Evergreen Spectra 400 – The Ultimate Socket 5/7 Upgrade CPU!

Computers were very expensive in the early to mid-90s and to make matters worse, technology was evolving at lightning speed. The Spectra 400 is perhaps the ultimate upgrade CPU that allows a 400MHz AMD K6-2 to work in even very old socket 5/7 motherboards. Not only did they provide a very potent upgrade chip, but BIOS updates and a great software package to make upgrading as seamless as possible. Join me today as I take an in-depth look at the Evergreen Spectra 400 and attempt to push it even further! The Intel Pentium Overdrive for 486 Systems Necroware’s Socket 7 VRM Project: Evergreen Spectra 400 Floppy and CD: Evergreen Spectra 400 BIOS Dump: My blog: Follow me on Twitter: 00:00 Introduction 03:43 The Evergreen Spectra 400 06:57 Test Setup 08:28 Gaming on the Pentium 100 10:19 Installing the Spectra 400 12:09 BIOS Updates 13:45 The Software Utilities 16:03 Much Faster! 17:55 3D Possibilities! 18:39 Pushing it Even Further 22:05 Benchmarks 23:49 Conclusion