I have an old 166 Gateway, can I upgrade the CPU? AMD K series maybe?

[Helznicht]

as above....

 

[dezell123]

Probably. What is the chipset? Processor? Power Supply( how many volts)?

 

[Helznicht]

Chipset... dont have a clue? How can I find out?

the proccessor is a Pentium 166.

the PS I think is a 200, but dont hold me to that?

 

[Cobrageneral]

look no further... read this article: http://www6.tomshardware.com/cpu/00q4/001106/. then this: http://www6.tomshardware.com/howto/01q1/010212/socket5-07.html

You probably won't be able to upgrade unless you use a PCI processor upgrade card.

 

[GregMal]

To tell you the truth....you'd probably be better off gutting the
thing and getting a new case/motherboard/processor....
You can probably use your old floppy, harddrive, cables, maybe the
video card (if there is one)........Greg

 

[gibear2000]

Helznicht

Both of these options will work for your system...

Here
and

Here

Good Luck, I had good luck with these upgrading old Gateways, Pack Bells, and Compaqs at the shop!

 

[TravisBickle]

I'm enjoying that Tom's Hardware read.
does anybody know any magazine sites where I can look up reviews stretching back to the mid 1990's at least? I want to read how they reacted to Pentium and stuff.