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Twist said:The ram would be this: http://www.crucial.com/store/listpa...Compaq&cat=RAM&model=Deskpro+XE+560&submit=Go
But I am looking to overclock it, too.
yes i agree but you can do a low level format on the hdd this will make it IDE compatabledeez said:unfortunately some old compaq pc's used proprietary everything except pci cards so the drives may be useless too
check it out Twist and give us an update on your progress
lclark2074 said:
yes i agree but you can do a low level format on the hdd this will make it IDE compatable
i think western digitale has it on their web sight
larva said:There are no multipliers on a P60, the motherboard and chip run syncronously at 60MHz. There were only two models of this first generation pentium, the 60 and 66MHz. Since the motherboard was likely used for either there is probably a jumper on it to change the fsb from 60 to 66MHz, and thus the on chip clock rate. There is no other way to overclock a P60, and it will make a boat-load of heat at 66MHz. The P60-66 was a 5V chip that was essentially still in development when Intel pushed it onto the market to try to obviate the AMD 486 question. They could barely run at 66MHz, much less any more. While you will pick up 10% by upping the fsb, 10% of nothing is nothing. You may have to improve the heatsink and fan to cope with the prodigous heat produced.
Rest assured this is not the first P60 overclock. Since Intel charged a king's ransom for the 66MHz chip, very few were sold. I paid $250 for my P60, and only got it that cheap because I got it second hand from somebody who didn't pay for it. It ran at 66MHz, but made ridiculous levels of heat. After growing tired of the fan noise from the machine I sold it when the real pentium was finally introduced, the 3.3V P90/100.