Hey fellow tech-weenies!
I just joined the community and look forward to squeezing all the info I can out of you guys!
I'm interested in upgrading the following system:
Motherboard ASUS K7M
CPU: 500MHz Athlon
RAM: 128Mb PC133 SDRAM
Video: GeForce 256 (ASUS)
Sound: SB Live! Value
HD: 20Gb WD (7200rpm)
Now, I really would like to purchase a new socket A motherboard and buy a T-bird, but being a student my finances are already extremely tight. So, what are the tradeoffs between purchasing a Slot-A T-bird or Slot-A Athlon. Would I be better off overclocking? Because I've tried to overclock (FSB set to 110) and only achieve 550Mhz. I'm basically dissappointed with the K7M because of the issue between the Irongate 750 chipset and the GeForce card (AGP1X) and that my board doesn't support sideband addressing. I thought about purchasing a new 900 or greater Athlon from Ebay, but I'm concerned about the possibility of getting screwed (getting what I pay for). Any suggestions would be appreciated...
Thanks.
I just joined the community and look forward to squeezing all the info I can out of you guys!
I'm interested in upgrading the following system:
Motherboard ASUS K7M
CPU: 500MHz Athlon
RAM: 128Mb PC133 SDRAM
Video: GeForce 256 (ASUS)
Sound: SB Live! Value
HD: 20Gb WD (7200rpm)
Now, I really would like to purchase a new socket A motherboard and buy a T-bird, but being a student my finances are already extremely tight. So, what are the tradeoffs between purchasing a Slot-A T-bird or Slot-A Athlon. Would I be better off overclocking? Because I've tried to overclock (FSB set to 110) and only achieve 550Mhz. I'm basically dissappointed with the K7M because of the issue between the Irongate 750 chipset and the GeForce card (AGP1X) and that my board doesn't support sideband addressing. I thought about purchasing a new 900 or greater Athlon from Ebay, but I'm concerned about the possibility of getting screwed (getting what I pay for). Any suggestions would be appreciated...
Thanks.