System upgrade

[lad24mx]

Well, I've upgraded my system !! http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/rolleyes.gif
Wow !!! What a difference. I went from a 450 K6-III system with 256 RAM to a Duron 800 mhz

I saw no improvement in Windoze, figures. But Linux, windowmaker is smoking !!!!

What about you guys? Was upgrading to a faster processor what you expected?

Here is what's currently in my box:

Jetway MoBo (only one I could find with an ISA slot)
Duron 800 mhz
256 RAM (generic)
Diammond TNT2 Ultra
Creative Modem ISA (great modem)
Hauppauge TV card
Netgear NIC
Sounblaster Live Value

I had some conflicts with the modem after upgrade, but fortunately setting the modem to PnP solved the problem, go figure.

[chadm1967]

I just completed the EXACT same upgrade (processor and RAM, anyway). I also went from an AMD K6-III 450 to an AMD Duron 800. You're right......a HUGE improvement in Linux.

Before, my install of Mandrake 7.2 (CD 1 and 2) was taking about an hour. I reinstalled the other day in about 20 minutes (literally).

I've always been happy with the AMD products that I use.

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[This message has been edited by chadm1967 (edited 09 January 2001).]

[sno]

yeah i went from a k6-2 400-500, to a duron 700-840 then finally to a tbird 900-1000

rocks!!

ryanharron@yahoo.com

[DeadDodo]

Smokin' new rigs eh ?

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--well congrats guys & hope u have fun 'Tinkering' & customising everything
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almost every custom built AMD system i have built last month smokes the -inTel celery-
[ i do part time work - earning $$$ building systems from Scratch]-[For friends]-

[Cross fingers]
to be able to SMP some Amd chips soon in the near future...

Question: upgrade & recompile a new kernel...
its not a matter of why but because u can~!
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*Dead Dodo was here....
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