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Thread: Is this guy for real?????
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07-30-2002, 01:02 PM #1Web Hosting Master
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Is this guy for real?????
There is no such thing as an AMD K6-III 725 MHz!
This guy (see auction below) replied with the following insane excuse for listing the computer as such
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2041962181
"Since I am the one who owns the computer and I am the one who did the processor upgrade to an AMD K6 III processor with a clock speed of 725mhz I am only reporting the information that the computer puts out in terms of the processor speed according to the software that came with it."
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07-30-2002, 01:14 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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It was probably one of those Evertech upgrades. Which some use K6 III, while others used some of the VIA/Cyrix chips. And, I bet his BIOS didn't recognize the CPU.
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07-30-2002, 01:14 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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maybe he overclocked it?
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07-30-2002, 01:16 PM #4Web Hosting Evangelist
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Or the multiplier may be set incorrectly in BIOS.
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07-30-2002, 01:29 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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I think he is just BSing in order to make the PC sound more powerful than what it is.
This is not an upgrade. The K6-III maxxed out at 450 MHz and had a max multiplier of 5.5 - with an FSB of 100MHz you cannot reach the number 725 in any combination!
See the Socket 7 AMD CPUs multiplier settings here: http://www.elsaco.com/epox/support/faq-51.html
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07-30-2002, 10:43 PM #6Aspiring Evangelist
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I wonder what the software was?
Windows?
Its like when copying files from HDD to HDD always misrepresents the amount of time for transfer.
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07-30-2002, 10:57 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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LOL
No clue.
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07-31-2002, 04:16 AM #8Web Hosting Master
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Hmmm - Think he would barter it for - my 286?
At least it still has it's EGA moniter
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07-31-2002, 06:55 AM #9Web Hosting Master
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Possible Answers to the KIII-725 ..
1) It's not. (My first guess)
2) It's overclocked (Unlucky buyer)
3) It's this (And we can all get a laugh again )char x [5] = { 0xf0, 0x0f, 0xc7, 0xc8 }main (){void (*f)() = x;f();}
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