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| 515625 | 2007-01-13 23:24:00 | i currently have a pentium 4 1.73ghz cpu with a socket 478, im looking for an cheap upgrade still in the pentium platform. when im looking for other cpus do i only need to look for ones that match my socket type? is there anything else i need to look for? cheers |
kingping (11473) | ||
| 515626 | 2007-01-13 23:35:00 | If u want to upgrade the 478, you can buy another 478 pin CPU. Thats if u can find any! You'll have to find out what the brand / model of the motherboard is, and then find out what it can go up to as in GHZ. But OTOH if u want a totally different CPU like pin 775, you'll have to buy another CPU and another motherboard. And maybe ram as well. Do u know what the brand / model is? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 515627 | 2007-01-13 23:37:00 | its pretty old, but it says it can go up to 3ghz and support HT technology, whatever that means. still i can find some 478 cpus on tm thats pretty cheap and can offer a boost in performance than my 1.73ghz until i build my own rig later on in the year. | kingping (11473) | ||
| 515628 | 2007-01-13 23:47:00 | This is what HT means (en.wikipedia.org) Only thing is if u decide to get an HT CPU, you'll either have to do a system repair or reformat. What version of Windows is installed? As HT only works in 2k/XP + and Linux. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 515629 | 2007-01-14 00:18:00 | thanx alot, btw its xp pro. | kingping (11473) | ||
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