Hello Everyone,I have a compaq 5wv-280 machine that has an AMD Athlon 900mhz processor in it. I'am able to go as high as a 1.4gig athlon thunderbird processor. My machine has 200mhz (FSB) I see that this processor is pretty expensive yet. Can anyone tell me where i can save a few dollars on one of these? Any input would be greatly appreciated.Thank You,E J FITZ
I was in the same boat a couple of years ago with my P3. The highest I could go was a 600Mhz P3 and I couldnt use a Coppermine. They had stopped making the non-Coppermine. I got one for about $80 but within a couple of months it was up to $140, with the 600 Coppermine which was a better processor selling for less than $70. They went even a little higher before the supply completely dried up.
Im guessing you are in the same situation. I would also guess that there is a 200Mhz board limitation that is common for the price to be that far out of line. There are people in your same situation and the demand is there. I dont think they will go down unless an unexpected supply shows up. The thing costs as much as a XP 2400+ and will likely go higher if anything.
Hello,
Of course my computer will only take 200mhz FSB processor. This thing kill's me. It's been a good computer of course ive upgraded everything now except the processor and video card.
This 1.4 gig processor is expensive, Can anyone help me out here?
Otherwise, I agree with torgo. Save your money and get a decent motherboard/cpu combo.
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