x_6985381 Posted January 26, 2006 CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 Okay im running a AMD Athlon 2000+ 1.66 GHz cpu clock speed Nvidia GeForce4 MX 440 Core: 325MHz // Mem Clock: 444MHz 512Mb's of RAM // 2 Harddrives 1 140 Gig Seagate 1 15 Gig western digital 10/100 Mb's Connection 27' Cord to Linksys 2.4 GHz Wireless B Router i get about 6.0 MBp/s on this, with my ps2 and intel running on it. Is this computer worth the time of pulling everything i can out of it? is there tweaks i've yet t discover? This computers old about 5 years the harddrives new not the 15 gig of corse. but she seems to run fine thanks -jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted January 26, 2006 CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 wat package do u have for comcast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x_6985381 Posted January 26, 2006 Author CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 Roadrunner xD 5/356 but i've been tweaking my connection for long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted January 26, 2006 CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 Well if you're allready getting 6 then you are above your cap and probably have the settings fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted January 26, 2006 CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 o i could have sworn u had comcast... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x_6985381 Posted January 26, 2006 Author CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 it feels like a very slow start up like i have to wait a good 5-8 mins for a start up and i've changed the harddrive / floppy / cd boot sequence hasnt helped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted January 26, 2006 CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 Oh, you want to make the computer faster, I thought you meant internet because you posted a pic of your cablenut settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted January 26, 2006 CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 it feels like a very slow start up like i have to wait a good 5-8 mins for a start up and i've changed the harddrive / floppy / cd boot sequence hasnt helped whoa there is something wrong there.. my amd athlon xp 1800 boots up in 45 seconds with only 384 ram http://www.testmy.net/forum/index.php?topic=9452.msg92192#msg92192 here is a bunch of tweaks by Rom-Dos go to services and u will find some tweaks for startup Also try http://www.startupmechanic.com/ to delete unwanted programs that run on startup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x_6985381 Posted January 26, 2006 Author CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 lol i wanna get what i can out of a 1.66 GHz amd rofl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted January 26, 2006 CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 OC that thing then...u got a new heatsink and AMD run pretty cool aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted January 26, 2006 CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 1.66 amd is pretty good and could compete pretty well with intel processors in the 2ghz range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted January 26, 2006 CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 Hey x_6985381 was this AMD custom built? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x_6985381 Posted January 26, 2006 Author CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 i can not overclock a box pc.. xD silly amc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted January 26, 2006 CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 Yeah that is wat i was asking u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted January 26, 2006 CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 You can get a cheap motherboard on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted January 26, 2006 CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 I would vote ditch and save your pennies.. The cost to upgrade this to say an A64, new graphics, new memory and new hard drive.. is worth the money.. There isnt a whole lot you can do with the old socket A any more.. infact some of the processors are more expensive then some of the older 939 or 754 A64 processors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x_6985381 Posted January 26, 2006 Author CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 ...there has to be tweaks to get this old dog up and running; i would have kept this computer over my intel if the harddrive didnt get erased.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted January 26, 2006 CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 Bet if you overclock this amd it could be as fast or faster than your intel, better for gaming too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted January 26, 2006 CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 Yeah there are tons of tweaks go here http://www.testmy.net/forum/index.php?topic=9452.msg92192#msg92192 i used alot of these tweaks and my amd 1800 is runnin pretty well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted January 26, 2006 CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 Bet if you overclock this amd it could be as fast or faster than your intel, better for gaming too. yeah he needs a new mobo because his system is not custom built Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted January 26, 2006 CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 its not even worth wasting the money on that processor - ...save for an upgrade - new motherboard will not show u a "worth the money" increase in performance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted January 26, 2006 CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 its not even worth wasting the money on that processor - ...save for an upgrade - new motherboard will not show u a "worth the money" increase in performance a new mobo will allow him to oc his processor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallowEarth Posted January 26, 2006 CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 Have you considered format and reinstall OS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted January 26, 2006 CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 a new mobo will allow him to oc his processor overclock it enough to actually be worth the 50 bux he is gonna spend on a motherboard ? ....i dont believe so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted January 26, 2006 CID Share Posted January 26, 2006 overclock it enough to actually be worth the 50 bux he is gonna spend on a motherboard ? ....i dont believe so u never no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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