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Kymmy · 25-06-2010, 08:57

A P4 3ghz is available on ebay 2nd hand for £12+ Make sure though that the motherboard can take a HT 800 FSB chip.. Then also replace the ram with 1Gb (2x512Mb hopefully in Dual channel mode)

It'll then do as a nice little web browsing/email/office machine.. Or if you want to experiment as a test bed for linux desktop or server ..

Just remember if you change the CPU you'll probably need a better Heatsink/fan and at very, very least some new thermal paste (should come with the HS/Fan if you replace that)

25-06-2010, 08:57	#7
Kymmy Inactive Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,385	Re: Pc help A P4 3ghz is available on ebay 2nd hand for £12+ Make sure though that the motherboard can take a HT 800 FSB chip.. Then also replace the ram with 1Gb (2x512Mb hopefully in Dual channel mode) It'll then do as a nice little web browsing/email/office machine.. Or if you want to experiment as a test bed for linux desktop or server .. Just remember if you change the CPU you'll probably need a better Heatsink/fan and at very, very least some new thermal paste (should come with the HS/Fan if you replace that)