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| 542829 | 2007-04-21 06:15:00 | Hi Guys Probably a silly question but here goes..... I have a P 4 LGA775 3.2GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache CPU on a Gigabyte 81915P Pro LGA775 ATX, Intel 915P Motherboard. Is it possible to up grade to a Intel Core 2 Duo CPU or do I have to get a new Motherboard? Many thanks Meg |
meg_h_nz (6960) | ||
| 542830 | 2007-04-21 06:36:00 | It's either this mobo (www.gigabyte.com.au) Or this one (www.gigabyte.com.au) I think you'll have to check the mobo to see which revision mobo you've got. It should be etched on it. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 542831 | 2007-04-21 06:48:00 | In short..... yes it does | chiefnz (545) | ||
| 542832 | 2007-04-21 07:13:00 | Same socket, LGA775. But the 915 chipset doesn't support Core 2 Duo. | qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 542833 | 2007-04-21 08:19:00 | That motherboard doesn't support C2D's, you'll struggle to find any board that will support DDR1 and C2D's, so you'll probably need to replace your memory while your at it. | Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
| 542834 | 2007-04-21 11:18:00 | Hi Speedy Gonzales It seems to be the GA-8I915P Pro (Rev 2 . x) (from what I can see from my photo I took last year of the MB) Does this make a difference to upgrading to C2D? Many thanks |
meg_h_nz (6960) | ||
| 542835 | 2007-04-21 12:25:00 | It does. Although the housing is compatible - LGA775; the chipset (915) doesn't support C2D CPUs. So you'll have to buy a new motherboard, sorry. A 965 or 975 chipset motherboard supports C2D. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 542836 | 2007-04-21 13:19:00 | It does. Although the housing is compatible - LGA775; the chipset (915) doesn't support C2D CPUs. So you'll have to buy a new motherboard, sorry. A 965 or 975 chipset motherboard supports C2D. Motherboards are cheap anyways |
Twelvevolts (5457) | ||
| 542837 | 2007-04-21 14:50:00 | MB's may be, but as some one mentioned before, if she is using DDR1 then she'll need to get DDR2 memory aswell. MB + RAM + C2D would be looking at $600+ (depending on which MB, RAM and C2D model you got) |
Faded_Mantis (79) | ||
| 542838 | 2007-04-22 12:01:00 | RAM is 1GB DDR-400 Dual Channel (2 X 512M, 32M X 8 CL2.5) SO is that DDR1 or DDR2 or what? Sorry ignorance is showing here :) |
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