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by chris
Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:22 am
Forum: AMD Processor Forum
Topic: Processor upgrade.
Replies: 25
Views: 14330

Voltage 115v/230v
+3.3v +5v +12v

Current 8A/4A
-5v -12 +5VSB

+5v & +33v Combined Load 160w




I wrote that down before, i read those details on the power supply.

Is that what you were talking about?
by chris
Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:58 am
Forum: AMD Processor Forum
Topic: Processor upgrade.
Replies: 25
Views: 14330

Well my computer sure know's how to scare the cr*p outta me! lol. I did it last night. Had a bit of trouble getting the fan off at first. Had trouble getting the new one on too, but it wasnt me having to force it trouble, it was just awkward as the motherboard was still in its casing and quite close...
by chris
Tue Sep 27, 2005 2:04 am
Forum: AMD Processor Forum
Topic: Processor upgrade.
Replies: 25
Views: 14330

Hi all,

Just to let you know i will be switching over the processor tonight (and ill benchmark before/after). There was a little problem with delivery which they didnt email me about so i had to phone up. Hopefully ill be on here later tonight with good news!

:)
Chris
by chris
Wed Sep 07, 2005 4:54 am
Forum: AMD Processor Forum
Topic: Processor upgrade.
Replies: 25
Views: 14330

Well i've ordered my processor. Printed off the guide killswitch linked me to above and had a read through it (think ill be reading it a few more times before touching anything!) so i think im all set, now just to wait for the equipment to arrive and get going on it. Bye for now, ill probably have a...
by chris
Tue Sep 06, 2005 2:28 am
Forum: AMD Processor Forum
Topic: Processor upgrade.
Replies: 25
Views: 14330

gvblake22 mentioned further up the thread that I should be ok getting the processor and just having the 2 x 256 sticks that i already have so i wasnt going to get any extra RAM yet anyway. But thanks for letting me know that that one is not ok for my computer if i happened to get it in the future. :)
by chris
Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:53 am
Forum: AMD Processor Forum
Topic: Processor upgrade.
Replies: 25
Views: 14330

Yeah i had a look at it thanks, ill definately be printing it off and keeping it close by, lol. Ill order the processor tonight and start backing up all my files getting ready for when it arrives. Again, thanks for all the help guys, ill let you know how i get on... if my computer still works after ...
by chris
Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:07 am
Forum: AMD Processor Forum
Topic: Processor upgrade.
Replies: 25
Views: 14330

I was actually talking about the 2800 one that is second from the top, not third from the bottom. The one near the top has heatsink/fan written beside it as opposed to the one at the bottom which says OEM. Plus i was told that my motherboard cannot handle the 400fsb speeds that the 3200 gets to so i...
by chris
Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:05 am
Forum: AMD Processor Forum
Topic: Processor upgrade.
Replies: 25
Views: 14330

Thanks for the info, that was a close call, i almost went ahead and bought them #-o lol. What about the ones on this website:- http://www.pcupgrade.co.uk/productsDisplay.asp?keywords=AMD+Athlon+XP++(Socket+A) More specifically the second processor (2800) as it seems to come with the heatsink too. Ch...
by chris
Mon Sep 05, 2005 2:19 am
Forum: AMD Processor Forum
Topic: Processor upgrade.
Replies: 25
Views: 14330

Thanks for your help guys, ill have a look at that tutorial again, i found a few video clips that give demonstrations too. How do i check the hard drives rpm's? I will also have a look and see what programs are coming up when i first put on the computer. I have found this - http://www.komplett.co.uk...
by chris
Sun Sep 04, 2005 4:18 am
Forum: AMD Processor Forum
Topic: Processor upgrade.
Replies: 25
Views: 14330

Hi and thanks for your reply. Sorry I didnt make myself more clear. I have actually bought more memory and an extra hard drive. I bought the extra hard drive around January and the memory a couple of months later. So my computer has now 80GB's worth of hard drive space (previously 40GB) and 512MB of...
by chris
Sat Sep 03, 2005 1:24 pm
Forum: AMD Processor Forum
Topic: Processor upgrade.
Replies: 25
Views: 14330

Processor upgrade.

Hi everyone, My computer spec is as follows :- AMD Athlon XP 2000+ KT400A Series Motherboard Mercury KOB-132 256MB (i added another 256 RAM to make it 512) PC 2100 DDR 266 DIMM Nvidia 64MB DDR GeForce 4 MX 440 Gigabyte GA 7VAX-A Skt A I feel that sometimes my computer is slow and thought it might be...