I have a Compaq 5610 with a 350 Pentium
II CPU, a 100 MHz bus and 224 MB of RAM. I'd like to upgrade my CPU.
I was thinking a 800 Pentium III. Is that my best low cost option?
Maybe a 750 or even 700 would offer the same speed (somewhat) for lower
price?
I'd rather not replace my whole motherboard, memory, etc at this time.
I use my computer for a wide range of things, from speech recognition, to
games, to 3d work.
As shown on our Pentium-III
info page, upgrading to an 800 or 850MHz processor would more than double
your system speed. Your challenge will be to find a Slot-1
version of this chip, as they are generally only available in Socket-370
configurations these days.
Your best bet is to search
for such out-of-stock items offered by those selling used components.
Note that current pricing on these discontinued processors can range up
to around US$350. If you are considering paying this much for a speed
upgrade, you might instead consider a low-cost Duron & Socket-A motherboard combination. This would provide the same performance
increase, plus allow a longer upgrade path to faster processors in the
future.
The CPU
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