mobo upgrade

[Disk11]

i have (i think) a p3 coppertine 850 and wish to upgrade the current motherboard (4pci, 512 max Ram, 100mhz bus) :mad:

would like a good o/c board. any suggestions?

[Sterling_Aug]

You have a nice system right now, why spend several hundred dollars for so little performance gain?

[Disk11]

is a 850ish score on the mark2000 good?
:confused:
i also want an agp slot

[deadkenny]

No, not especially good. But it's still usable. The point is that it sounds like you want to upgrade just your mobo, i.e. continue with a PIII / SDRAM system. That's the point. You'd be much better off going with a low end, or even not so low end, AMD sol'n. Even a 1GHz Duron will keep up with or out perform any Coppermine PIII, and an AthlonXP with DDR will crush any PIII in performance. Check out an upgrade to an AthlonXP 1600 / ASUS A7S333 / PC2100 DDR RAM system for example.

[AllGamer]

Originally posted by Disk11
i have (i think) a p3 coppertine 850 and wish to upgrade the current motherboard (4pci, 512 max Ram, 100mhz bus) :mad:

would like a good o/c board. any suggestions?

No need to upgrade yet.

Wait until at least a P5 or AMD 64 bit is out.

i just ugpraded recently, and now i feel like upgrading again, because of that.

so save your cash, to get more kick ***** stuff in i'll say 6 mth Time.

i've not ugpraded since like 5 years ago

back when P2 was brand new.

so in my case i needed to upgraded badly to play the lastest games of this year.

but in your case, that system can last you for at least another 5 years.

but if you really feel like ugprading, go for the AMD 64 bit or the P5 which should also be 64 bit

but the P5 64bit is not compatible with old stuff

the AMD 64 bit will be compatible with current stuff.

so that's my next choice.


:)

my current system:
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1 x Abit KR7A-133
1 x AMD Athlon XP 2000+
4 x 512Mb DDR = 2048 Mb, or 2 Gig
4 x Maxtor 160 Gig HDD (udma 133)
1 x Plextor 40/20/40 (udma 33)
1 x Creative 8x PC-DVD (udma)
1 x Sound Blaster Audigy (pci)
1 x Generic Rockwell v.90 PCI modem (pci)
1 x 3com EtherFast 10/100 (pci)
1 x ATI All-in-Wonder 8500 DV 64Mb (agp)
1 x ATI Remote Wonder (usb)
1 x Logitech Cordless Freedom Optical (PS/2)
1 x Logitech Z-560 (audio out)
1 x Optiquest Q90 (vga)
1 x Logitech QuickCam 510 (usb)
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... Live Long and Prosper! ... \\||||//

[Disk11]

well, the p3 is my family pc, so i dont want to dump a lot of money into it, since my parents wont chip in a dime for it, espically since the klez virus messed up win 2k (its running 98 se now). also, i was look at a xp 1600 system as my college comp, but i am unsure if a desktop would be a safe thing in college, so ill wait on buying a new system for the time being.

but, gamer, what do you do with ur p2? i need a new play around pc:

p1 133 oc 233
128 MB pc100 ram
onboard ati rage II + dvd
onboard sound
4 gb and 2 gb hds
win 98 se
44x cd-rom
dead floppy (i think)

[AllGamer]

Originally posted by Disk11
well, the p3 is my family pc, so i dont want to dump a lot of money into it, since my parents wont chip in a dime for it, espically since the klez virus messed up win 2k (its running 98 se now). also, i was look at a xp 1600 system as my college comp, but i am unsure if a desktop would be a safe thing in college, so ill wait on buying a new system for the time being.

but, gamer, what do you do with ur p2? i need a new play around pc:

p1 133 oc 233
128 MB pc100 ram
onboard ati rage II + dvd
onboard sound
4 gb and 2 gb hds
win 98 se
44x cd-rom
dead floppy (i think)


I have prenty of other spare machines at home.

most of them are either running Linux, Solaris, or anything else, i do a lot of testing and stuff.

[Disk11]

could i aquire one?

[AllGamer]

Originally posted by Disk11
could i aquire one?

sorry, i'm actually looking for more for myself, cuz i'm building a huge Load Balancing Cluster, across platforms.

and trying many many other stuff, when i find something new to try.

All part of keeping on the edge and updated with the latest in IT.

No College or University, can offer this kinda service for you, not even if you rich.

well if you rich you wont bother to do this anymore, you can just hire any workhorse like us to do the job for them.

the sucky world of business.

[Disk11]

yeah i know. im an intern for a company in IS & T. im still trying to comprehend the office politcs there. i find it amazing the computer still in use there (edo ram :eek: )

[Benssax]

If you do get a mobo, either get Asus, or Abit...

:)

[AllGamer]

Originally posted by Disk11
yeah i know. im an intern for a company in IS & T. im still trying to comprehend the office politcs there. i find it amazing the computer still in use there (edo ram :eek: )

hmm... if that's impressive

then an original intel 486 Dx66 running Win9x might be even more amazing for you.

the highest i got with an intel XT machine, was to run DOS 6.2, or newer if another DOS.

on i 286 highest i was able to push it was 3.11 fwg

anything above 386 can run 9xm but 386 slows like hell for that

386 is only good for Linux.

now in days that is

[Disk11]

luckly many edo systems hav athlon k6-2 running@ 400mhz:x:confused:
whatever...

[Disk11]

i may be able to get my dad to pay for a new mobo. would like 133 fsb, apg, and 3 ram sdram slots. im thinking sis chipset. any comments?

[deadkenny]

I'm not sure which SiS chipset you're referring to, but if you are planning on a PIII system, I would recommend an Intel chipset. Either BX-133 or 815 would be good. A board like the ASUS TUSL2-C would be a good choice, as it would also allow for an upgrade to a Tualatin processor.

[Disk11]

correct me if im wrong, but the intel chipsets can only support 512 mb of ram, right? would like to go higher.

btw, i dont know which sis chipset either, thats why im asking for suggestions.

[omega31]

Intel boards based on 810 or 815 chipsets can only support up to 512 mb. 820 and BX can support up to 1 gb, but then only some BX can. The Abit BX-133 can support up to 768 mb. The TUSL2-C, based on 815EP chipset, can support up to 512 mb, even though it can support 512 mb modules and there are 3 memory slots.

[Disk11]

i had a friend recommend this board:
http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=NORAID-6A815EPD1

[bushmaster]

$26.95 for a dual cpu mobo???? how dey do dat?
Heck $3 more and you get raid.

[BipolarBill]

I recommend the Asus TUSL2-C. I love that board and have installed 5 of them. I have two main systems. One is an MSI/Athlon 1900+/512MB DDR333 and the other is a P3 1GHz on the TUSL2-C w/512MB SDRAM. I have to tell you that most times, the P3 is snappier than the Athlon! It doesn't have nearly as much **** loading in the background, but it's still impressive.

Long-term, an AMD system makes more sense because it supports many different AMD CPUs and memory types.

[Disk11]

yeah bush i know.

fyi bill, this is my parents comp, and it is not good to start with. (insert deragatory remarks here, rofl!) it is a compaq pc, and i am having a lot of problems with it, and this mobo would be a cheep and easy solution. besides, the most "advanced" thing done on this comp is the original unreal tournament, which runs at 20 fps on 800 by 600 with 32 bit color, which is fine for now.