Hardware: Matching a CPU

Question

So I've got an old machine I want to turn into a basic server (FTP, security camera, maybe a printer). It has this processor. I want to put in the A1400AMS3C (Google it, serverfault won't let me post 2 hyperlinks) which is supposedly the fastest with the same socket.

How do I find out if it'll work? What besides socket needs to match? (I have basic hardware competency and can replace most components, but I've never changed CPUs and I don't want to waste my money).

I realize this is more hardware than systems administration; if there's a better place for this question, please let me know.

Answer 1

You'll have to find the manual for the motherboard (might find it via Google) and see what the fastest processor it supports is. Without knowing that, it's impossible to know.

My knee-jerk guess is no, that Duron runs at 100MHz 8x; and the Athlon runs at 133MHz 10.5x; the different FSB speeds usually means different memory, and relatively few boards that came with 100MHz processors support 133MHz processors.

Side note: I wouldn't waste $30+ on an ancient machine upgrade like that. For $100 you can get a new MB & Processor that are 10+ times faster...