:34:26 PM
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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.

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