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***glc*** · 01-05-2006, 12:55 AM

The difference between 1.5 and 2.0 GHz is not as big as it looks. Upgrades are generally only worth it if you double the speed. I doubt you will notice much real world improvement.

If you are going to buy memory anyway, why not replace all 3 items - processor, ram, and motherboard? You can still get decent Socket 478 boards and 3.0 Ghz processors - and DOUBLE the FSB speed - THAT will make a HUGE difference, along with the upgrade from SDRAM to DDR.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131515
-OR-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131484

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116171

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145440

If $188 is too steep for a processor, give her a Celeron-D. It's still a 533 FSB, better than your current 400.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819112186

This will leave you a perfectly good 1.5 GHz motherboard, processor, and ram as a core for a Linux project or something.

01-05-2006, 12:55 AM	#4
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 37,675	The difference between 1.5 and 2.0 GHz is not as big as it looks. Upgrades are generally only worth it if you double the speed. I doubt you will notice much real world improvement. If you are going to buy memory anyway, why not replace all 3 items - processor, ram, and motherboard? You can still get decent Socket 478 boards and 3.0 Ghz processors - and DOUBLE the FSB speed - THAT will make a HUGE difference, along with the upgrade from SDRAM to DDR. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131515 -OR- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131484 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116171 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145440 If $188 is too steep for a processor, give her a Celeron-D. It's still a 533 FSB, better than your current 400. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819112186 This will leave you a perfectly good 1.5 GHz motherboard, processor, and ram as a core for a Linux project or something. Last edited by glc; 01-05-2006 at 12:58 AM.