I have an e-machines etower600ix with celeron 600 mhz(FCPGA). I was hoping to overclock, but e-machines bios doesn't allow me to do so. So I want to upgrade the CPU to celeron 1.0 ghz. I am thinking this should be no problem as long as I get the FCPGA (not FCPGA2) chip. I am also guessing that I won't need to update bios. I am also hoping that my crappy e-machines 120w power supply will somehow be enough to accomodate the 1.0 ghz CPU. Lastly the spec of my system says "128kb L2 cache 66 mhz system bus". If I get the celeron 1.0 ghz with 128kb cache 100 mhz FSB, what will happen? Does anyone know? Thanks

If your current cpu is running at 66mhz FSB then chances are that's all that new celeron will run at (if it supports it).

So it will be running at roughly 666mhz, hardly an upgrade. I may be wrong and your board might support 100FSB but since you said there's no overclocking from the bios, then how do you plan on increasing the FSB to 100mhz for the new chip?

I hope next time you know enough not to buy an emachines :)
Namebrand computer's are a terrible waste of money, budget name brand computers are even worse :)

Chuck it in the closest bin and build a new one from scratch. Much easier and cheaper to upgrade and atleast you know what your putting in there.

I agree with Alfa! Don't do it! Sell the system and go AMD XP.

I recently upgraded my main desktop system from a Celeron 600MHz, Asus CUV4x to a Celeron 1.3GHz, Asus TUV4x.

Originally I was going to get a 1.1 or 1.2GHz Celeron as a cheap upgrade and intended to swap the processor down with two other systems. I figured I could switch a 500MHz Celeron and a PII350MHz as they all used Socket 370 compatible MOBOs. I figured the $110.00 would be a cheap triple upgrade. WIN/WIN/WIN

I made one critical error.

I let a friend talk me into going big and buying a 1.3GHz and he confirmed it would fit! The cost was only $150.

Big f*cking mistake.

I checked Asus's website (really crap now!) and verified my board had a Socket 370 which would fit the 1.3GHz.

I do not know how I goofed this one (I think I misread the Asus site CUVx vs TUVx) but I bought a 1.3Ghz Intel Tualatin processor which was incompatible with my Coppermine MOBO. This necessitated a MOBO upgrade another $200. Worse off was the waste of Thermal paste on three systems and the time invested trying to get a hold of Intel Tech support.

I ending up rebuilding three systems and rewiring the 3rd. Waste o Time!

Hindsight is 20/20. I would have kept my system intact (avoid the XP reinstall) and bought a AMD XP system with the faster ram. Arguable easier to overclock. Better processor. Better customer service. Better company. More compatible with WinXP.

If you do persist in going Intel. Check the following hardware review sites before upgrading. I wish I had.

http://www.digitlife.com/articles/tualatin/index.html

http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/cpu/article.php/959291

http://www.tomshardware.com/