Daily Blog #30 · 4:48am Jul 22nd, 2017
Random Fact: The AMD k6-x series of CPUs was so successful that it singlehandedly generated enough revenue for AMD to develop the flagship Athlon line, which was internally codenamed “k7”, as a followup to the series that successfully competed against not just the Intel Pentium, but the Pentium, the Pentium Pro, the Pentium 2, and Pentium 3. The Athlon, compared to the k6-x, was able to reach much higher clockspeeds than its predecessor, and later on started the x86-64 generation of processors with the Athlon 64.
Thoughts & Opinions~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hopefully, by tomorrow, I’ll have the k6-233mhz installed and running in my old PC. Considering the jump from the 166mhz Pentium to the 233mhz k6, I’m pretty sure that I’ll be able to get some stuff installed and running...
(And yeah, it was pretty annoying to try and find a k6 model that used something along the lines of 3.3v for both core and I/O, ‘cause the mobo isn’t one of the newer split-voltage types.)
I still have that creeping feeling of loneliness, and hanging out with my one available friend kinda amplified that feeling when he had to go home. This is literally the biggest reason why I generally prefer school over long breaks. ‘Cause at least I’m not alone all the time.
from intel to AMD I am not sure that is going to work.
I am not sure but I think the pin configuration is going to be different.
I am betting at this point you may have better luck on craigslist finding a old pc or just parts witch may lead to a huge up grade.
I know I have a AMD board hear that if I remember right ran win xp with 3 gig of ram and I think the cpu was a 750 MHZ.
I would have to get a shovel to get to the back of my garage to find it but I am betting it still runs.
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No. I looked up the data sheet. This is an old socket 7 board, which was the last socket that both Intel and AMD used.
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Also, my entire goal for the build is to use the same platform. If I was going for performance rather than just pushing the limits, then I would've gotten out the mobo I have from my old desktop that I salvaged for parts. Socket 7 was the last socket that was both electrically and physically compatible with CPUs made by both Intel and AMD.
That's quite impressive