looking for cpu upgrade info.

[jerryjg]

:beer:hi,i bought the wal-mart . microtel pc awhile back.I understand that the MOBO is not the pc chips siss board,but the via chipset kl33a.Its got an amd duron 1.4 processor,but i would like to upgrade this.Thids product lit. suggests i can use socket a for amd athlon/athlonxp,or duron.I would like some options for a not to expensive mid-range processor upgrade that owuld make a real difference.I am a computer amateur.Whats the best place to get it? thanks

 

[Harvey]

You will probably do better selling your whole system and buying the parts for a new one. That's not as wild as it may sound. Your whole working system is probably worth more than the sum of its components, and you can build a much better one for very little money.

For example, if you live anywhere near a Fry's Electronics, they often have great inexpensive combos. I just checked, and they don't have much in the way of a motherboard/CPU combo, this week, but you can start by getting 512 MB PNY PC3200 for $19.99 after mail-in rebate.. They regularly have combos like a Sempron 2800+ with an ECS motherboard for around $80, but you have to get them when they have the decent boards. The full sized boards with nVidia and VIA chipsets are great. They won't be your favorite for overclocking, but they'll be so much faster than what you're running, now, you won't worry about it.

As another example, last week, they had WD 120 GB ATA 100 drives for $20 after rebates. This week, they have 120 GB SATA drives for $49 after rebates.

If you're not within range of Fry's, set a budget (including what you can get for your old system), check other stores for good values, and enjoy a complete setup that will rock for some time to come.

 

[colonel]

check your mail and you will find help in www.viaarena.com

 

[imported_Starman]

Originally posted by: jerryjg
:beer:hi,i bought the wal-mart . microtel pc awhile back.I understand that the MOBO is not the pc chips siss board,but the via chipset kl33a.Its got an amd duron 1.4 processor,but i would like to upgrade this.Thids product lit. suggests i can use socket a for amd athlon/athlonxp,or duron.I would like some options for a not to expensive mid-range processor upgrade that owuld make a real difference.I am a computer amateur.Whats the best place to get it? thanks

Wow, it's time to get rid of that...in fact, it's long overdue. Don't do anything more with that system - just start fresh on something new. You're not going to have much luck finding a processor upgrade, number one, and secondly you're not going to see much of a performance increase even if you did. It's time to build a new system...in fact, it's long overdue