A600 68000 to 68010?

[tokyoracer]

It's been a while since I have had a good play with my A600 (spec as listed in my signature) but something that has always slightly botherd me is it's performance. On 3.1 its just that little bit too slow, even with an extra 1mb Fast RAM and would be nice for them windows to open a little faster which actually got me thinking...
Is it possible to fit a higher grade CPU to the motherboard (like a 010 or better)? If it is possible then what would I need to do for it to work effectively? Finally, would it be possible to fit a CPU plug so it can be removed with ease?
Even if it's a tiny increace in performance it will be more then worth it as it only needs that little boost so it's more useable.

Any help on this idea?

[tokyoracer]

I just recently had a 68010 in my A1000. It was not noticeably faster, and stopped about 30% of the games we play from working..
If you just use Spreadsheets, data bases, etc., it may be worth the upgrade. If games are in the mix, I would look for an '020 or '030 accelerator (hard as they are to find).

Well it will mostly be used for MIDI stuff and the rare game blast but not often.

As for the accelerator route, it isn't really an option due to it's price and rarity (and is slightly pointless as I got a 030 powerd 1200 anyway).

[tokyoracer]

It's not really worth the effort of replacing a surface-mount 68000.  Benchmarks will show maybe 10% increase if that, and you'd be lucky to notice any difference.

I'm not fussed even if it's a tiny improvment.
What's the maximum fequency it can take? maybe if it was higher then it would be more worth while...?

[tokyoracer]

The A600's chips (except the rom chip) are all SMD and not socketed. This makes replacing them very hard and requires excellent soldering skills, in contrast to older models like the A500/1000/2000/3000 in which replacing chips is very easy.

If you also want to increase the frequency of the cpu: forget it. This way, you will also increase the frequency of all other parts of your A600. There's no chance in hell this will work in any reliable way.

Making your own turbo board would be easier than replacing your A600's cpu ánd increasing its operating frequency at the same time. Seriously.

The only realistic chance you have on improving your A600's speed, is adding a real turbo board with an 68020 or 68030.

Damn that's a downer.

Thanks for the heads up though guys, looks like I will be giving this one a miss but at-least I have learned something.