Hi

I have upgraded my Compaq to 512 Meg Ram and 200 Gig drive.I dont want to spend money on a new unit but want to put in a new CPU without changing the motherboard.


What's the highest speed of Athlon that will be supported by this Motherboard?And where can i get a reliable supplier in the UK?

EDIT:Sorry should have mentioned its a Socket A.

Many Thanks for your time.

Hi and welcome to D-A-L

what's the model no of your machine, what CPU have you got at the moment?

Hi

Thanks for replying.Its a 5WV280 and at the moment its got an Athlon 900 MHz in it.

Is it possible to replace it with an Athlon XP 1700/1800?


I want to make sure that any upgraded CPU i put in is value for money

Many thanks indeed.

It's quite an old machine, any upgrades depends on what the BIOS supports
most new socket A chips will not fit in the old board.

the most you may be able to go to is about a duron 1200,(if you can find one) so it may be cheaper and easier in getting a new mobo and cpu

Originally Posted by brain_damage

It's quite an old machine, any upgrades depends on what the BIOS supports
most new socket A chips will not fit in the old board.

the most you may be able to go to is about a duron 1200,(if you can find one) so it may be cheaper and easier in getting a new mobo and cpu

Thanks very much for replying.I will pop round to Tottenhamcourt road and try my luck there.