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I wish to upgrade my PC to an Athlon 2.2GHz. I now have 1.2GHz AMD Athlon mounted on an IWILL FSB133 motherboard. My RAM is 516M PC133. I have WIN98SE and would like to keep it. My first question is: Is the difference in performance significant enough to go through the trouble and expense. Second question is: What else should I be concerned about. All the associated components are pretty much up to date.

Zero Bubble

If you're just upgrading the CPU (assuming that board will allow it),,there's hardly any trouble and little expense... and yes,,well worth it !

The 2.2gig Athalon

I agree with Brett, a 2.2ghz athlon is going to give you a big, fat performance boost.

Question, Is that 2.2ghz? or an XP2200+

Thanks for the advice gents but I'm still trying to find out the fastest  AMD AThlon CPU that will fit on my existing motheboard. Specs on my motherboard as follows: Iwill KK266
                                     Board: 8363-686B
                                     BIOS: Award Software Int.l, Inc.
                                     PG: 04/26/2001
                                     Socket: 462
                                     Processor: 1.2GHz AMD Athlon

Zero Bubble


                   

Congo's correct... we've hit that magic barrier where you can build (or buy) an incredible computer for peanuts...

DDR PC2700 (333) RAM is, for all practical purposes, as fast as RAMBUS and much cheaper...

A 2-3 ghz computer with 1gig of RAM.. will be "technically current" for much longer than we've grown use to.  (I.E.  stuff being obsolete in 3 months  ;)  )

You'll be well served for at least 2 years,,,IMHO

Got the word from Iwill Support that my motherboard can only take up to a "1.4tbird". By that they probably meant that all I can go up to is 1.4GHz, not much up to from a 1.2GHz which I have now. Guess I'll just have to wait until I'm ready to do some serious upgrading of both the motherboard and the processor.

Thanks to you all

Zero Bubble

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