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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: doniam who wrote (11108)	7/27/2000 12:22:54 AM
From: russet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

I buy a new computer about every two years. The latest is a 700 PIII with Columbia 440BX motherboard, 256MB-100MHz SDRAM, Savage4 16MB video card, 20 GB 7200rpm hard drive and 56K modem. The old one was a 300 PII, 320MB-66MHz SDRAM, Riva 128 4MB video card, 8.4 GB 3300rpm hard drive and 56K modem. Both are on normal bell lines linked to a internet supplier with two T1 lines and I have the same Windows and IE programs installed. The new one is 5-10+ times faster surfing the internet as the old one. I couldn't single out one reason why. I guess it's everything is faster (except the modem). Everything is interrelated I'm told. For instance, if you put too much memory in the old computer, the speed will slow down because it's too much memory for the processor to handle efficiently. Brings me back many years to that Economics 101 stuff,...the rule of diminishing returns,...put too many workers and equipment together, and production starts to decrease because everyone starts fighting, or sleeping or whatever. Too much of a good thing, eventually becomes a bad thing. Other than that, I know nothing.

To: doniam who wrote (11108)	7/27/2000 2:52:02 AM
From: Spots	Respond to of 14778

>> Cut the speed back to 300 and guess what. No crashes. Another thing to try is to up the cpu voltage. Raise it 0.1 v at a time, though the max recommended is 2.4 v as I recall. >> how much have I lost? (use mostly for web browsing) For web browsing you'll never know the difference. The important point is how it works for you. If you notice a difference, that's what you lost <g>.

To: doniam who wrote (11108)	7/27/2000 7:30:15 PM
From: Howard R. Hansen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

1. Other than knowing the cpu is running slower this is only part of the overall performance so how much have I lost? (use mostly for web browsing) Less than 2/3. Certainly a 300 MHz Celeron is more than adequate for Web Surfing. 2. Would it make sense to try to upgrade the CPU with a faster celeron or Pll? The motherboard is BH6 (slot 1) For what you say you use your computer for no. However, If you have an itch to upgrade I suggest you go with a PIII. Depending upon how old your BH6 is you might need to upgrade your BIOS at the same time. I forgot what types of packages the PIII comes in. You may need a Pin Grid to Slot 1 adapter. JW or Wiley please straighten me out on this issue.