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Here's the situation--one of my friends put together an Athlon 500 for me about 4 years ago. I have had probs with it on and off, specifically with the m/b, but on the whole I am relatively pleased with the system as it meets most of my needs. However it is no longer functioning and I need some advice about getting the situation corrected. I have a limited knowledge of these types of problems--meaning just enough to open up a case, mess around with a few components, and very likely make things worse--but I think I have pretty well established that it is not the RAM or the video card. I suspect it is not the motherboard either b/c I had to buy a new one just over a year ago. So my dilemma--do I buy a new Athlon 500-ish processor and just pop it into the motherboard, just start over with a new motherboard and processor, or take it to a tech. I do not really want to spend more than about $70 fixing this, so I guess taking it to a tech is pretty much out. I believe I am leaning towards an Athlon Tbird 950 with a new motherboard and have been looking around at places like Pricewatch. The other prob is that I do not really know what I am getting just from looking at the specs--meaning I do not know if my vid card, tower, and hard drives will go with the bundle that I have in mind. The specs are:
Athlon CPU+Fan preistalled and tested with MSI-6389 Motherboard
This Socket A system board made by well known MSI for Gateway computers.
Excellent quality motherboard for system builders or for upgrading your existing
computer. CPU Support:
AMD Athlon processors up to 1400 MHz 200/266 FSB
AMD Duron up to 950MHz
VIDEO and SOUND:
Built-In
Chipset:
VIA KM133
Slots:
3PCI/1 4x AGP
Memory:
PC133 SDRAM DIMM system memory
100/133 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB)
Controller:
Ultra ATA 33/66/100 drives
What I would essentially like to know is--would this go well with a large tower, will I be able to put my own video and sound cards in, will this support my cd drive and cd-rw drive, and for $69 is this a good deal? Appreciate any help--thx.
Athlon CPU+Fan preistalled and tested with MSI-6389 Motherboard
This Socket A system board made by well known MSI for Gateway computers.
Excellent quality motherboard for system builders or for upgrading your existing
computer. CPU Support:
AMD Athlon processors up to 1400 MHz 200/266 FSB
AMD Duron up to 950MHz
VIDEO and SOUND:
Built-In
Chipset:
VIA KM133
Slots:
3PCI/1 4x AGP
Memory:
PC133 SDRAM DIMM system memory
100/133 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB)
Controller:
Ultra ATA 33/66/100 drives
What I would essentially like to know is--would this go well with a large tower, will I be able to put my own video and sound cards in, will this support my cd drive and cd-rw drive, and for $69 is this a good deal? Appreciate any help--thx.