AcceleraPCI 466/128
Written: 3/4/2000
Written & Reviewed by:
MotoŽ
Price: $499
AcceleraPCI 466/128 supplied by:
Evergreen Technologies
The AcceleraPCI 466/128 upgrade platform is a
very unique product. In a nut shell, this is a Celeron upgrade kit designed to
upgrade an old Pentium class computer to a more powerful Celeron 466 system with
128 Megs of RAM.
The AcceleraPCI is more than just a processor
upgrade. The best way to view it is as a mini motherboard, complete with 128
megs of SODIMM SDRAM that's upgradable to 256 megs, ZX chipset and CPU on a PCI
card. The whole unit fits into a PCI slot and becomes your new computer. It's
even overclockable!
Evergreen Technologies makes 2 versions of
the AcceleraPCI. There is a Celeron 433 with 64 or 128 megs of RAM and a
Celeron 466 with 64 megs or 128 Megs of RAM. Prices range from $369 to $499 for
the top of the line Celeron 466/128 meg model that we tested.
At first glance that looks very expensive for
an upgrade. After all, for $499, you can almost buy a new computer without the
monitor. A quick search of the hardware price search engine shows you can buy an
Abit ZM6, Celeron 466 and 128 Megs of PC-100 RAM for $300. That makes the
AcceleraPCI nearly $200 more expensive than buying the parts and upgrading
yourself. Yes, you may need a new ATX case to install all the stuff in but that
would only add about $35 to the cost and nothing if your case is already ATX.
However, you shouldn't view this upgrade kit
that way. The AcceleraPCI was not meant for the do-it-yourself power crazy
computer nut like myself and most of you. The AcceleraPCI is for people who want
an easy upgrade. For those who wants to upgrade their computer and just shake at
the idea of getting a new motherboard, CPU, case, etc., and then having to put
all that together; then the AcceleraPCI is made for you. The unit is as close to
a plug and play upgrade as you can get. Installation is no harder than
installing a video card. The question to ask is does it make sense to spend this
much money on an upgrade?
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