cpu upgrade

[Guest]

hi, i have have a very old pc. A IBM aptiva E60, with a V58XA (acer) motherboard. and a K6-233 cpu. And want to upgrade it. I have read about the artical about upgrading old pc. But how must i know which cpu speed i can buy for the upgrade. I don't know how much my M.B. can take it.

 

[Guest]

Greetings,

I am pondering an upgrade of my computer as well and have spent the past month trying to bring myself up-to-date on current technology. I bought a book on the subject, "The Absolute Beginners Guide to PC Upgrades". I've found it very helpful.

One problem I think you may face is the size of your computer case. I believe the Aptiva has a small case. I strongly suggest set the mid sized ATX case as your standard.

Toms Hardware guide has a very good article that describes how you can build your own computer for around 950 dollars. I am looking down this path. I plan to use my relatively new 40 gig hard drive, CD, and CD ROM as well as my sound card, vidio card, and modum. Oh, I will likey by a backage that includes a new case with 300 watt power supply, mother board, CPU, and 128 megs of RAM. My 192 megs of RAM will go nicely with that. This package includes a 1 gig CPU 266 bus (get all the bus you can). This package goes for about 425 US dollars. I plan to get this from a site I found called MotherBoard Express found at http://www.motherboardexpress.com . I have no connection to that business other than being a customer.

I think I've been too long winded so will say best of luck and God bless.

From a servant of Jesus Christ

 

[o1die]

I suggest you sell your old system in the newspaper, and start over. If you don't want to build it yourself, try pricewatch and select pc windows. Scan through the pages until you find the specs you require in your new system. A generic Duron can start for less than $300, which includes win95. Athlon systems start for about $100 more. With a new generic system, you will get a good price and warranty. Everything will be faster.

 

[Crashman]

Your motherboard can support up to a 500MHz K6-2 processor. This is through the well known 2x=6x internal multiplier conversion and a bus speed of 83MHz. The manual for you motherboard can be seen at <A HREF="http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/PMYS-3LLS5T.html" target="_new">http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/PMYS-3LLS5T.html</A>. There you can see that this motherboard supports the common 2.2 voltage used by this processor, the 2x multiplier needed for 6x conversion, and the 83.3MHz bus speed. I recommend a cheap Socket A type cooler for these as they tend to be larger and more than adequate for high speed K6-2's. Total cost for the upgrade will be $50 to $75 inclucing shipping for the parts. check Pricewatch for the processor.

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