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Jack wrote:
> 
> folks,
> need some help, please!
> I have a P60, 16MB Ram, some 1MB graphics-card,quad CD-Rom
> I want to upgrade, so should I
> 
> buy P166MMX or P200MMX or wait 4 better Chip ?
> more Ram ?
> better graphics-card ?
> better CD-Rom ?

Jack,  I would look at your motherboard before you go and get an MMX
CPU!  make sure it is upgradable to the speed you are looking at. And
make sure it will support the dual voltage requirments of MMX.

If it were me, I would leave the CD Rom drive alone, it should serve you
well and you will see little if any performance gain from upgrading.  

Graphics Card!!!!! YES, this can really improve your perfomance. 
Several good options out there. If you are doing lots of 3D games then
you may want to look at one of the 3Dfx cards or the Verite card if you
want to save some cash.

The P60 does need to go soon.  Again I would look at the motherboard
first.  You can get a good board from $130 to $180 US dollars in US. 
Don't know your pricing but this should give you an idea of what you are
looking at.  I would also consider the Cyrix CPU's. Very good value and
great performance.  Although if you play Quake alot you may want to
stick with Intel.

> 
> or buy some P150-Chip because it's not worth all the money ?

The 150 is another good value.  If you consider the new Motherboard
option, look at the boards that support the 75Mhz bus speed.  Such as
the M Tech R534, Gigabyte, and Asus as well as several others. And use
the p150 with the 75MHz setting and you will get very good performance
jump over the P60. Don't know about where you are but the 150's have
really come down in price.  Using the 150 with the 75MHz bus will give
you performance of a 166 from what I have read.


> 
> Maybe I just buy a console, that's cheaper (I play games,mostly)

I really hope you don't do this. But it is your money.

> 
> or do you have any other ideas ?
> 
> Please help, I don't know what to do!


Well, you need to do some real upgrading.  I would first look at a good
graphics card. You will get some improvement, but it will be limited on
the CPU you have.  You can always move the card to whatever you upgrade
to!  The CPU and Motherboard would be next and then the Memory.  Last
would be the CDRom.  I have found little improvement of going to an 8X
from a 4X, installs are quicker and some of the movie sequences are
better, but game play itself really seems to be about the same.

Good Option
M Tech R534 Motherboard		$179.00
Cyrix P166+ CPU			$169.00
Good 2d/3d Card			$149.00

These are U.S. Prices!  I am sure you have an idea of what this would
translate to in Austria.
And if you have had MMX about a week then you are not waiting very long
for the new stuff.



> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
>                                 Jack
> 
> P.S.:I'm from Austria; everything is more expensive ( I think so) and comes
> to our strores later (MMX is here since about a week)
>