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An to the reason I responded... Who are you in DAOC and what server/realm did you pick? I would love to get a gemstone group together over there.... reg
If your computer is 3-4 years old, it most likely will only support up to the PIII 733 processors. Problem is Intel doesn't make them anymore and so they are hard to find.
If you want both a new motherboard and new processor, then you can find yourself a PIV motherboard and get whatever processor you want, all the PIVs are great processors and in my opinion much more superior than AMD processors.
But maybe all you actually need is a better video card. In newer games, the video card can make up for a slower processor, infact a video card is more important than the processor in most cases.
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Originally posted by Makkah:
Well I have a TNT2 Model 64 32mb... and it still kinda choppy. Connection is on a T1 (i think? It's an ethernet LAN around campus). I really just think I need a new processor... a new motherboard and processor will run around like 250 bucks, right?rht
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It really depends on what motherboard and cpu that you want to get. A couple of places to check are motherboards.com & tccomputers.com. I've bought from both of them and have no complaints.
If you don't have it already an AGP video card will help out as well. reg
Computers run at top speed for about 3 years. I believe the website was dartek.com They have tons of refurbish computers that are pretty descent and very well priced. Yah might just want to look into that for the price.
The other thing I may suggest to you is that you put more ram in you computer. Always has played a major role in speed. I have a celeron 400 mhz with 190 ram and my baby runs like the day I bought her. She is only a 6 gig hard drive and she is actually the brand Emachines. I will always speak highly about them because they are a cheaper brand but my computer has lasted. I have had her for around 3 and half years now. 300 mp3's later.
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DDR RAM has gold tips, and lasts a life time, so even 20 years down the road your computer will run just as fast as the day you bought it. Processors don't wear out unless they've been overclocked, and even if they are overclocked they generally still last a life time.
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If it has the version 2 of that motherboard, you can put up to a PIII 850 in it, which it probably does, becuase intel themselves says the version 1 isnt supported passed 450 mhz.
but, the quick check is to go into bios and look at the number on the main screen, should be 4S4EB2X0.86A. something , if its version 2.
If its version one its 4S4EB0X1.86A.
If its version 2, might do you some good to upgrade.
Pentium III are still expensive now, probably run you about 120-140 bucks , even on ebay-- but worth it in my opinion, because its so easy to install and would help alot.
Also, pc 133 ram is really cheap, so id get more of that if your upgrading. And a graphics card 
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Thanks for the help!
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Just like I wouldn't try to drive a car without knowing what an ignition switch is - it's no reflection on your intelligence... just some things people should leave to others until they have an idea of what to do.
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But, couldnt hurt as a general FYI. Bios is a semi-permanently coded part of your computer that handles the core configurations of your computer, the basic hard drives to the real geeky memory address and shadowing and such... fun stuff. Its also where you set your system password.
To enter bios, 80% of the time you press del ete right after the memory check when you first boot your computer, other common ways are f2, ctrl-shift-esc ctrl-shift-del, ctrl-alt-esc. It usualy tells you which key to press, though if you have proprietary bioses like compaq or acer, who like to put their logo instead of useful information, you will either have to try a bunch of combinations, or sometimes tab/esc will get you to where you can see something. Dells usually pretty smart about it and gives you some info.
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Most people don't know what BIOS is or its function, even those who fix computers. I mean even Kelood got it confused, but it's a common error to confuse CMOS with BIOS since they work together (what you're referring to with the DEL at startup is CMOS Setup which is a tiny 64 byte RAM segment, BIOS can not be altered or reconfigured cause there's nothing to reconfig) Thing is it's not important to know what it is.
If you need to know what BIOS is in a nutshell... it's just the ROM chip that PCs use to make sure that the computer can bootup properly. If you know where the ROM chip is, that's all you need to know cause all BIOS is the software stored on the ROM chip.
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I checked my BIOS, yes BIOS, and was kinda confused with the results...
4S4EB2X0.10A.011.P03
Now that first string was the one you stressed as having a varying term, yet my second segment is the one that's different. What exactly would the difference between 10A and 86A be?
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Bios: Built in SOFTWARE allows the computer to boot itself and determines what a computer can do...blah blah...A ROM chip contains BIOS.
CMOS:
A semiconducter...blah.. holds date time, and system setup parameters.
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Professional opinion would tell you it voids your motherboard warranty and you shouldn't do it. Chances are though, as long as the chip has a 100 mhz bus, it will work.
I'd get a good CPU fan if you try it though, and make sure you got good circulation in that case...
get the newest flash BIOS upgrade (intel updated processor support in the newest release)
If your board handles the clock multiples and voltage, you should be fine with the adapter card.
Though, seriously, i'd doubt youd notice any difference between the pIII 850 and a celeron 1.1 , PIII might even be faster (and pIII is tested)
so, pick up a pIII, and if all you can find is 370 slots, the adapter card will work fine.
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