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Pentium 3 question

JoeCoke
By JoeCoke
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Gonna need someone with knowledge of old computers. :D

 

I built a Pentium 3 PC out of old junk parts I found in the garage and everything works great despite the terrible conditions these things were stored in. So.. I wanna know if I can upgrade it from 1.1ghz to 1.4! Here's a CPU-z of the system. I can't find anything about this upgrade anywhere on the internet. And yeah, I know upgrading this is pointless and won't accomplish anything. It's just for fun.

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Shot of the system just in case.

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Thanks!

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Tualutin is the last revision of the Pentium III and it does have a 1.4GHz version, so I don't see why not. Also who says this won't accomplish much? Now you have an old school rig that can play games that won't run on newfangled machines :D

 

I'd also say put Windows 98 on it or dual boot it. Most games that can run on XP run just fine on later releases of Windows and those that don't are probably out of that computer's league anyway (like Fallout 3 and its DirectSound problem).

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2 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Tualutin is the last revision of the Pentium III and it does have a 1.4GHz version, so I don't see why not. Also who says this won't accomplish much? Now you have an old school rig that can play games that won't run on newfangled machines :D

 

I'd also say put Windows 98 on it or dual boot it. Most games that can run on XP run just fine on later releases of Windows and those that don't are probably out of that computer's league anyway (like Fallout 3 and its DirectSound problem).

Thanks! I will definitely be adding 98 to this system to have more game compatibility and to squeeze every last bit of performance out of this thing. Funny enough I have a legit key for SE. :D

 

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22 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Just remember to not connect it to the internet. :P

the internet is pretty much a mine field on old windows versions lol

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