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08-12-2003, 03:42 PM
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Super Socket 7 M599LMR
Yea I want to "Upgrade" but i don't know where to begin. The actual reason i want to upgrade is because i want to play "Enter the Matrix". The problem is that i have an old system this is wat i have:
Motherboard: Super Socket 7 M599LMR
AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor
56.0MB Ram
Display
SiS 530
Chip Type: 530 REv A3
I don't know it its old or whatever, but i would like to know what to do, where to begin.
Do i just need to buy a new mainboard? New Processor? Video Card? I don't know, I'm not very familiar with theses things.
I really need help.......
Thanx in advance
Dahotsauze
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08-12-2003, 03:50 PM
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This is a rather older and inexpensive MoBo made by Hsing (spelling) and marketed thru PcChips, Amptron etc.
What speed is your processor?
There are some things that can be done to upgrade what you have but you may be better off to spend a little more and get a much better MoBo and processor.
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08-12-2003, 03:56 PM
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PC-Chips is the maker. It's a 1st 3D capable generation shared-memory-VGA all-in-one board, certainly not suitable for any recent 3D game. CPU power and RAM size also are way below par.
Don't upgrade. Get a new machine. You'd start out with a new mainboard, CPU and RAM, only to discover your power supply is way too weak. Next you'll see that old HDD is holding overall system performance back, then you want a faster CDROM drive, and so on and on. You'll end up reusing nothing but your floppy drive. Give that thing another stick of RAM, and sell it off to someone who needs an email/wordprocessing/internet machine.
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08-12-2003, 04:01 PM
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Give that thing another stick of RAM,
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Where can i get RAM? How much would it cost? I'm willing to spen bout $90 on it. ANd how do i Install RAm?
Thanks
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08-12-2003, 04:23 PM
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Check your manual or visit PCChips website and download one. It has all the info on what and how to do RAM upgrades. But keep in mind, depending on where you live, you may be able to take that $90 tripple it and have a new machine (mobo, CPU, RAM, and video card) that's 10 times faster than what you have now. What are the recommended ideal requirements for the game you want to paly? Perhaps for $300 or so you could split the difference between the ideal and the minimum requirements.
I just noticed you live in Cali so Fry's is the place for you, dude.
Last edited by TOAD6147; 08-12-2003 at 04:29 PM.
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08-12-2003, 04:56 PM
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I will second the motion to simply get a new board and CPU. I have a PC Chips M598lmr which took heaven and earth to make it function close to correctly, and even today it is prone to glitches. As others have pointed out, others market this line as well (Amptron, etc.), nonetheless service support is nonexistent, and at times, destructive. These guys forwarded to me an FTP link to what was supposed to be the correct AGP graphics driver. It crashed the board completely.
Sorry my friend, in the world of MoBo's, PC Chips / Amptons are the pigs. Socket 7 is antiquated and suitable for word processing and light numbers. If you want a gamer, my humble suggestion is to invest at least $100 in a new board / CPU combination, then add a hefty chunk of RAM, which has really come down in price. Get something at least above 1 GHz in speed.
Via con Nachos, compadre
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08-12-2003, 06:59 PM
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Peter: Just a FYI all the boards made for PcChips, PcWare, Amptron, Houston Tech and about a half dozen others are all actually made by Hsing Tech Enterprise Co., Ltd. in Taipai Taiwan and are identical, labled nearly identical and marketed under the above names as "mfg" by the above names but in actuality they are all Hsing.
If you can't find support ie drivers etc under one name check another and you will find what you want. Amptron and PcChips usually have the "best" support.
Dahotsauze: if you really want to try to make this board work let me know. I have worked on several (totally frustrating) and have accumulated a number of web sites that will help you find the "latest" drivers and also discuss the quirks of the boards and solutions/fixes.
However, I think you see that it is unanimous that you should pass this board on to your worst enemy and get yourself something new.
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08-13-2003, 02:16 AM
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DoctorReno, "Hsin Tech Enterprises" _is_ Elitegroup. PC-Chips, ECS, Matsonic, Syntax, Supermicro, and a handful of others are their OWN brands.
Amptron is just a reseller - as witnessed by them selling other brands' gear as well.
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08-13-2003, 03:44 PM
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It's not worth arguing Peter. I have solid literature and experience to the contrary.
Bottom line is these are all lines to be avoided.
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