Hi anybody.

I've got a qdi advance 6 mobo with celeron 1000mhz on socket 370 fcpga2. Trying to get the most out of this system multi-tasking( Just ordered 1gb ram). I understand the best cpu that will fit is Pentium iiis 1.4ghz. Is that the case? Is it worth doing? Is it a difficult job? Useful links?
Cheers

Cost of upgrading to 1GB Mem and 1.4CPU far outweighs value of PC !!

Are you absoloutely sure that mobo supports Tualatins? If it does, chances are that wouldn't be a good swap from a price/performance perspective. The fastest Tualatins are rare, and still command a high price.

If your motherboard supports Tualatins, and if you have the ability to increase the Vcore, then buying a 1.2 Tualatin Celeron and overclocking it might be the best bang for your buck way to go. Though still only half the L2 cache of a P3, it has 256K, which is twice what your present Celeron has. With a decent CPU cooler, and only a modest increase in Vcore, you ought to be able to get it up to 1.4.

Thanks guys, think it may not be worth hassle, but if going to dump machine might try the upgrade for the knowledge.

CPU-z says I have Tualtin. I have tried overclocking but my BIOS (Award V6.o) doesn't give me the option!

Any thoughts?

Cheers

I Seem to have 256k of L2 already according to cpu-z. This fits with Tomshardware list of Tualtin celeron 1ghz processors.

Cheers

It's always helpful to post the make/model of the motherboard. Did you go to the manufacturer's website to see which CPUs & which RAM is supported? Did you confirm that it will accept 1GB of RAM before you ordered it? Did you also look into the possibility that high density RAM may not be compatible? Almost all RAM manufacturered these days is high density & it will not work on older boards. Low density PC100 or PC133 is more expensive than high denisty.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentiu...

http://support.gateway.com/s/tutori...

http://www.starmicro.net/SearchResu...

Thanks for response and the links Jam. Yes, yes, yes. RAM is guaranteed to work or money back.

QDI advance 6t mobo. pc133 ram. Got manual for the board. I could do with finding a "Changing cpu for beginners link"

Thanks again

Swapping the CPU is no big deal. You just remove the HSF, undo the lever that locks the CPU in place, & remove the old CPU. Then drop the new one in place, lock the lever, & install a new HSF...done! Make sure that some sort of thermal material is used (either a pad or paste) & that it's applied correctly. If you plan on reusing the old HSF, you'll need to somehow confirm that it's adequate for your new CPU, otherwise, it will overheat.

IMO, throwing $200 +/- into an old socket 370 system is not a wise investment....but it's your money.

http://www.qdigrp.com/QDISite/eng/P...

Thanks, I appreciate your comments and agree. I have low bids (£20)in on ebay on pIIIs plus HSF. So will see if I win and take it from there.

Thankyou.