Switching Processors.
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: leonidas
Will an AMD Athlon 1.4 Ghz have twice the performances of an AMD Duron 1.01 Ghz?
Posted by: Keikan
DO NOTget the Duron
Posted by: leonidas
Originally posted by Keikan@19 October 2003 - 09:13
DO NOTget the Duron
:lol: :lol: I know thanks! :lol: :lol:
The point is the AMD duron 1.01 is my processor, and I want to change it, But I don't want to spend too much money, knowing that If I take a processor higher than 1.4 Ghz I will also have to buy a new motherboard.
Posted by: Keikan
Whats having a duron like?
Well it's a 400mhz upgrade with increased cache, it would be suitable for gaming
Posted by: leonidas
Yeak but I switch from a duron to an Athlon
Posted by: cwctv
Don't know about twice as fast but the cache speed will help alone you have 64 now Athlon as 512 (card type) 256 normal and same for the early Athlon "XP" later ones have 512,depands how much the chip costs if its worth it to me.
Can't you update the bios to take an higher cpu.
Posted by: leonidas
1.4 ghz is the highest cpu I can put after bios update.
Posted by: leonidas
the chip cost less than 50 €
Posted by: cwctv
As pointed out by Keikan its an improvement if you are on a very tight budget I would go for it they is always a little tweaking too maybe 1.6 if you are lucky,and check your heatsink you might have to buy one too.
Check some sites like overclockers.com etc for info lots of sites to choose from and help you out its all down to the m/board really.
Posted by: leonidas
thanks!
Posted by: Livy
if your board can take a 1.4ghz processor, i think thats is an athlon 1600, which means u will have about 60%more performance than you currently do,
edit: if u post ur board model and name there may be bios updates to support higher cpus'
Posted by: Virtualbody1234
The 1400 will give you more power. It will also produce more heat.
Posted by: leonidas
Thanks. I'm going to meditate on that :lol: