Replacement for an AMD K6-2 500?

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by Raistlin

According to this:

http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=St...re,+SG19&hl=en

Not far.....

Well i'm pretty sure I have a spare tower with a k6 and 256mb of ram in it. You'd have to see if one of these nice people have a faster chip than the (400mhz) that's in it tho. I mean if the 400 wasn't fast enough.

It all worked the last time I checked it.

edit - in fact it wouldn't surprise me if it had Xp on it.

Originally Posted by Raistlin

Ooooh, now that looks good.....

that is a good price saves messing about
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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

Well i'm pretty sure I have a spare tower with a k6 and 256mb of ram in it. You'd have to see if one of these nice people have a faster chip than the (400mhz) that's in it tho. I mean if the 400 wasn't fast enough.

It all worked the last time I checked it.

You are welcome to the k allsorts I have one or more should work,but don't shout at me if they do not

[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

Well i'm pretty sure I have a spare tower with a k6 and 256mb of ram in it. You'd have to see if one of these nice people have a faster chip than the (400mhz) that's in it tho. I mean if the 400 wasn't fast enough.

It all worked the last time I checked it.

edit - in fact it wouldn't surprise me if it had Xp on it.

Sounds cool.....

I've got a half funny feeling that I have a spare PSU laying about here somewhere (I just need to remember which box marked "computer spares" it is in) but if I don't have any luck with that I may be turning up on your doorstep

I'll let you know, cheers again
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Originally Posted by zinglebarb

You are welcome to the k allsorts I have one or more should work,but don't shout at me if they do not

Cheers, I'm gonna try to find the PSU I think I may have (hidden) here somewhere. If I take dilli up on his offer I may give you a shout for those

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by Raistlin

Sounds cool.....

I've got a half funny feeling that I have a spare PSU laying about here somewhere (I just need to remember which box marked "computer spares" it is in) but if I don't have any luck with that I may be turning up on your doorstep

I'll let you know, cheers again

Not a problem - I'm working 'till Tuesday - any time from weds morning is fine

If you want it let me know and I'll plug it in and make sure it still goes

[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

Not a problem - I'm working 'till Tuesday - any time from weds morning is fine

If you want it let me know and I'll plug it in and make sure it still goes

Cheers, appreciate it.

I'll prolly start pulling the flat (and, following that, the PC) apart on Saturday.

[zoombini]

I have a k6-2 500 in the loft waiting to be rebuilt as a file server.
It will be fast enough for what I want, it was miles faster than anything else when it cam out

[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by zoombini

I have a k6-2 500 in the loft waiting to be rebuilt as a file server.
It will be fast enough for what I want, it was miles faster than anything else when it cam out

That's what I've been using mine for and it's done fine (up until tonight's little episode ) I was just wondering if I could squeeze a bit more out of it (I guess I know the answer to that now )..... It must have seen me typing!!

[Halcyon]

To think I thought I was the only one still surfing the net with one of these. I had to build myself a new P4 3.4ghz for my music and graphics/games but for general web surfing and the odd bit of cd burning, and old games, it still does a good job.

I wouldnt reccomend trying to overclock any of these. I tried it once and it doesnt like it.
The k62 seems to run fine at 533 but not anything higher for me.
As for the motherboard.... I believe there were some that supported both AT and ATX power supplies. Mine does this but I currently have it on an old AT PSU.
I think the best bet would be a new motherboard or ebay if you are after another same processor.

[Raistlin]

Might be a rather moot point now Halcyon but I'll keep that in mind, thanks.

[Raistlin]

Update:

Ok, after having a fairly lousy day at work I was convinced that I was on a hiding to nothing with changing the PSU but.....

I swapped the old PSU out for one that I had laying around and it is working fine.

In fact there doesn't appear to have been any damage to any of the other components.

So, before I start counting my chickens:

1. Is there anything that I need to check before I go leaving this thing running with this PSU in it? The PSU is one that I have previously salvaged from an old machine and it's been knocking about in a box for the last 12-18 months.
2. What information can I give you about the motherboard to help you determine what (if any) performance increases I can gain (cheaply and) without changing the motherboard? I've installed Everest so I should be able to get a fair amount of info, I just don't know where to start.

Thanks a lot.

[paulyoung666]

if it was me , i wouldnt be taking a chance on the psu you have installed but there again i suppose a new pc could go tits up on you anyway , everest should give you the model number of the board if you look

[Raistlin]

Motherboard ID = 09/26/2000-SiS530-6801-2A5IMJ1AC-00

Motherboard Name = Jetway 530CF/531CF/531CN

It lists the CPU type as being Socket 7, I take it that this means any socket 7 will be ok? Are there actually any faster Socket 7 chips out there?

I take it that the easiest way to suss out what type of memory is in there will be to take a look at the motherboard's specs?

I haven't installed any of the motherboard's software yet, will I see any improvement in performance if I do?

As far as I remember 550mhz is max for socket 7 ,think after this amd shifted to slot

Originally Posted by Raistlin

Hmmm, and I can smell that sort of burning smell you usually get from Scalextric controllers!

Either the mobo is fubar, or the PSU.

[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by ScaredWebWarrior

Either the mobo is fubar, or the PSU.

As it happens, it was the PSU. Read on a bit further and you'll see