well before i start i have a friend gave me a compaq w/ a dead CPU. its a 5005cl and here are the specs
1.1ghz athlon
FIC AZ31
512mb pc100 ram
128mb 9600xt
60gb maxtor 5400RPM
400w PSU
anyways, when the cpu died i replaced it with a 1700+ and what do ya know, the crap OEM mobo read it as a 1.1ghz athlon. anyways, i am starting the feel the age on this machine (if you know what i mean) because of the weak CPU and slow RAM but i am on a very limited budget. i figured i would get a new mobo and i would get the full capibilities out of my CPU and found this with preatty good reviews for an amazing price. (p.s. please don't recommend me a new CPU because at this time, i can not afford it but will upgrade to a 2400+ or something when i get the cash)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-185-010&depa=0
or (because its only $10 more and supports 333FBS)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-185-036&depa=0
i am not an overclocker at all so i don't need to be worried about
that. i will also just get 2 sticks of kingston pc2700 256mb valueRam. i know that PCChips or whatever is not like asus or MSI, but i figured it wasn't perferred because of its inability to overclock lots. the reviews look great on them, but i am open to comments on them. if anyone has a better mobo in the same price range then i am all ears
but most importantly, and the main reason i am posting, is will i see a major difference with a 1.47ghz cpu instead of 1.1ghz and pc2700 ram instead of pc100. is all this worth the time and money??? i am hoping for a yes, but if not let me know
-p.s. please don't recommend me a athlon 64 or something because that just isn't possible right now
does everything i mentioned look ok??
1.1ghz athlon
FIC AZ31
512mb pc100 ram
128mb 9600xt
60gb maxtor 5400RPM
400w PSU
anyways, when the cpu died i replaced it with a 1700+ and what do ya know, the crap OEM mobo read it as a 1.1ghz athlon. anyways, i am starting the feel the age on this machine (if you know what i mean) because of the weak CPU and slow RAM but i am on a very limited budget. i figured i would get a new mobo and i would get the full capibilities out of my CPU and found this with preatty good reviews for an amazing price. (p.s. please don't recommend me a new CPU because at this time, i can not afford it but will upgrade to a 2400+ or something when i get the cash)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-185-010&depa=0
or (because its only $10 more and supports 333FBS)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-185-036&depa=0
i am not an overclocker at all so i don't need to be worried about
that. i will also just get 2 sticks of kingston pc2700 256mb valueRam. i know that PCChips or whatever is not like asus or MSI, but i figured it wasn't perferred because of its inability to overclock lots. the reviews look great on them, but i am open to comments on them. if anyone has a better mobo in the same price range then i am all ears
but most importantly, and the main reason i am posting, is will i see a major difference with a 1.47ghz cpu instead of 1.1ghz and pc2700 ram instead of pc100. is all this worth the time and money??? i am hoping for a yes, but if not let me know
-p.s. please don't recommend me a athlon 64 or something because that just isn't possible right now
does everything i mentioned look ok??