Should I upgrade with a Powerleap adaptor??

[StillBlue]

I have been doing some intial research into upgrading my 486 (Dug it out of the loft when my newer PC packed up big time). I have managed to add a CD drive to it and get it to work with larger than 500ish mb HD's (I now have a 4gb HD on its way to my for my sort of price (Free!!)). I have dug around various computer shops and managed to get 64mb for it (most the motherboard will support). So now I want to speed it up from 66mhz.

So the question is how?? A powerleap adaptor sounds hopeful but is there a better way? Can you overclock even once you have a powerleap adaptor??

The systems details can be found on this (http://forums.overclockers.ws/vb/showthread.php?threadid=60370&referrerid=0) thread.

Thanx in advance.

Blue

[StillBlue]

The board is Socket 3. I can get a powerleap adaptor very cheap as I know a shop that is getting rid of a few that they have remaining for next to nothing. I am getting round the Max HD problem using Ontrack's Disk Manager which seems to do the job fine (My bios only allowed 512mb). I have no manual for the motherboard and nothing is marked out very well on it. Haven't been able to find a ISA USB card. Don't think that ISA is fast enough to support USB. Didn't know if the serial ports or parallel port might be able to have some sort of adaptor added to them. It does seem that 133mhz is the best I'm going to get.

Blue

[repo man11]

This time last year I had a 486 that I wanted to get fast enough to play mp3's. I bought an Evergreen 133 CPU for $25.00 on ebay. It was a lot faster than the 66 mhz CPU, but it still couldn't play mp3's without skipping. So I overclocked it to 150. It could then play mp3's. But it had a tiny fan, so I couldn't put the case back on. Then a friend gave me an AT case with an old Biostar socket 7 board. I haven't looked back since. Keep your eyes open for old socket 7 boards. They are often available for next to nothing, many of them are USB capable, and quite a few can be run to 400 with k6-2 CPUs. Even if they only have 66 mhz bus and a 3.5 multiplier, any k6-2 at or over 400 will recognize the multiplier setting of 2 as 6. 6x66=400! Of course you can do a lot better than that with super socket 7 boards, but people usually want real money for those.

[StillBlue]

Thanks for that, I will probably go for the Powerleap for now as I can get it v. cheap, but I have a laptop in the pipeline (about 6 months away). So the 486 is just to keep me going for the time being as my newer computer packed up big time.

The only thing I am a little worried about is finding somewhere to plug the fan in as the 486 doesn't have one and I don't have a manual for the motherbaord and it is not very clear whats what on it. Sure I will work it out eventually.

Blue

[StillBlue]

The spec of my system can be found in this (http://forums.overclockers.ws/vb/showthread.php?threadid=60370&referrerid=0) thread. I haven't managed to find anything about it on the net.

Blue

[engjohn]

StillBlue,

I have a deal for you....

I have a few older AT boards and a Few Pentium 100's and 120's..

The can be yours for the low low price of shipping....

I just want to get rid of them...

If you do not want them.... anyone else?!? Free is free is free...