Old Pc

[maxshot]

i have this old pc that i will like to upgrade, can i just get a newer cpu or do
i have to get a new motherboard/cpu.

Thanks!


Intel 466 Celeron (Bryant) motherboard R1

Specifications

BIOS AMI BIOS
RAM Capacity

* Two 168-pin dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets
* Support for up to 512-megabytes (MB) of 100-megahertz (MHz), non-ECC, unbuffered synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM)
o 32-MB to 256-MB using 16 Mbit/64 Mbit technology
o 512-MB maximum using 128 Mbit technology
* Support for Serial Presence Detect (SPD) and non-SPD DIMMs

Processor Host Bus Speed

* Intel® Pentium® III processor in a 370-pin Plastic Pin Grid Array (PPGA) socket with 66/100-MHz host bus speed
* Intel Celeron™ processor in a 370-pin PPGA socket with 66/100-MHz host bus speed

Chipset The Intel 810L chipset consisting of:

* Intel 82810L GMCH (Graphics/Memory Controller Hub)
* Intel 82801AA ICH (I/O Controller Hub)
* Intel 82802AB FWH (Firmware Hub)

On-Board IDE

* SMSC LPC47M102 low pin count (LPC) interface super I/O controller
* UATA 33

Slots

* Four 32-bit master PCI bus slots
* Supports 3.3-V to 5-V bus interface

The motherboard has a 370-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket that supports a single Intel 370-pin Pentium III or Celeron processor. The host bus speed of the motherboard is 66/100-megahertz (MHz). The socket also accomodates the clips for a Processor in Plastic pin Grid Array (PPGA) heatsink.

The processor's VID pins automatically program the motherboard's voltage regulator to the required processor voltage. In addition, the host bus speed is selected automatically.

[redwudz]

Is this the MB? http://support.gateway.com/s//MOTHERBD/INTEL/2508902/2508902nv.shtml

It depends on what you want to use it for as far as upgrading potential.
I'm not sure if that MB can handle Celeron processors up to the 1.3Ghz ones available in the 370 package. A 1.3Ghz 370pin CPU is about $40US. Some older MBs are limited to ~533Mhz, which is not a big improvement over what you may already have.

If you add memory, make sure it's PC100 as the newer PC133 memory modules aren't generally compatible with PC100. PC100 is often higher priced than faster DDR memory due to demand.

If you plan to use it for video work, you may be better off to buy an inexpensive Micro ATX motherboard that has much faster DDR memory, ability to use the newer Celeron D 478pin CPU with a much faster bus speed (533Mhz VS 100Mhz) and has USB 2.0, LAN, and built in video. These type of boards can be found in the $50US range. When Celeron switched over to the 478 pin versions, the 370 pin versions stopped (I think) at 1.3Ghz.

Comes down to; What do you want to do with it? (And how much you want to spend)

[ofbarea]

Your machine will not support Tualatin CPUs without adapters.

Without adapters you could use a PIII 800MHz like this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14292&item=6783179446&rd=1

Intel Pentium III CPU 1.0 Ghz will not work because they requiere a 133 MHz bus.

Your machine will also support Celeron (non Tualatin) upto 1.1 GHz: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16180&item=6781954371&rd=1

With an adapter like the PowerLeap PL-370/T you will be able to use Celeron Tualatin up to 1.4 GHz. Unfortunately this adapter is hard to find these days.

Avoid the PowerLeap PL-Neo/T Socket 370 Tualatin Processor Upgrade Adapter because it will usually require Intel Chipset 815 Rev B minimum.

Note: Tualatin Celerons will have an L2 Cache Size of 256KB. Non-Tualatin will just have 128 KB.

[Soopafresh]

Whatever you do, remember - you can try to turn a Pinto into a Porsche, but all you'll end up with is a weird looking Pinto. You might find yourself spending lots of money to upgrade eight year old technology.

[Prot]

I'm betting your power supply is pretty weak, too. That would need to be replaced as well. With a new mb, you need new memory. You could use the old hard drive, but you wouldn't get the transfer speeds of today's drives, so you needs to consider a new drive.
When you only need to upgrade one or two components, that's fine, but sometimes it's easier, and cheaper, just to buy a new computer.

[greymalkin]

Sell it off to someone who needs a computer for school...use that money to start building a machine within your budget...