Is it worth upgrading this?

[ZeD[TOP]]

I've got a K6 2 400 and I'm thinking of buying a K6 2 550, is it worth or shall I just save pennies until I can get a Athlon

[Fragchild]

Save and buy an Athlon, or maybe a Duron :)

[Mr-Sharky]

u can get an athlon 550 for around 80 squid so it isn't that expensive http://forums.gameplay.com/ubb/teeth.gif

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[Fragchild]

Yeah, but you will have to buy new mobo and maybe new ram too :)

[MalePrincess]

I wouldn't even consider getting another K6.2 which won't be THAT much faster than your current set up overall. I think you would massive performance gains with an athlon. I certainly think it would be worth the wait. Thats assuming the wait is not going to be more than 6 months?

Peace out and all around.

[50sQuiff]

Zed m8ey, you obviously need a bit more performance so try and overclock the thing. I got my 450 upto 500 with no probs. I got it totally stable by bumping the voltage to 2.3 and lowering the DRAM timing in the bios. Windows, ie, etc are totally stable, as is Quake 3 - but expect crashes from some games - for me Fifa 99 for example. Give it a go - its money for nothing and chips for free! ;) (rofl at own crap joke)
If you're feeling adventurous as I will after I've finished my A-Level History exams, I'm bunging it up to 550 - might need an even higher voltage there.

[ZeD[TOP]]

Ta for the info guys....
Did someone say new memory for an Athlon??? I know I need mobo n a new power supply to 250w but memory????

[Fragchild]

well if you get a mobo based on kx133 chipset, then you can run memory at 133Mhz, for more performance. :)

[[APOC]WIIIJA]

Who knows how to overclock and tweak an athlon 750 on an asus K7V mobo?I know its set to jumper free setting so everything can be done from the bios but I aint sure whats what in there.
[Q3IE]WIIIJA ;)