Need faster CPU. Now have intel pentium III 797MHz

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Vosje

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Hello,

I don't know much about this.

I don't have the money to buy a new one, but i really need to speed up my computer.

I think i only need to change my CPU. But i don't know which CPU's fit on my motherboard and i don't know what kind of motherboard i have. Where can i fnd that info on my computer?

This is what i have:
Intel pentium III processor, 797 MHz
384 Mb RAM

Can somebody advice me what CPU i can use?

I hope this is enough info.

Thanks a lot for your advices!
 
check what mother board you have. See how many Mhz of processor it can handle. If you keep your MB, I'm guessing a Pentium III 1+ GHz processor, and more RAM will noticeably improve your system's performance for not too much output of money.
 
Don't suggest ram unless you're 100% sure about it. I have a strong feeling it's SD RAM. either way, PC3200 is a bit of overkill if it is even DDR.

As for speeds, we need to know if it's a slot or socket processor, but yeah, most boards aorund that time were about 1GHz max. I know that's the max for my PIII
 
As far as I know the fastest socket 370 (Pentium III) chip you could get would be a 1.26 GHz which 1) wouldn't be extremely fast 2) would probably be hard to find and 3) if you did find it, it would be expensive ($125 for cheapest OEM on pricewatch). So I would recommend just keeping it the way it is and building a new computer. I know you said that you didn't have enough money to buy a new one but it would actually cost more to upgrade. New, fairly fast, computers can be built quite cheaply.
 
You can build yourself a nice gaming rig for under 1000$. I built my comp (intel 2.6 1Gb ram 9800 Pro) for rougly 900$ and it still runs all the newest games with 0 slow down. And I'm not being a fanboy when I say I like intel, they are cheap, and will play everything a brand spanking new AMD FX-55 can.
 
I have seen a 1.4GHz PIII before. They might have a few models of it, but the one I saw was for a server and actually out performed the P4 in some benchmarks!

The main limitation here is the mobo, which I beleive most are limited to about 1GHz...
 
The main limitation here is the mobo, which I beleive most are limited to about 1GHz...
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Thats the usually a BIOS limitation, if the CPU comes in the right socket/slot then the motherboard can take it
I have a strong feeling it's SD RAM. either way, PC3200 is a bit of overkill if it is even DDR.
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You're probably right, very few P3 boards took DDR memory.

You can get good performance out of the P3, IMO it's far superior to the P4 (look at the Pentium M, it's P3 based)
 
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You can get good performance out of the P3, IMO it's far superior to the P4 (look at the Pentium M, it's P3 based)
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I agree with that so much I still run a P3 Tualatin downstairs as a server computer. Only thing with the old boards that might limit is the ram (1Gb) mabye 2Gb max. As for the board taking the chip; like Cromwell said, it should be able to take the max P3 you can throw at it, BIOS is the problem.
 
Wow, so many advises, thanks a lot!

I have SD Ram, not DDR, that's about the only thing i know for sure.

I do not know what motherboard i have, how can i check that? Do i have to look inside the tower, or can i find it in properties or something like that? I have tried to find the info of my motherboard but failed.

And how do i know if i have a slot or a socket processor?

Will all PIII CPU's fit on my motherboard, or are there also differences within PIII CPU's?

And can i upgrade this possible BIOS limitation?

Many questions again.... But reading your posts above, i'm sure you're able to help me. :D
 
A. get cpuz (to see what mobo you have)
B. There are Slots and Sockets, you need to open the case and take a look at which it is if CPUz doesn't tell you. (Slots are big and long)
C. Once you find the mobo you have all you have to do is find the makers site and hope they still support it. If so it's as easy as downloading the file, putting it on a disk, and just following the instructions.
 
Great, that's the one. I got cpu-z and within a few minutes i knew what kind of mobo i have, and a lot of other things. Thanks. :)

I have the D815EEA from IntelCorporation.
The intel-site tells my that the maximum CPU for this board is a 1.0 GHz Intel PIII processor. That's not really i big difference from the 800MHZ PIII that i now have. Or do you thing that upgrading to a PIII 1 GHz will make a substantial difference in the speed of my computer?

I've heard things about overclocking or changing things in my computer so that i can use a better processor. Is this possible, and is this a good idea in my situation?
 
With an Intel built motherboard you wont be able to overclock, a BIOS update might let you put a faster CPU in but going from 800MHz to 1GHz wont be a big jump.
 
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