Upgrading CPU - AMD K6 II 400 to AMD K6 III 500 1

[TboneJr]

Hello
I have a DFI K6BV3+ rev.a+ Main Board - AMD K6 II 400 CPU.
320 Megs of PC 100 ram. 16 Meg VooDoo Banshee AGP 1X Video.
Sound Blaster live pci sound. Windows 98 SE. The system runs great but some of the newer games i want to play - i dont have a fast enough cpu, most need a PII 500. the 400 will play the games but they are slugish - i thought i would upgrade to a K6 II 550 or a K6III 550. My main board rev. A doesnt support the 550 but it does have the jumper setting to run these processors - should I take the chance with the 550 or stay with the 500 which the board supports?

( rev B. of the same main board supports the AMD k6 II & III 550)

Is this kind of upgrade even worth the trouble ??

Thanks for any help
Terry

 

[azpctech01]

Hello, This is just my opinion..have you looked in to buying a atx case ( if you dont have one already..)
and building a computer from scratch? you can get a mobo and processor together as well as hi perfomance memory to go with it. Perhaps you can still use the sound and video cards. With the newer technology why limit yourself to under 1 gigahertz? I wouldnt waste my time with it..perhaps you can give it to a school or charity or something

 

[Jethrowks]

if that board have 100 Mhz that it should suppprt k6/III 500


I can tell u it helps nothing
such upgrading can make about 10 to 15 % cpu faster
but overall it help nearly nothing
especially the newer game is thirst in Display card power
your cpu and display card is impossible come up with the newer games need, especially the display card