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Since: Apr 04, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 1:14 pm
Post subject: Please Help! I need to upgrade my CPU, etc.
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Hi, can you please help me? I figured there would be a few AMD experts in
here.
This is my sisters PC.
It has an AOpen AK-73 Pro mainboard and it presently has a Duron 900 chip in
it.
I'd like to upgrade it to a faster CPU (the prices seem cheap now), but
don't know what the maximum speed chip this board will take if I upgrade it.
I already upgraded the RAM (it only had 128MB), but would like to add a
better Video Card as well.
It currently has a Voodoo 3000 16MB AGP card in it. Can anyone recommend a
good cheap AGP card that would match this system? I was thinking low end
here.
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 1:31 pm
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"+G" <positive_g DeleteThis @hotmail.removethis.com> wrote in message
news:0TTbc.15431$kc2.315721@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
> Hi, can you please help me? I figured there would be a few AMD experts
in
> here.
>
> This is my sisters PC.
>
> It has an AOpen AK-73 Pro mainboard and it presently has a Duron 900 chip
in
> it.
>
> I'd like to upgrade it to a faster CPU (the prices seem cheap now), but
> don't know what the maximum speed chip this board will take if I upgrade
it.
>
> I already upgraded the RAM (it only had 128MB), but would like to add a
> better Video Card as well.
> It currently has a Voodoo 3000 16MB AGP card in it. Can anyone recommend
a
> good cheap AGP card that would match this system? I was thinking low end
> here.
>
> Thanks in advance...
>
I googled this up in a minute or two.
Found at the AOpen web site in their museum:
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://english.aopen.com.tw/products/mb/AK73Pro" target="_blank">http://english.aopen.com.tw/products/mb/AK73Pro</a>(A).htm<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> |
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 5:30 pm
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 11:28 pm
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It's a beauty of an older motherboard and will take any processor whether it
is a Duron or Athlon XP (preferred) as long as the buss speed is 266 (133 x
2) and so a nice cheap effort would be an Athlon XP 2000 as this is the
maximum CPU tested for this motherboard as long as ENG 9C support is on the
motherboard. Otherwise you are better off to buy another motherboard that is
newer than what you have but is older so the cost is lower. You could buy a
motherboard combination with Athlon 2400 and motherboard together with CPU
fan for 76 to 77 dollars.
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://swe.aopen.com.tw/testreport/mb/cpu_supported.asp?TestFunction=494&Model=331" target="_blank">http://swe.aopen.com.tw/testreport/mb/cpu_supported.asp?TestFunction=4...Model=3</a>
This board only has an AGP 4X slot, so if you look for an FX 5200 with 128
megs of ram this would set you back about 55 dollars. The Athlon 2000 is
about 46 to 47 dollars.
regards
B
"+G" <positive_g.RemoveThis@hotmail.removethis.com> wrote in message
news:0TTbc.15431$kc2.315721@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
> Hi, can you please help me? I figured there would be a few AMD experts
in
> here.
>
> This is my sisters PC.
>
> It has an AOpen AK-73 Pro mainboard and it presently has a Duron 900 chip
in
> it.
>
> I'd like to upgrade it to a faster CPU (the prices seem cheap now), but
> don't know what the maximum speed chip this board will take if I upgrade
it.
>
> I already upgraded the RAM (it only had 128MB), but would like to add a
> better Video Card as well.
> It currently has a Voodoo 3000 16MB AGP card in it. Can anyone recommend
a
> good cheap AGP card that would match this system? I was thinking low end
> here.
>
> Thanks in advance...
>
>
>
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 11:28 pm
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 12:31 am
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On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 10:14:41 -0300, +G wrote:
> It has an AOpen AK-73 Pro mainboard and it presently has a Duron 900 chip in
> it.
>
KT133 chipset.
> I'd like to upgrade it to a faster CPU (the prices seem cheap now), but
> don't know what the maximum speed chip this board will take if I upgrade
> it.
>
See sig line. See link.
> I already upgraded the RAM (it only had 128MB), but would like to add a
> better Video Card as well.
> It currently has a Voodoo 3000 16MB AGP card in it. Can anyone
> recommend a good cheap AGP card that would match this system? I was
> thinking low end here.
>
Just make sure it's at least 128bit. IOW's, forget anything MX. I just got
a GF3 from here. They shipped Express Mail.
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.shentech.com/visiontek.html" target="_blank">http://www.shentech.com/visiontek.html</a>
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Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB)
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 12:44 am
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On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 20:28:58 +0200, B wrote:
> "+G" <positive_g RemoveThis @hotmail.removethis.com> wrote in message
> news:0TTbc.15431$kc2.315721@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
>> Hi, can you please help me? I figured there would be a few AMD
>> experts in here.
>>
>> This is my sisters PC. It has an AOpen AK-73 Pro mainboard and it
>> presently has a Duron 900 chip in it.
>>
>> I'd like to upgrade it to a faster CPU (the prices seem cheap now), but
>> don't know what the maximum speed chip this board will take if I
>> upgrade it.
>>
>> I already upgraded the RAM (it only had 128MB), but would like to add a
>> better Video Card as well. It currently has a Voodoo 3000 16MB AGP card
>> in it. Can anyone recommend
> a good cheap AGP card that would match this system? I was thinking low
> end here.
>>
>> Thanks in advance...
>>
>>
>>
>>
> It's a beauty of an older motherboard and will take any processor
> whether it is a Duron or Athlon XP (preferred) as long as the buss speed
> is 266 (133 x 2) and so a nice cheap effort would be an Athlon XP 2000
> as this is the maximum CPU tested for this motherboard as long as ENG 9C
> support is on the motherboard. Otherwise you are better off to buy
> another motherboard that is newer than what you have but is older so the
> cost is lower. You could buy a motherboard combination with Athlon 2400
> and motherboard together with CPU fan for 76 to 77 dollars.
>
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://swe.aopen.com.tw/testreport/mb/cpu_supported.asp?TestFunction=494&Model=331</font" target="_blank">http://swe.aopen.com.tw/testreport/mb/cpu_supported.asp?TestFunction=4...Model=3</a>>
>
> This board only has an AGP 4X slot, so if you look for an FX 5200 with
> 128 megs of ram this would set you back about 55 dollars. The Athlon
> 2000 is about 46 to 47 dollars.
>
He didn't say he had a Pro A model (KT133A), but only a Pro model (KT133),
so the fsb is limited to 100MHz (/200). So he'll need an unlocked cpu to
get the most out of it. A 2500+ Barton core would be nice. HAS to be
UNLOCKED though.
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 6:58 pm
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> He didn't say he had a Pro A model (KT133A), but only a Pro model (KT133),
> so the fsb is limited to 100MHz (/200). So he'll need an unlocked cpu to
> get the most out of it. A 2500+ Barton core would be nice. HAS to be
> UNLOCKED though.
An Athlon XP-Mobile Barton 2400+ comes to mind. Would that work?<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Please Help! I need to upgrade my CPU, etc. |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 6:58 pm
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"Brook" <no DeleteThis @spam.here> wrote in message news:4070D94A.B9D2D95B@spam.here...
> > >
> > He didn't say he had a Pro A model (KT133A), but only a Pro model
(KT133),
> > so the fsb is limited to 100MHz (/200). So he'll need an unlocked cpu to
> > get the most out of it. A 2500+ Barton core would be nice. HAS to be
> > UNLOCKED though.
>
> An Athlon XP-Mobile Barton 2400+ comes to mind. Would that work?
>
>
Doubtful..
There are chipset limitations to the "Mobile" chips. It's why us Nforce
users might not get a M chip working<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Please Help! I need to upgrade my CPU, etc. |
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