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MadMikeXP Red Paratroopa Level: 21  Posts: 122/168 EXP: 45026 For next: 4917 Since: 09-01-04 From: Augusta Since last post: 25 days Last activity: 11 days |
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| I need you to be serious on this one and no jokes please! I have upgraded my PC to where it can't go any further My PC is a Gateway Essential 433Mhz celeron socket 370 256 MB RAM 54X epo CD-ROM 48X LG CD-RW 10 gig HD (will replace with 40 gig in 3 months) Radeon 7000 PCI card 32 bit USB 1.1 Is it possible that I can upgrade my celeron processor up to at least 700 Mhz ? if so would someone please tell me how to do it ?: I recently saw a gateway motherboard on ebay that could fit into my case and I could easily upgrade my system plus get a higher processer that could reach up to 800 Mhz. would this be a better choice or the processor ? also I can't get that because I don't have a credit card check at the moment usually my cousin orders it for me so I'll have to look else where for it. |
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 5478/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| I'm sure it's possible with some modification, but not really worth it. Anything less than ~1.5ghz is way slow by today's standards. I'd just buy a new motherboard. (Also depending how much you download 40GB might not be enough space either, and 256MB RAM is a bit on the low side.) | |||
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MadMikeXP Red Paratroopa Level: 21 Posts: 123/168 EXP: 45026 For next: 4917 Since: 09-01-04 From: Augusta Since last post: 25 days Last activity: 11 days |
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| All I need is my PC to go above pass its regular limit. I had to give up my DVD burner and put it in my mom's dell because my PC couldn't handle the task of ripping DVD's and burning them. plus if I even tried to burn a DVD on my old machine my computer would act like this: you want to burn a DVD jackass ? you can go ahead and sit right there for about 20 hours and lets see how far your patience can hold out! anway when I talked to memorex last year they said in order for my PC to burn DVD's correctly and at a good speed I would need at least 700Mhz processor or higher. also I think a 40 gig hard drive is enough for me right now, I know how to manage a hard drive and delete stuff when I need to. In my opinion I say it would be worth it to upgrade. Oh and Hyper hacker, anything above 600 Mhz speed is a decent PC I see other new computers at 1Ghz and higher screw up alot worser than older machines! |
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neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 3444/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| putting in a faster CPU only works if the motherboard officially supports it--otherwise, bad things may happen if it can't handle the speed. i see the only option left is to overclock your celery--.err celeron--but I'm not sure of how you could do that...possibly by increasing the voltage or something. Otherwise--i'd buy a new machine the speed of 1GHz computers aren't the problem--it is how you are using them... |
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kitty Come on babe, pet the pussy ;) Level: 70 Posts: 1642/2449 EXP: 2962406 For next: 53405 Since: 03-15-04 From: Scranton, PA, USA Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 3 hours |
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| Plus, the newer-gen Celerons sucked ass. An 800MHz Celeron has twice the clock speed of a 400, yes, but it's probably only 25% faster in real-world computing. Give up on the old machine. Save up and buy a new one. Don't waste money buying older technology, you'll regret it in a few months. |
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DarkSlaya POOOOOOOOOOOORN! Level: 88 Posts: 3774/4249 EXP: 6409254 For next: 241410 Since: 05-16-04 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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| Seriously, a decent custom build computer doesn't cost that much anyway (less than the damage you could do now. I already saw a computer go boom once in my life, last summer in my room). I know that a few people here could help you set up a good computer. | |||
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 5494/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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If you look at my "Something's gone very wrong" thread... I have an 800mhz Celeron and as you can see my computer's not running so well! I'm not really sure what the problem is (I suspect the motherboard) but I wouldn't be surprised if it did turn out to be the CPU. Keep that in mind.  Also, like Yiffy Kitten mentioned, Celerons are way slow. Clock speed alone doesn't determine how fast it will run. |
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DarkSlaya POOOOOOOOOOOORN! Level: 88 Posts: 3775/4249 EXP: 6409254 For next: 241410 Since: 05-16-04 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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Originally posted by HyperHacker Especially when what you do is using lots of ressources, harddrive-wise (sometimes, a harddrive will just give up  )But I stand and say just buy something new. Less trouble. |
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 5500/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| The hard drive doesn't have a whole lot to do with it (though when you get a faster hard drive you will really notice a difference). It's mostly about CPU usage, how many instructions it can do in a second. |
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