Was looking around the other day and came across this: http://www.powerleap.com/PL-iP3T.jsp As i have 2 systems that *may* benefit from this I was wondering if anyone had tried these upgrades out, It looks like a similar proposition to the old pentium overdrive chips for the old 486`s. 1`st system is a p3 650 with 512mb ram 2`nd system is a p3 866 with 256mb ram Would i really see any noticeable increase in performance if i went for the P4 upgrade as opposed to the celeron upgrade. Bear in mind that here in the uk the p4 options is around £170 ($272) and the celeron is £65 ($104) andf for the p4 price i could probably get a decent 2nd hand p4 system anyway . . . . Main use of the 2 systems i have is video processing/converting and for playing a few games such as doom 3 (yes it runs on my 866, a bit slow and jerky but just about playable) I guess the bottom line is are these upgrades worth the cost? Woof Always proof-read carefully to see if you any words out.

I wouldn't think so. What the CPU upgrade will increase will be slowed down by the older type memory. Better to just get a P4 motherboard and memory to go with it. <===Lefty=== AMD 64 3200+ 200 GB WD Geforce 5500FX 256 MB 512 MB Ram Needs more. Windows XP

You're most likely to notice a decrease in your back balance. For that $100+ upgrade, which may work, you would notice some increase, but unless you have a need for it, it would probably make a better downpayment on a new system. You can avoid many of these Windows problems with Linux. Linspire eases the transition for new users

Go to Ebay find a FCPGA TO FCPGA2 Tualatin adaptor.Lin Lin is brand name about 7.00.Ebay seller mjs_global has the right 1.2 cpu 100mhz FSB for 29.95 Buy it now or bid. This should cost you about 38.00 Plus shipping.You can not really upgrade to p4 but, this runs as fast as p4 1.6ghz.My computer is much faster.Take your time and do a little Checking this worked on my gateway and it works on dell.Good Luck!!!I did not notice you had written UK,I quoted this in USA Dollars.

Sorry,I forgot to mention the cooling fan about 6 maybe 8 dollars.Ask ebay seller you get linn adaptor or cpu from if they have a fan.Good Luck Again!!!

You need fcpga to fcpga2 tualatin adaptor,A lin lin slot1 adaptor.A fcpga2 tualatin cpu that has 100mhz fsb speed and the cooling fan. 4 items in total .Sorry if my first post left anything out.Again good luck!!!!

You should be getting confused by now!!!! Get the wrong thing and you'll be out some more $$$$ You can avoid many of these Windows problems with Linux. Linspire eases the transition for new users