P2-266 Klamath....... too slow for a Voodoo 5 5500 PCI?

I have a 3 year old P2-266 with 64 MB of RAM and a 17" monitor with an 8MB Voodoo2..... I wanted to buy a new system but can't afford one, and since I dont have AGP I noticed that the Voodoo5 had a PCI version, and wonder if my system is too slow to take advantage of it for games like Nascar Heat, Nascar 4, GPL, and maybe Falcon 4, and the usual Quake3 and other games.................. Will I be able to take advantage of the FSAA and all that jazz and see better framerates? Is it worth the money?

Good advice, except above 533 MHz Celeron is coppermine- based and _won't_ work on 99% of P2 motherboards. Also, at 533 the 533A is coppermine. In article <649n5.5628$[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says... > There are a few upgrades you can do first which shouldn't cost you more than > $200. Spec out your motherboard and check the mfr's website to see if you > have the latest BIOS and what CPUs that BIOS supports. The most common > upgrade for a P2 is a Celeron 466, 500, 533, and maybe higher,

There are a few upgrades you can do first which shouldn't cost you more than $200. Spec out your motherboard and check the mfr's website to see if you have the latest BIOS and what CPUs that BIOS supports. The most common upgrade for a P2 is a Celeron 466, 500, 533, and maybe higher, fitted to a slot 1 adapter card (Powerleap). Also, another 64 MB of RAM would help out considerably. I recently upgraded a P2-266 to a Celeron 533 and was impressed by the results. There are several sites out there that go into greater detail on this particular upgrade. Try http://www.powerleap.com/ for a place to start. Good luck, Tom chochi <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> I have a 3 year old P2-266 with 64 MB of RAM and a 17" monitor with an > 8MB Voodoo2..... I wanted to buy a new system but can't afford one, and > since I dont have AGP I noticed that the Voodoo5 had a PCI version, and > wonder if my system is too slow to take advantage of it for games like > Nascar Heat, Nascar 4, GPL, and maybe Falcon 4, and the usual Quake3 and > other games.................. Will I be able to take advantage of the > FSAA and all that jazz and see better framerates? Is it worth the money?

After my first reply, I paid a visit to Powerleap's website and found that they are coming out with a new adapter card for the slot 1, SECC motherboards. The following is a product brief from their site: The PowerLeapT PL-iP3 is our most advanced slot-to-socket CPU upgrade solution. The PL-iP3 employs patented technologies to adapt Slot 1 systems to the voltage and pinout requirements of the new generation of Intel's Pentium III (FC-PGA) and CeleronT (FC-PGA and PPGA) processors. With the PL-iP3, you can hit speeds up to 1GHz when used when the latest Pentium III CPUs. In addition, the PL-iP3 also supports speeds up to 700MHz when used with the latest Celeron CPUs. By providing upgrade solutions that would otherwise require the replacement of your motherboard or computer, PowerLeap lets you enjoy the latest CPU technology. Special Features Provides a cost-effective CPU upgrade for Slot 1 (242-contact slot connector) systems. Supports the latest Intel PentiumT III (FC-PGA), and CeleronT (FC-PGA and PPGA) processors. Supports the 66MHz/100MHz/133MHz frontside bus (FSB). When used with SMP-compliant* Celeron (PPGA) CPUs, supports dual-processor operation. * Not all Intel CPUs are SMP-compliant. To see if your CPUs support dual-processor operation, you need to know the CPU version (the "stepping" and the S-Spec). Check the Intel web site to see the latest listing of CPUs that support dual-processor operation. Provides a power-on LED for maximum protection of your CPU investment. Provides multiple voltage settings for V/Core (1.5V, 1.65V, and 2.0V). Includes PowerLeap's unique Redundant Overheating Protection technology. This patented external power source technology allows older motherboards to use the latest 1.5V CPUs. Provides a power connector for a cooling fan. Supports VRM 8.4, 8.3, 8.2, and 8.1. Includes a retention cartridge for easy and secure installation. It looks as though you might be able to take an LX slot1 motherboard to a Celeron 700. Dave Simmons <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Good advice, except above 533 MHz Celeron is coppermine- > based and _won't_ work on 99% of P2 motherboards. Also, > at 533 the 533A is coppermine. > > In article <649n5.5628$[email hidden]>, > [email hidden] says... > > There are a few upgrades you can do first which shouldn't cost you more

than > > $200. Spec out your motherboard and check the mfr's website to see ifyou > > have the latest BIOS and what CPUs that BIOS supports. The most common > > upgrade for a P2 is a Celeron 466, 500, 533, and maybe higher,

Your P2-266 is too slow even for your 8 Mb Voodoo card, let alone the V5. Which BTW doesn't seem to perform very well with slower CPUs. It would be better and probably cheaper to replace the processor by a Celeron. Look at the site of your motherboard manufacturer which Celerons are supported for your board. A 533 (25 micron) should work and does wonders for sims like GPL. chochi <[email hidden]> schreef in berichtnieuws [email hidden]...

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> I have a 3 year old P2-266 with 64 MB of RAM and a 17" monitor with an > 8MB Voodoo2..... I wanted to buy a new system but can't afford one, and > since I dont have AGP I noticed that the Voodoo5 had a PCI version, and > wonder if my system is too slow to take advantage of it for games like > Nascar Heat, Nascar 4, GPL, and maybe Falcon 4, and the usual Quake3 and > other games.................. Will I be able to take advantage of the > FSAA and all that jazz and see better framerates? Is it worth the money?