Question about a Dell Optiplex computer

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"Gaetan Mailloux" <ba221@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote in message
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> Hi
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> I have a Dell Optiplex GXa computer, with a PII 300 mhz cpu.
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> Can I replace that cpu by a PIII cpu ( 500 mhz, 512 cache, 100 mhz fsb,
> 2.0V core) do it's motherboard can take that PIII cpu ??
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> Thank
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> Bye
>
> Gaetan
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Even if it did run, the GXa is a 66MHx=z FSB machine only, so a 500 MHz
PIII would run at 66/100*500 = 333MHz, hardly worth it!


Jerry G. wrote:
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> Jerry G.
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> "Gaetan Mailloux" <ba221@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote in message
> news:cvu215$o64$1@theodyn.ncf.ca...
>
> Hi
>
> I have a Dell Optiplex GXa computer, with a PII 300 mhz cpu.
>
> Can I replace that cpu by a PIII cpu ( 500 mhz, 512 cache, 100 mhz
fsb,
> 2.0V core) do it's motherboard can take that PIII cpu ??
>
> Thank
>
> Bye
>
> Gaetan
>
> --