Upgrading CPU

bjandthebear

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My daughter has an old Pentium lll 733 mhz

Can we upgrade this processor at all

I have attached copy of spec with motherboard details

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks


PC Wizard 2006 Version 1.713
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Owner: User
Organisation: Home Use
User: Brian Jermain
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
Report Date: Thursday 28 December 2006 at 21:11

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<<< System Summary >>>

> Mainboard : Legend QDI Advance-9

> Chipset : VIA Apollo Pro

> Processor : Intel Pentium III EB @ 733 MHz

> Physical Memory : 192 MB

> Video Card : ATI Technologies Inc Rage 3D Pro PCI (BGA Package)

> Hard Disk : WDC (40 GB)

> CD-Rom Drive : LITE-ON LTR-48246K

> CD-Rom Drive : E-IDE CD-ROM 36X/AKU

> Network Card : Realtek Semiconductor RT8139 (A/B/C/810x/813x/C+) Fast Ethernet Adapter

> Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2

> DirectX : Version 9.0c

<<< Mainboard >>>

> Manufacturer : VIA Technologies, Inc.

>> General Information
Product : VT82C693ABX
Version : Unspecified
Serial Number : Unspecified
Unique ID : 00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000
Start mode : Unspecified

> Mainboard : Legend QDI Advance-9

>> General Information
Manufacturer : Legend QDI
Product : Advance-9
Version : V1.XX
Serial Number : Unspecified
Support MP : No

>> Chassis Information
Manufacturer : Unspecified
Type : Unspecified
Version : Unspecified
Serial Number : Unspecified
Asset : Unspecified

>> Sensor Information
Monitoring Chip : Winbond W83782D

>> Slots Information
Slot ISA : (16-bit) 5.0v
Slot ISA : (16-bit) 5.0v
Slot PCI : In Use (32-bit) 5.0v
Slot PCI : In Use (32-bit) 5.0v
Slot PCI : In Use (32-bit) 5.0v
Slot PCI : Available (32-bit) 5.0v
Slot PCI : Available (32-bit) 5.0v
Slot AGP : Available (32-bit) 5.0v

>> External Connectors
Serial 16450 Compatible : DB-9 male
Serial 16450 Compatible : DB-9 male
Parallel ECP/EPP : DB25 female
Keyboard : PS/2
Mouse : PS/2

>> Internal Connectors
PRIMARY IDE : On Board IDE
SECONDARY IDE : On Board IDE
FDD : On Board Floppy
COM1 : 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut)
COM2 : 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut)
LPT1 : DB25 female
Keyboard
PS/2 Mouse : PS/2
USB

> Bios : Award Software International, Inc.

>> General Information
Manufacturer : Award Software International, Inc.
Version : 4.51 PG
Date : 26 July 2000
Address : 0xE000 on 256 KB
Copyright : Copyright (C) 1984-99, Award Software, Inc.
Motherboard ID : 07/26/2000-693A/596B-W97-2A6LGQ1FC-00
DMI Version : 2.3

>> Characteristics
Flashable : Yes
Socketed : Yes

>> Functionnality
APM : Yes
ACPI : Yes
ESCD : Yes
PnP : Yes
PCI : Yes
ISA : Yes
AGP : Yes
USB : Yes
PCMCIA : No
Smart Battery : No

>> Boot Information
Selectable Boot : Yes
CD-ROM Boot : Yes
PC Card (PCMCIA) Boot : No
I20 Boot : No
LS-120 Boot : Yes
1394 Boot : No
ATAPI ZIP Boot : Yes
Network Boot : No

> Chipset : VIA Apollo Pro

>> General Information
NorthBridge : VIA Apollo Pro
SouthBridge : VT82C596/A/B "Mobile South" PCI to ISA Bridge

>> NorthBridge Information
Architecture : Northbridge
Manufacturer : VIA
Revision : 44
Bus Speed : 133.3 MHz
FSB Frequency : 133.3 MHz
V-Link Bus Width : 8-bit
V-LinkRate Speed : 8x
V-Link Host Clock : 66.97 MHz
V-Link Speed : 535.76 MHz
V-Link Bandwidth : 4286.08 MB/s
AutoDisconnect : Yes
DownStream Priority High : No
UpStream Priority High : No

>> Memory Information
ECC Diagnostic : No
Interleave : 0-way
CAS Latency (tCL) : 3 clocks
RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks
RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) : 6 clocks

>> Device Capabilities (PCI)
I/O Access : No
Memory Access : Yes
Bus Master Capable : Yes
Special Cycle Recognition : No
Memory Write & Invalidate : No
VGA Palette Snoop : No
Parity Error Response : No
Cycle Wait : No
System Error Line : No
Fast Back-to-Back : No
Detects Parity Errors : No
User Defined Format : No
PCI 66Mhz Bus Support : No
New Capability List : Yes
PCI Support : AGP

> Physical Memory : 192 MB

>> General Information
BANK_0 (RAS 0, RAS 1) : 64 (Single Bank)
BANK_1 (RAS 2, RAS 3) : 128 (Single Bank)
BANK_2 : Empty

>> Information SPD EEPROM (BANK_0)
Manufacturer : Unspecified
Part Number : Unspecified
Serial Number : Unspecified
Type : SDRAM PC-133 (133 MHz)
Size : 64 MB (2 rows, 4 banks)
Module Buffered : No
Module Registered : No
Module EPP : No
Width : 64-bit
Error Correction Capability : No
Max. Burst Length : 8
Refresh : Normal (15.625 µs), Self Refresh
Voltage : LVTTL
Manufacture : Week 0 of 2000
Supported Frequencies : 133 MHz
CAS Latency (tCL) : 3 clocks @133 MHz
RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks @133 MHz
RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks @133 MHz
Cycle Time (tRAS) : 6 clocks @133 MHz

>> Information SPD EEPROM (BANK_1)
Manufacturer : Micron Technology
Part Number : 8LSDT1664AG-13EB1
Serial Number : 1310A26D
Type : SDRAM PC-142 (142 MHz)
Size : 128 MB (1 rows, 4 banks)
Module Buffered : No
Module Registered : No
Module EPP : No
Width : 64-bit
Error Correction Capability : No
Max. Burst Length : 8
Refresh : Normal (15.625 µs), Self Refresh
Voltage : LVTTL
Manufacture : Week 6 of 2001
Supported Frequencies : 133 MHz, 142 MHz
CAS Latency (tCL) : 2 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @142 MHz
RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 2 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @142 MHz
RAS Precharge (tRP) : 2 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @142 MHz
Cycle Time (tRAS) : 6 clocks @133 MHz, 7 clocks @142 MHz

>> Memory Controller Information
Memory Controller : Standard, FPM, EDO, Parity, ECC, SIMM, DIMM, SDRAM
Number of connectors : 3
Max. Module Size : 256 MB
Max. Memory Size : 768 MB
Supported Speed : 70ns, 60ns
Supported Voltages : 5v, 3.3v
Error Detection Method : 64-bit ECC
Error Correction Capability : Single Bit
Current/Supported Interleave : 1-way/4-way

> ISA Bus : Yes

>> Bus Information
Type : ISA
Device : VT82C596/A/B "Mobile South" PCI to ISA Bridge
Revision : 23
Number of ISA Connectors : 2
Frequency : 8 MHz
Multiplier : 1/4x
DMA Speed : 4 MHz
Multiplier : 1/2x

>> Device Capabilities (PCI)
I/O Access : Yes
Memory Access : Yes
Bus Master Capable : Yes
Special Cycle Recognition : No
Memory Write & Invalidate : No
VGA Palette Snoop : No
Parity Error Response : No
Cycle Wait : Yes
System Error Line : No
Fast Back-to-Back : No
Detects Parity Errors : No
User Defined Format : No
PCI 66Mhz Bus Support : No
New Capability List : No
PCI Support : CompactPCI

> PCI Bus : Yes

>> General Information
Number of PCI Bus : 1
Number of PCI Connectors : 5

>> Peripheral Type
Device 1, Bus 0 : AGP

>> General Features
Support Mechanism 1 : Yes
Support Mechanism 2 : No

>> Bus Information #0
Device : VT82C691/693A/694X Apollo Pro/133/133A System Controller
Device : VT82C598MVP/694x Apollo MVP3/Pro133x PCI to AGP Bridge
Device : VT82C596/A/B "Mobile South" PCI to ISA Bridge
Device : VT82xxxx EIDE Controller (All VIA Chipsets)
Device : VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (All VIA Chipsets)
Device : VT82C596/A/B Power Management Controller
Device : Rage 3D Pro PCI (BGA Package)
Device : RT8139 (A/B/C/810x/813x/C+) Fast Ethernet Adapter
Device : 5880 AudioPCI

> AGP Bus : Yes

>> Bus Information
Number of AGP connectors : 1

>> AGP Bus
Device : VT82C691/693A/694X Apollo Pro/133/133A System Controller
Version : 1.0
AGP enabled : No
Mode AGP3 : No
4GB : No
FW Transfer : No
SideBand : Yes - Disabled
Command Queue : 1 (max. 8)
Transfert Rate supported : 2x
Transfert Rate : 0x

> USB Bus : Yes

>> Device Information
Device : VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (All VIA Chipsets)
Version : 1.0
Interface : UHCI
Frequency : 48 MHz

> SMBus/i2c Bus : Yes

>> General Information
Device : VT82C596/A/B Power Management Controller
Revision : 30
Frequency : 16 KHz
Address : 0x5000

>> Device Capabilities (PCI)
I/O Access : No
Memory Access : No
Bus Master Capable : No
Special Cycle Recognition : No
Memory Write & Invalidate : No
VGA Palette Snoop : No
Parity Error Response : No
Cycle Wait : No
System Error Line : No
Fast Back-to-Back : No
Detects Parity Errors : No
User Defined Format : No
PCI 66Mhz Bus Support : No
New Capability List : No
PCI Support : CompactPCI

> Bus HyperTransport : No

> Bus CardBus : No

> Bus FireWire : No

<<< Processor >>>

> Processor : Intel Pentium III EB

>> General Information
Type : Intel Pentium III EB
Codename : Coppermine
Revision : B0
Technology : 0.18µ
CPU ID : 6.8.3
CPU IDEx : 6.8.3
Brand ID : 2
Microcode : MU068314

>> Features
VME - Virtual Mode Ext. : Yes
DE - Debugging Extension : Yes
PSE - Page Size Extension : Yes
TSC - Time Stamp Counter : Yes
MSR - Model Specific Registers : Yes
PAE - Physical Address Extension : Yes
MCE - Machine Check Exception : Yes
APIC - Local APIC Built-in : No
SEP - Fast System Call : Yes
MTRR - Memory Type Range Reg. : Yes
PGE - Page Global Enable : Yes
MCA - Machine Check Architecture : Yes
PAT - Page Attribute Table : Yes
PSE36 - 36-bit Page Size Extension : Yes
PSN - Unique Serial Number : No
DS - Debug Trace & EMON Store : No
ACPI - Software Clock Control : No
SS - Self Snoop : No
TM - Thermal Monitor : No
HTT - Hyper-Threading : No
SBF - Signal Break on FERR : No
MON - Monitor/Mwait : No
DSCPL - CPL qualified Debug Store : No
TM2 - Thermal Monitor 2 : No
CID - Context ID : No
EST - Enhanced SpeedStep Technology : No
XD Bit - No-execute Page Protection : No
VT - Vanderpool Technology : No

>> Miscellaneous
FPU - Co-processor Built-in : Yes
CX8 - CMPXCHG8B : Yes
CX16 - CMPXCHG16B : No
CMOV - Conditionnal Move Inst. : Yes
CLF - Cache Line Flush : No
FXSR - Fast Float Save & Restore : Yes
xTPR - Send Task Priority : No
DAZ - Denormals Are Zero : Yes
MMX Technology : Yes
SSE Technology : Yes
SSE2 Technology : No
SSE3 Technology : No
S-SSE3 : No
EM64T Technology : No
IA-64 Technology : No
PBE - Pend. Brk. EN. : No
LAHF - LAHF/SAHF Inst. : No

>> Advanced Settings
In Order Queue Depth : 8
Low Power Mode : Yes
L2 Cache Range : 64 GB
L2 Cache Latency : 0 clock(s)

>> Mainboard Upgradebility
Socket/Slot : Socket 370
Upgrade interface : 370-pin Socket
Supported Speed : 1066 MHz (or more)
Supported Voltage : 1.6V

> Frequency : 733 MHz

>> General Information
Real Frequency : 733.07 MHz
Multiplier : 5.5x
Multiplier Locked : Yes

>> Front Side Bus Information
Bus Speed : 133.3 MHz
FSB Frequency : 133.3 MHz

>> Initial Frequencies
Frequency : 733 MHz
FSB Frequency : 133 MHz

>> Control Clock Frequency
Type : None

>> Thermal Information
Thermal control TM1 : No
Thermal control TM2 : No
Thermal Control Circuit : No
Digital Thermal Sensor : No
ODCM Enabled : No
Thermal Status : Normal

>> Processor Performance Information
Throttle Mode AC : None
Throttle Mode DC : Adaptive
Current Configuration : None
Throttle : 733 MHz

> Support : Socket 370 FC-PGA

> Cache L1 : 32 KB

>> General Information
Type : Synchronous
Write Mode : Write-Back
Place : On Chip

>> Cache Information
Data Cache : 16 KB (4-way, 32 bytes line size)
Code Cache : 16 KB (4-way, 32 bytes line size)

> Cache L2 : 256 KB

>> General Information
Type : Synchronous
Write Mode : Write-Back
Place : On Chip
Multiplier : 1/1x (733.1 MHz)
Cache Latency : 0 clocks

>> Cache Information
Associativity : 8-way
Line Size : 32 bytes
Bus : 256-bit
Prefetch Logic : No
ECC : Yes

> Voltage : 1.632 V

> Processor Temperature : 127 °C

> FPU Coprocessor : Present

>> General Information
Integrated : Yes
Model : Compatible Intel

> Processor activity : : 18%

<<< Video >>>

> Number of monitor : 1

>> Monitor Information #1
Monitor : Generic Television
Linked on : All-in-Wonder PRO PCI
Resolution : 1024x768
Working desktop : 1024x740
Main monitor : Yes

> Monitor Type : Generic Television

> Video Card : All-in-Wonder PRO PCI

>> General Information
Manufacturer : ATI Technologies Inc (ATI Technologies Inc)
Model : Rage 3D Pro PCI (BGA Package)
Bus Type : PCI
Total Memory : 8 MB
Texture Memory : 4 MB
Processor : ATI 3D RAGE PRO PCI (GT-C2U2)
Converter : ATI Internal DAC
Refresh Rate (min/max) : 58/120 Hz

>> GPU Information
Number of GPU : 1

>> Video Bios Information
Date : 98/09/28
ID : 113-52302-100
Release Version : J5.30.1-B02

>> General Features
Width : 320 mm
Height : 240 mm
Pixel per inch : 96x96 dpi
bits per pixel : 32
Colour Bits/Planes : 1
Brushes : 4294967295
Pens : 4294967295
Markers : 0
Device Fonts : 0
Device Colours : 4294967295
Clip Output to Rectangle : Yes
Hardware Acceleration : Yes

>> Raster Capabilities
Banding : No
Transfer Bitmaps : Yes
Bitmap >64 KB : Yes
Fonts larger than 64 K : Yes
DIBs : Yes
DIBTODEV : Yes
Flood Fills : Yes
Scaling : No
StretchBlt : Yes
StretchDIB : Yes

>> Curves Capabilities
Chord Arcs : Yes
Circles : Yes
Elipses : Yes
Interiors : Yes
Pie Wedges : Yes
Rounded Rectangles : Yes
Styled Borders : Yes
Wide Borders : Yes
Wide, Styled Borders : Yes

>> Lines Capabilities
Interiors : Yes
Markers : Yes
Polylines : Yes
Polymarkers : Yes
Styled : Yes
Wide : Yes
Wide, Styled : Yes

>> Polygonal Capabilities
Interiors : Yes
Alternate Fill Polygons : Yes
Winding Fill Polygons : Yes
Rectangles : Yes
Scan Lines : Yes
Styled Borders : Yes
Wide Borders : Yes
Wide, Styled Borders : Yes

>> Text Capabilities
Stroke Precision : Yes
Stroke Clip Precision : Yes
90° Character Rotation : No
Any Angle Character Rotation : No
Independant X-Y Scaling : No
Double Weighted Characters : No
Italic : No
Underline : Yes
Strikeout : Yes
Raster Fonts : Yes
Vector Fonts : Yes

>> Color Management Capabilities
CMYK : No
Gamma Ramp : Yes
ICM Device : No

> Current Display : 1024x768 pixels at 75 Hz in True Colors (32-bit)

>> General Information
Depth : 32-bit/pixel
Refresh Rate : 75 Hz

>> Supported Resolutions
320 x 200 in : 256 colours at 60 Hz
320 x 200 in : 256 colours at 75 Hz
320 x 200 in : 256 colours at 85 Hz
320 x 200 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 60 Hz
320 x 200 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 75 Hz
320 x 200 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 85 Hz
320 x 200 in : 32-bit at 60 Hz
320 x 200 in : 32-bit at 75 Hz
320 x 200 in : 32-bit at 85 Hz
320 x 240 in : 256 colours at 60 Hz
320 x 240 in : 256 colours at 75 Hz
320 x 240 in : 256 colours at 85 Hz
320 x 240 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 60 Hz
320 x 240 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 75 Hz
320 x 240 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 85 Hz
320 x 240 in : 32-bit at 60 Hz
320 x 240 in : 32-bit at 75 Hz
320 x 240 in : 32-bit at 85 Hz
400 x 300 in : 256 colours at 60 Hz
400 x 300 in : 256 colours at 75 Hz
400 x 300 in : 256 colours at 85 Hz
400 x 300 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 60 Hz
400 x 300 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 75 Hz
400 x 300 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 85 Hz
400 x 300 in : 32-bit at 60 Hz
400 x 300 in : 32-bit at 75 Hz
400 x 300 in : 32-bit at 85 Hz
512 x 384 in : 256 colours at 60 Hz
512 x 384 in : 256 colours at 75 Hz
512 x 384 in : 256 colours at 85 Hz
512 x 384 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 60 Hz
512 x 384 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 75 Hz
512 x 384 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 85 Hz
512 x 384 in : 32-bit at 60 Hz
512 x 384 in : 32-bit at 75 Hz
512 x 384 in : 32-bit at 85 Hz
640 x 400 in : 256 colours at 60 Hz
640 x 400 in : 256 colours at 75 Hz
640 x 400 in : 256 colours at 85 Hz
640 x 400 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 60 Hz
640 x 400 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 75 Hz
640 x 400 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 85 Hz
640 x 400 in : 32-bit at 60 Hz
640 x 400 in : 32-bit at 75 Hz
640 x 400 in : 32-bit at 85 Hz
640 x 480 in : 256 colours at 60 Hz
640 x 480 in : 256 colours at 72 Hz
640 x 480 in : 256 colours at 75 Hz
640 x 480 in : 256 colours at 85 Hz
640 x 480 in : 256 colours at 90 Hz
640 x 480 in : 256 colours at 100 Hz
640 x 480 in : 256 colours at 120 Hz
640 x 480 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 60 Hz
640 x 480 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 72 Hz
640 x 480 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 75 Hz
640 x 480 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 85 Hz
640 x 480 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 90 Hz
640 x 480 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 100 Hz
640 x 480 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 120 Hz
640 x 480 in : 32-bit at 60 Hz
640 x 480 in : 32-bit at 72 Hz
640 x 480 in : 32-bit at 75 Hz
640 x 480 in : 32-bit at 85 Hz
640 x 480 in : 32-bit at 90 Hz
640 x 480 in : 32-bit at 100 Hz
640 x 480 in : 32-bit at 120 Hz
800 x 600 in : 256 colours at 60 Hz
800 x 600 in : 256 colours at 70 Hz
800 x 600 in : 256 colours at 72 Hz
800 x 600 in : 256 colours at 75 Hz
800 x 600 in : 256 colours at 85 Hz
800 x 600 in : 256 colours at 90 Hz
800 x 600 in : 256 colours at 100 Hz
800 x 600 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 60 Hz
800 x 600 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 70 Hz
800 x 600 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 72 Hz
800 x 600 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 75 Hz
800 x 600 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 85 Hz
800 x 600 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 90 Hz
800 x 600 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 100 Hz
800 x 600 in : 32-bit at 60 Hz
800 x 600 in : 32-bit at 70 Hz
800 x 600 in : 32-bit at 72 Hz
800 x 600 in : 32-bit at 75 Hz
800 x 600 in : 32-bit at 85 Hz
800 x 600 in : 32-bit at 90 Hz
800 x 600 in : 32-bit at 100 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 256 colours at 60 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 256 colours at 70 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 256 colours at 72 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 256 colours at 75 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 256 colours at 85 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 256 colours at 90 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 256 colours at 100 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 60 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 70 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 72 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 75 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 85 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 90 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 100 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 32-bit at 60 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 32-bit at 70 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 32-bit at 72 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 32-bit at 75 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 32-bit at 85 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 32-bit at 90 Hz
1024 x 768 in : 32-bit at 100 Hz
1152 x 864 in : 256 colours at 60 Hz
1152 x 864 in : 256 colours at 70 Hz
1152 x 864 in : 256 colours at 75 Hz
1152 x 864 in : 256 colours at 80 Hz
1152 x 864 in : 256 colours at 85 Hz
1152 x 864 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 60 Hz
1152 x 864 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 70 Hz
1152 x 864 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 75 Hz
1152 x 864 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 80 Hz
1152 x 864 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 85 Hz
1152 x 864 in : 32-bit at 60 Hz
1152 x 864 in : 32-bit at 70 Hz
1152 x 864 in : 32-bit at 75 Hz
1152 x 864 in : 32-bit at 80 Hz
1152 x 864 in : 32-bit at 85 Hz
1280 x 1024 in : 256 colours at 60 Hz
1280 x 1024 in : 256 colours at 70 Hz
1280 x 1024 in : 256 colours at 74 Hz
1280 x 1024 in : 256 colours at 75 Hz
1280 x 1024 in : 256 colours at 85 Hz
1280 x 1024 in : 256 colours at 90 Hz
1280 x 1024 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 60 Hz
1280 x 1024 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 70 Hz
1280 x 1024 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 74 Hz
1280 x 1024 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 75 Hz
1280 x 1024 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 85 Hz
1280 x 1024 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 90 Hz
1280 x 1024 in : 32-bit at 60 Hz
1280 x 1024 in : 32-bit at 70 Hz
1280 x 1024 in : 32-bit at 74 Hz
1280 x 1024 in : 32-bit at 75 Hz
1280 x 1024 in : 32-bit at 85 Hz
1280 x 1024 in : 32-bit at 90 Hz
1600 x 1200 in : 256 colours at 58 Hz
1600 x 1200 in : 256 colours at 60 Hz
1600 x 1200 in : 256 colours at 66 Hz
1600 x 1200 in : 256 colours at 70 Hz
1600 x 1200 in : 256 colours at 75 Hz
1600 x 1200 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 58 Hz
1600 x 1200 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 60 Hz
1600 x 1200 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 66 Hz
1600 x 1200 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 70 Hz
1600 x 1200 in : 65536 colours (16-bit) at 75 Hz
1600 x 1200 in : 32-bit at 58 Hz
1600 x 1200 in : 32-bit at 60 Hz
1600 x 1200 in : 32-bit at 66 Hz
1600 x 1200 in : 32-bit at 70 Hz
1600 x 1200 in : 32-bit at 75 Hz
640 x 480 in : 16 colours at 1 Hz
800 x 600 in : 16 colours at 1 Hz

>> ICM Information
Profil : sRGB Color Space Profile.icm
Copyright : LinoColorCMM © by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Version supported : Windows 5
Compatibility : Windows 4
ICC Signature : Win

> OpenGL : Yes

>> General Information
Manufacturer : ATI
Version : 1.1.3
Renderer : RagePRO
Acceleration : No, Software

> GDI Plus : Yes

>> GDI+ Image Decoders
Format BMP (1.0) : *.BMP;*.DIB;*.RLE
Format JPEG (1.0) : *.JPG;*.JPEG;*.JPE;*.JFIF
Format GIF (1.0) : *.GIF
Format EMF (1.0) : *.EMF
Format WMF (1.0) : *.WMF
Format TIFF (1.0) : *.TIF;*.TIFF
Format PNG (1.0) : *.PNG
Format ICO (1.0) : *.ICO

>> GDI+ Image Encoders
Format BMP (1.0) : *.BMP;*.DIB;*.RLE
Format JPEG (1.0) : *.JPG;*.JPEG;*.JPE;*.JFIF
Format GIF (1.0) : *.GIF
Format TIFF (1.0) : *.TIF;*.TIFF
Format PNG (1.0) : *.PNG

<<< IO Ports >>>

> Port installed : Printer Port (LPT1)

>> General Information
Type : Parallel
Input/Output Range : 0x0007
Mode ECP : Yes

>> Device Information
Printer : \\MAINPC\EPSON Stylus Photo 790

> Port installed : Communications Port (COM1)

>> General Information
Type : Serial
Input/Output Range : 0x0004
Interrupt (IRQ) : 04

>> Independant X-Y Scaling
Packet version : 2
Packet Size : 64 bytes
Current/Max Receive Buffer : 4096/0 bytes
Current/Max Transmit Buffer : 0/0 bytes
Speed : Programmable
Type : RS232

>> Features
DTRDSR : Yes
RTSCTS : Yes
RLSD : Yes
PARITY_CHECK : Yes
XONXOFF : Yes
SETXCHAR : Yes
TOTALTIMEOUTS : Yes
INTTIMEOUTS : Yes
SPECIALCHARS : No
16BITMODE : No

>> TimeOut Features
ReadIntervalTimeout : 0 ms
ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier : 0 ms
ReadTotalTimeoutConstant : 0 ms
WriteTotalTimeoutMultiplier : 0 ms
WriteTotalTimeoutConstant : 0 ms

>> Default Port Configuration
Speed : 1200 bps
Data Bits : 7
Stop Bit(s) : 1
Parity : None
Binary Transmission : Yes
CTS output flow control : No
DSR output flow control : No
DTR flow control : Enabled
RTS flow control : Enabled
DSR sensitivity : No
XOFF continue transmission : No
XON/XOFF output flow control : No
XON/XOFF input flow control : No
Error Replacement : No
Null Stripping : No
Abort on Errors : No

> Port installed : Communications Port (COM2)

>> General Information
Type : Serial
Input/Output Range : 0x0003
Interrupt (IRQ) : 03

>> Independant X-Y Scaling
Packet version : 2
Packet Size : 64 bytes
Current/Max Receive Buffer : 4096/0 bytes
Current/Max Transmit Buffer : 0/0 bytes
Speed : Programmable
Type : RS232

>> Features
DTRDSR : Yes
RTSCTS : Yes
RLSD : Yes
PARITY_CHECK : Yes
XONXOFF : Yes
SETXCHAR : Yes
TOTALTIMEOUTS : Yes
INTTIMEOUTS : Yes
SPECIALCHARS : No
16BITMODE : No

>> TimeOut Features
ReadIntervalTimeout : 0 ms
ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier : 0 ms
ReadTotalTimeoutConstant : 0 ms
WriteTotalTimeoutMultiplier : 0 ms
WriteTotalTimeoutConstant : 0 ms

>> Default Port Configuration
Speed : 1200 bps
Data Bits : 7
Stop Bit(s) : 1
Parity : None
Binary Transmission : Yes
CTS output flow control : No
DSR output flow control : No
DTR flow control : Enabled
RTS flow control : Enabled
DSR sensitivity : No
XOFF continue transmission : No
XON/XOFF output flow control : No
XON/XOFF input flow control : No
Error Replacement : No
Null Stripping : No
Abort on Errors : No

> Port installed : VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller

>> General Information
Type : Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Number of ports : 2

>> USB Port 2
USB Version : 2.00
Device Version : 1.00
Product ID : VEN_046D,DEV_08F0,PRT_FF
Max. Packet Size : 8 bytes
Speed Device : 480 Mb/s
Open Pipes : 1

<<< Drives >>>

> Number of Hard Disk : 1

>> General Information
SMART : Version 1.1
IDE Controller : VIA Technologies Inc VT82xxxx EIDE Controller (All VIA Chipsets)

>> Informations Hard Disk WDC WD400JB-00ENA0
IDE Controller : VT82xxxx EIDE Controller (All VIA Chipsets)
IDE Channel : #1 - Master Drive
Model : WDC WD400JB-00ENA0
Serial Number : WD-WCAD19987695
Revision : 05.03E05
Interface : ATA
Support : ATA/ATAPI-5
Size : 40 GB
Cache : 8 192 KB
ECC Size : 40
Multiple Sector : 16
IORDY : Yes
LBA Mode : Yes
DMA Mode : Yes
Multiword DMA Mode : 2
PIO Mode : PIO 4
UDMA Mode max. : 5 (ATA-100)
UDMA Mode Enabled : 4 (ATA-66)
SMART : Yes - Enabled
Power Management : Yes
Acoustic Management : Yes
Security Mode : Yes
Write Cache : Yes
48-bit Address : No
Cylinders : 16383
Heads : 16
Sectors per Track : 63

>> SMART Information Disk WDC WD400JB-00ENA0
Health : 94% (estimated)
Performance : 100% (estimated)

Raw Read Error Rate (01) : 00000 (Threshold : 051 - Worst : 163 - Max : 200)
Spin Up Time (03) : 00A38 (Threshold : 021 - Worst : 091 - Max : 095)
Start/Stop Count (04) : 0025B (Threshold : 040 - Worst : 100 - Max : 100)
Reallocated Sector Count (05) : 00000 (Threshold : 140 - Worst : 200 - Max :

200)
Seek Error Rate (07) : 00000 (Threshold : 051 - Worst : 253 - Max : 100)
Power On Hours Count (09) : 052C4 (Threshold : 000 - Worst : 071 - Max : 071)
Spin Retry Count (0A) : 00000 (Threshold : 051 - Worst : 100 - Max : 100)
Calibration Retry Count (0B) : 00000 (Threshold : 051 - Worst : 100 - Max :

100)
Power Cycle Count (0C) : 00253 (Threshold : 000 - Worst : 100 - Max : 100)
Reallocation Event Count (C4) : 00000 (Threshold : 000 - Worst : 200 - Max :

200)
Current Pending Sector Count (C5) : 00001 (Threshold : 000 - Worst : 200 - Max :

200)
Off-Line Uncorrectable Sector Count (C6) : 00001 (Threshold : 000 - Worst : 200 -

Max : 200)
Ultra ATA CRC Error Rate (C7) : 0000B (Threshold : 000 - Worst : 253 - Max :

200)
Write Error Rate (C8) : 00001 (Threshold : 051 - Worst : 200 - Max : 200)

>> Partitions
Hard Disk #1 : Partition #1 (37 GB)

> Number of CD-ROM Drive : 2

>> General Information
IDE Controller : VIA Technologies Inc VT82xxxx EIDE Controller (All VIA Chipsets)

>> Informations CD-Rom CD-ROM 36X/AKU
IDE Controller : VT82xxxx EIDE Controller (All VIA Chipsets)
IDE Channel : #2 - Master Drive
Manufacturer : LITE-ON
Model : CD-ROM 36X/AKU
Revision : U10I
Interface : ATA
IORDY : Yes
LBA Mode : Yes
DMA Mode : Yes
Multiword DMA Mode : 2
PIO Mode : PIO 4
UDMA Mode max. : 2 (ATA-33)
UDMA Mode Enabled : 0 (ATA-33)

>> Informations CD-Rom LITE-ON LTR-48246K
IDE Controller : VT82xxxx EIDE Controller (All VIA Chipsets)
IDE Channel : #1 - Slave Drive
Manufacturer : LITE-ON
Model : LITE-ON LTR-48246K
Revision : SK0A
Interface : ATA
IORDY : Yes
LBA Mode : Yes
DMA Mode : Yes
Multiword DMA Mode : 2
PIO Mode : PIO 4
UDMA Mode max. : 2 (ATA-33)
UDMA Mode Enabled : 1 (ATA-33)

> Drives Letters : A:\ C:\ D:\ E:\

>> General Information
Boot Drive : :\

>> Disk #0, Partition #0
Bootable : Yes
Active : Yes
Primary : Yes
Type : Installable File System
Number of Blocks : 78 140 097
Block Size : 512 bytes
Size : 40 007 729 664 bytes
Offset : 32 256 bytes

> Floppy Disk : 3½" HD (1.44 Mo)

> Drive C: (Hard Disk) : 12 GB available on 40 GB

>> General Information
Disk Type : Hard Disk
Peripheral Type : ATA
Model : WDC WD400JB-00ENA0
Free Space : 32%

>> Drive Information
Volume Name : Local Disk
Serial Number : 1C98-2623
Files Name : 255
File Management : NTFS
Volume is Compressed : No
Case Sensitive Search : Yes
Preserves Filename Case : Yes
Unicode Filenames : Yes
Access Control List : Yes
Named Streams : Yes
Object Identifiers : Yes
Reparse Points : Yes
Sparse Files : Yes
User Disk Quotas : Yes
Individual File Compression : Yes
Encryption : Yes
Share : Yes

>> Logical Features
Sectors per Cluster : 8
Bytes per Sector : 512
Cluster size : 4 KB
Free Clusters : 3147304
Total Clusters : 9767512

>> Physical Features
Cylinders : 4865
Heads : 255
Sectors per Track : 63
Bytes per Sector : 512

> Drive D: (CD-Rom) : 0 KB available on 0 KB

>> General Information
Disk Type : CD-Rom Data
Peripheral Type : ATAPI
Model : LITE-ON LTR-48246K
Recordable : Yes
Free Space : 0%

> Drive E: (CD-Rom) : 0 KB available on 0 KB

>> General Information
Disk Type : CD-Rom Data
Peripheral Type : ATAPI
Model : E-IDE CD-ROM 36X/AKU
Recordable : No
Free Space : 0%

<<< Printers >>>

> Default Printer : \\MAINPC\Samsung ML-1200 Series (Copy 2)

>> General Information
Printer : \\MAINPC\Samsung ML-1200 Series (Copy 2)

>> Current Configuration
Version : 0.00
Format : personnalised
Orientation : Landscape
Color printing : No
TTF Download : No
Number of copies : 0
Hatching : Specifical
Paper Type : Specifical
ICM Method : Specifical

> Printer installed : Microsoft Office Document Image Writer

>> General Information
Port : Microsoft Document Imaging Writer Port:
Print Processor : ModiPrint
Data : RAW
Priority : 1/99
Printing Mode : Spooler
Connexion : Local
Bidirectionnal Mode : No
Shared Printer : No
Jobs in progress : 0
Color printing : Yes

>> Loader Information
Loader : Default tray

>> Format Information
Format : Letter
Format : Tabloid
Format : Legal
Format : A3
Format : A4
Format : A5
Format : B4 (JIS)
Format : B5 (JIS)
Format : Japanese Postcard
Format : Custom Size

>> Resolution Information
Resolution : 100 x 100 dpi
Resolution : 200 x 200 dpi
Resolution : 300 x 300 dpi

>> General Features
Width : 210 mm
Height : 297 mm
Pixel per inch : 300x300 dpi
bits per pixel : 24
Colour Bits/Planes : 1
Brushes : 4294967295
Pens : 4294967295
Markers : 0
Device Fonts : 0
Device Colours : 4294967295
Clip Output to Rectangle : Yes

>> Physical Capabilities
Physical Offset X : 0
Physical Offset Y : 0
Physical Width : 2480
Physical Height : 3508

>> Raster Capabilities
Banding : No
Transfer Bitmaps : Yes
Bitmap >64 KB : Yes
Fonts larger than 64 K : Yes
DIBs : Yes
DIBTODEV : Yes
Flood Fills : No
Scaling : No
StretchBlt : Yes
StretchDIB : Yes

>> Curves Capabilities
Chord Arcs : Yes
Circles : Yes
Elipses : Yes
Interiors : Yes
Pie Wedges : Yes
Rounded Rectangles : Yes
Styled Borders : Yes
Wide Borders : Yes
Wide, Styled Borders : Yes

>> Lines Capabilities
Interiors : Yes
Markers : Yes
Polylines : Yes
Polymarkers : Yes
Styled : Yes
Wide : Yes
Wide, Styled : Yes

>> Polygonal Capabilities
Interiors : Yes
Alternate Fill Polygons : Yes
Winding Fill Polygons : Yes
Rectangles : Yes
Scan Lines : Yes
Styled Borders : Yes
Wide Borders : Yes
Wide, Styled Borders : Yes

>> Text Capabilities
Stroke Precision : Yes
Stroke Clip Precision : Yes
90° Character Rotation : No
Any Angle Character Rotation : No
Independant X-Y Scaling : No
Double Weighted Characters : No
Italic : No
Underline : Yes
Strikeout : Yes
Raster Fonts : No
Vector Fonts : Yes

>> Color Management Capabilities
CMYK : No
Gamma Ramp : No
ICM Device : No

> Printer installed : Auto Samsung ML-1200 Series (Copy 2) on MAINPC

>> General Information
Port : \\MAINPC\SamsungM
Print Processor : WinPrint
Data : RAW
Priority : 1/99
Printing Mode : Spooler
Connexion : Local
Bidirectionnal Mode : No
Shared Printer : No
Jobs in progress : 0
Color printing : No

>> Loader Information
Loader : Auto Select
Loader : Manual

>> Format Information
Format : Letter (8.5 x 11 in.)
Format : Legal (8.5 x 14 in.)
Format : Executive (7.25 x 10.5 in.)
Format : A4 (210 x 297 mm)
Format : A5 (148 x 210 mm)
Format : B5 (JIS) (182 x 257 mm)
Format : Folio (8.5 x 13 in.)
Format : No. 10 Env. (4.12 x 9.5 in.)
Format : DL Env. (110 x 220 mm)
Format : C5 Env. (162 x 229 mm)
Format : C6 Env. (114 x 162 mm)
Format : B5 Env. (176 x 250 mm)
Format : Monarch Env. (3.87 x 7.5 in.)
Format : A6 (105 x 148 mm)
Format : Custom Paper

>> Resolution Information
Resolution : 300 x 300 dpi
Resolution : 600 x 600 dpi

>> General Features
Width : 201 mm
Height : 288 mm
Pixel per inch : 600x600 dpi
bits per pixel : 24
Colour Bits/Planes : 1
Brushes : 4294967295
Pens : 40
Markers : 0
Device Fonts : 0
Device Colours : 8
Clip Output to Rectangle : Yes

>> Physical Capabilities
Physical Offset X : 102
Physical Offset Y : 102
Physical Width : 4960
Physical Height : 7014

>> Raster Capabilities
Banding : No
Transfer Bitmaps : Yes
Bitmap >64 KB : Yes
Fonts larger than 64 K : Yes
DIBs : Yes
DIBTODEV : Yes
Flood Fills : No
Scaling : No
StretchBlt : Yes
StretchDIB : Yes

>> Curves Capabilities
Chord Arcs : Yes
Circles : Yes
Elipses : Yes
Interiors : Yes
Pie Wedges : Yes
Rounded Rectangles : Yes
Styled Borders : Yes
Wide Borders : Yes
Wide, Styled Borders : Yes

>> Lines Capabilities
Interiors : Yes
Markers : Yes
Polylines : Yes
Polymarkers : Yes
Styled : Yes
Wide : Yes
Wide, Styled : Yes

>> Polygonal Capabilities
Interiors : Yes
Alternate Fill Polygons : Yes
Winding Fill Polygons : Yes
Rectangles : Yes
Scan Lines : Yes
Styled Borders : Yes
Wide Borders : Yes
Wide, Styled Borders : Yes

>> Text Capabilities
Stroke Precision : Yes
Stroke Clip Precision : Yes
90° Character Rotation : No
Any Angle Character Rotation : Yes
Independant X-Y Scaling : Yes
Double Weighted Characters : No
Italic : No
Underline : Yes
Strikeout : Yes
Raster Fonts : No
Vector Fonts : Yes

>> Color Management Capabilities
CMYK : No
Gamma Ramp : No
ICM Device : No

> Printer installed : Auto EPSON Stylus Photo 790 on MAINPC

>> General Information
Port : \\MAINPC\EPSONcolour
Print Processor : WinPrint
Data : RAW
Priority : 1/99
Printing Mode : Spooler
Connexion : Local
Bidirectionnal Mode : No
Shared Printer : No
Jobs in progress : 0
Color printing : Yes

>> Loader Information
Loader : Sheet Feeder
Loader : Sheet Feeder-No Margins

>> Format Information
Format : A4 210 x 297 mm
Format : B5 182 x 257 mm
Format : A5 148 x 210 mm
Format : Letter 8 1/2 x 11 in
Format : Legal 8 1/2 x 14 in
Format : Executive 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 in
Format : Half Letter 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in
Format : A6 Index card 105 x 148 mm
Format : Index card 5 x 8 in
Format : Index card 8 x 10 in
Format : Envelope #10 4 1/8 x 9 1/2 in
Format : Envelope DL 110 x 220 mm
Format : Envelope C6 114 x 162 mm
Format : Envelope 132 x 220 mm
Format : Photo Paper 4 x 6 in
Format : Photo Paper 4 x 6 in No Perforations
Format : Photo Paper 100 x 150 mm
Format : Photo Paper 200 x 300 mm
Format : 3.5x5 in / 89 x 127 mm
Format : 5 x 7 in / 127 x 178 mm
Format : Panoramic 210 x 594 mm
Format : B4 257 x 364 mm
Format : US B 11 x 17 in
Format : A3 297 x 420 mm
Format : Super A3 / B 329 x 483 mm
Format : B3 364 x 514 mm
Format : A2 420 x 594 mm
Format : US C 17 x 22 in
Format : User Defined

>> General Features
Width : 204 mm
Height : 280 mm
Pixel per inch : 360x360 dpi
bits per pixel : 24
Colour Bits/Planes : 1
Brushes : 4294967295
Pens : 83886075
Markers : 0
Device Fonts : 0
Device Colours : 16777215
Clip Output to Rectangle : Yes

>> Physical Capabilities
Physical Offset X : 42
Physical Offset Y : 42
Physical Width : 2976
Physical Height : 4209

>> Raster Capabilities
Banding : No
Transfer Bitmaps : Yes
Bitmap >64 KB : Yes
Fonts larger than 64 K : Yes
DIBs : Yes
DIBTODEV : Yes
Flood Fills : No
Scaling : No
StretchBlt : Yes
StretchDIB : Yes

>> Curves Capabilities
Chord Arcs : Yes
Circles : Yes
Elipses : Yes
Interiors : Yes
Pie Wedges : Yes
Rounded Rectangles : Yes
Styled Borders : Yes
Wide Borders : Yes
Wide, Styled Borders : Yes

>> Lines Capabilities
Interiors : Yes
Markers : Yes
Polylines : Yes
Polymarkers : Yes
Styled : Yes
Wide : Yes
Wide, Styled : Yes

>> Polygonal Capabilities
Interiors : Yes
Alternate Fill Polygons : Yes
Winding Fill Polygons : Yes
Rectangles : Yes
Scan Lines : Yes
Styled Borders : Yes
Wide Borders : Yes
Wide, Styled Borders : Yes

>> Text Capabilities
Stroke Precision : Yes
Stroke Clip Precision : Yes
90° Character Rotation : No
Any Angle Character Rotation : Yes
Independant X-Y Scaling : No
Double Weighted Characters : Yes
Italic : No
Underline : Yes
Strikeout : Yes
Raster Fonts : No
Vector Fonts : Yes

>> Color Management Capabilities
CMYK : No
Gamma Ramp : No
ICM Device : No

> Printer installed : \\MAINPC\EPSON Stylus Photo 790

> Printer installed : \\MAINPC\Samsung ML-1200 Series (Copy 2)

> Universal Driver : Not Installed

<<< Devices >>>

> Type of mouse : Microsoft PS/2 Mouse

>> General Information
Buttons number : 3

>> Settings
Wheel : Yes
Scrolling : 3 Lines
Buttons reversed. : No
Cursor : 32x32 pixels

>> Features
Double-clic speed : 500 ms
TRAILS : No
SONAR : No
VANISH : Yes
SHADOW : Yes
X/Y Threshold : 6/10
PEN Windows : No

>> Accessibility
Fonction Activated : No

> Type of keyboard : PC/AT Enhanced PS/2 Keyboard (101/102-Key)

>> General Information
Type of keyboard : 4
Keyboard Sub-type : 0
Function keys :
 

GODDEH

Junior Member
Dec 15, 2006
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Board a Socket 370 which is very very old lol
You could get a Pentium III 1.26 GHz, put I think its better to just buy a whole new system.

your daughter must be constantly pissed off with the loading on that lol :(

Just type "Intel Pentium III" into Ebay and make sure the chip is Socket 370 or Pin 370
like 10-20quid for 1.26ghz

Edit
Could buy your daughter a hamster for her birthday, and turn the case into hamster heavan! or if you wanted to go extreme, you could always turn it into a fish tank.
 

zeeon2003

Member
Aug 13, 2003
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Pentium III 1.26 GHz CPUs are "Tualatin" and they're different from Coppermine. Your motherboard may not have support for Pentium III Tualatin processors and it'll be a waster of money and effort in trying to track it down.

On Coppermine core you can get a PIII 933 for as low as $17.00, but you need to buy a cooler, which will again cost ou some extra $$.
http://www.pricewatch.com/cpu/pentium_iii_933.htm

I don't think you'll get warranty on the CPU, so if it doesn't work/not compatible with you motherboard, you're outta luck.

If your daughter really needs a more powerfull computer, I suggest you skip the upgrade and go for an entry level system.

 

trOver

Golden Member
Aug 18, 2006
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yah really. pentium 3 is just a waste of time. even if it is just web browsing and email, its still pathetic. Whats your budget on this upgrade??? i would sugest a new pc in general.
 

Preti9cboi

Senior member
Dec 8, 2004
364
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Hi Brian Jermain!!!

My mom is using a pentium 3. That thing is really slow when using windows XP with sp2. We had to uninstall it and put in windows ME but that's a bit of hassle since ME isn't supported anymore. It works though but she normally uses the AMD pc i built her.

Like the guy up there said, you should probably just buy an entry level computer to save yourself some hassle. If you do buy a new PC then save your parts. You could probably reuse the harddrive and CD drives.