computer help

[RABBITPOLICE]

ello im pretty sure almost all of you work with computers so im gona ask you a question

you see I have an e monster 500 with a 500mhz pentium 3 processor its the only computer I can use
the question is if i bought a pentium 3 with 1ghz for 20$ and put it in will it work right?

or should I just but an old computer tower with 800mhz for 20$

oh and I have opened up computers before I switched the color card and changed the cdrom
and ive also popped in and popped out hard drives

I hope you guys can help me thanks

[Clavin12]

Well first of all, using periods might help.

[technoid]

ello im pretty sure almost all of you work with computers so im gona ask you a question

you see I have an e monster 500 with a 500mhz pentium 3 processor its the only computer I can use
the question is if i bought a pentium 3 with 1ghz for 20$ and put it in will it work right? 

or should I just but an old computer tower with 800mhz for 20$

oh and I have opened up computers before I switched the color card and changed the cdrom
and ive also popped in and popped out hard drives

I hope you guys can help me thanks

It's not quite that easy (sometimes though).  We need to know the capabilities of that motherboard.  Looks like the eMonster 500 is from e-Machines.  Per that spec, your CPU is in a Slot 1 formfactor.  A 1.0GHz Pentium III is most likely a PGA formfactor (but there are some 1.0 GHz Slot 1's).  Won't work.  Even if you could fit it in there, the motherboard will dictate how fast your CPU will go and is probably only hardwired to around 500 MHz, especially if it's from eMachines, heh.  You can try maxing out memory to 256MB, if you haven't already.   Contact eMachines for possible upgrade solutions for that system.

That 800 MHz system will probably be a better choice for upgrading to, if you can get it for $20.  What CPU is it?  Pentium III also?

[RABBITPOLICE]

the second choice im not sure im just gona look for an old computer on ebay
thanks thou

[squirrelof09]

Geez, I thought my Amd dual core 3.22 Ghz, Nvidia Geforce 250 OC, 4 GB ddr2 800mhz Ram was a bit out of date. At least the new 21.5 inch monitor makes up for the rest of the computer being out of date.

Anyway, enough about me. Post some links of some computers you are interested on ebay. You may end up buying a better computer in the long run off ebay, provided you spend a little more than just twenty bucks.

[technoid]

the second choice im not sure im just gona look for an old computer on ebay
thanks thou

Yep, be sure you know what you're getting, including condition (used, new, refurb, for parts, for repair, etc) so read all the fine print by the sellers. 

Geez, I thought my Amd dual core 3.22 Ghz, Nvidia Geforce 250 OC, 4 GB ddr2 800mhz Ram was a bit out of date.

I doubt BZII will work on my Commodore 64(s), even with the 4 MHz 65C02 accelerator attached.   

[VSMIT]

I doubt BZII will work on my Commodore 64(s), even with the 4 MHz 65C02 accelerator attached.   

It might. 

[AHadley]

Best option is actually scratchbuild. The one I am currently looking at is a computer powerful enough to run anything ever released for PC on mid/high spec for just under £400.