Amd-k6®-iii

[RJ]

I have a Compaq 1690 notebook with a amd-k6-2 400mhz processor will any socket 7 cpu work for example AMD-K6®-III 550mhz is there a difference between a notebook cpu and a desktop cpu other than the heat sink and fan?I want to go with the AMD-K6®-III but not sure if the cooling is the same.PLEASE HELP thanks Rick

 

[Bender]

Any K6-2 or K6-3 will fit but it might not work properly. The laptop versions of these chips are identical but they run at a lower voltage. Some laptops have dipswitches to change the voltage but you will probably be stuck at 2.0v or whatever the default is. I think your laptop has multiplier and FSB dipswitches but I'm not 100% sure. If I'm correct AMD even had a K6-2 600 on a .18u process so you may want to look into that. The worst part about upgrading is removing the CPU since that style Compaq doesn't use a ZIF socket.

 

[Bruno]

The K6+ chips were made to be mobile. Overclockers found out that they could run them on desktop SS7 boards. They are the best K6's ever produced. The K6-3+ 450's oc'd to 600, but AMD never made an actual 600 socket 7. They run at 2v. core, but I'm not sure about a vanilla K6 mobile chip.

Find out if Sisoft Sandra can evaluate the system. It might be able to give you some info. Or goto the manufacturer's site.

Bruno

 

[repo man11]

Tiger Direct have K6-2+ 450's for $35.00. With 128kb on die level 2 cache, they are much better than any standard K6. A standard K6-3 is still using the .24 micron process, so they run much hotter, and use more power than the + series with the .18.

 

[demon-eater]

personally i thought they made k6-2 on .25 and then the last line of them were made on .21... correct me if im wrong but I believe thats what the amd website says/said