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Greetings - eTower 333k; Upgrading CPU/RAM
Topic Started: Jan 8 2005, 04:03 PM (91 Views)
Hiro Miyamoto
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Greetings. This is my first post here. I'm certainly relieved to see that eMachine owners, especially owners of older machines like mine, have a website which we can discuss and troubleshoot problems and upgrades.

I have an eTower 333k which I've owned for many years. Here are it's current specs:

Win98 (Original)
AMD K6-2 400MHz (Replaced Original AMD K6-2 333MHz)
350W Power Supply (Replaced Original 150W)
CC Custom Tower (Replaced Original Tower)
HP CD-Writer 8200e USB Burner
3DFX Voodoo 4 4500PCI 32MB Video Card (Disabled On-Board Video)
160MB SDRAM (1x128MB + 1x32MB)
AOC Spectrum 7VLR Monitor (1280x1024, .28DPI Non-Interlaced)
D-Link Wireless G Router
Maxtor 13GB HD 7200RPM EIDE (Replaced Original 3GB)
Maxtor 60GB HD 7200RPM EIDE (Primary HD)

I have two questions concerning upgrading my computer. First off, I would like to know what would be the most powerful processor I can put into my original Trigem motherboard. I have heard that the AMD K6-2 400MHz (which I currently have) is the most powerful, but I have also heard that the AMD K6-2 500MHz can be used. What is the truth? Second, I would like to know if I can upgrade my RAM to 512MB using 2x256MB. I'm not sure if my BIOS will support that much SDRAM.

Thanks for your input, I hope to hear from you soon.
Originally eTower 333K
Current Specs:
AMD K6-2 400MHz CPU
160MB SDRAM
Win98
3DFX Voodoo 4 4500 PCI 32MB Video Card
D-Link Wireless G
HP CD-Writer 8200E USB
AOC Spectrum 7Vlr Monitor
Maxtor 13GB 7200RPM HD
Maxtor 60GB 7200RPM HD
350W Power Supply
CC Custom Tower
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TJSEVEN
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OZ ... The Great and Powerful!!
Well....since you have a Delhi III and you have a Voodoo card.....the truth is that you can use an AMD K3+ @600 mhz and 512mb sdram if you use the right type of memory.
That is the truth.
If that sounds like more, let us know.
TJ pirate :santa:
THE BLACK PEARL with a new sail!
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo Core 2MB L2 cache S939
Overclocked to something or other this week!
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 MOBO
(3 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 1 AGP, 1 Future CPU Port, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, LAN)
4 Gig G.SKILL PC3200 DUAL DDR SDRAM
and other Stuff....!
ZOOM>>>ZOOM>>>

I ALWAYS SAY," IF YOU HAVE TO SPEND MONEY TO OVERCLOCK THEN IT ISN'T REALLY AN OVERCLOCK!!"
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Hiro Miyamoto
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Thank you very much for your input, that definitely clarified things up. I had absolutely no idea that an AMD K6-3 would work on my system, I thought I was limited to only using the AMD K6-2 line up of processors.

Thanks again for your help!
Originally eTower 333K
Current Specs:
AMD K6-2 400MHz CPU
160MB SDRAM
Win98
3DFX Voodoo 4 4500 PCI 32MB Video Card
D-Link Wireless G
HP CD-Writer 8200E USB
AOC Spectrum 7Vlr Monitor
Maxtor 13GB 7200RPM HD
Maxtor 60GB 7200RPM HD
350W Power Supply
CC Custom Tower
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TJSEVEN
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OZ ... The Great and Powerful!!
AMD K3 cpus work as is ,AMD K2+ and K3+ require a small software workaround or an available patched bios upgrade.
THE BLACK PEARL with a new sail!
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo Core 2MB L2 cache S939
Overclocked to something or other this week!
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 MOBO
(3 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 1 AGP, 1 Future CPU Port, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, LAN)
4 Gig G.SKILL PC3200 DUAL DDR SDRAM
and other Stuff....!
ZOOM>>>ZOOM>>>

I ALWAYS SAY," IF YOU HAVE TO SPEND MONEY TO OVERCLOCK THEN IT ISN'T REALLY AN OVERCLOCK!!"
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