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RPS - 28/12/05 at 11:18 AM

Hi All,

I need a little advice on CPU upgrading if anyone can help or point me to a website that can help.

I am looking to upgrade my 1.1 Ghz Socket 478 for a 2+ Ghz. My questions are:

1. Do I need to match the 400 MHz specification given in the motherboard handbook?

2. Is the process of changing the processor easy enough and should I buy a heat sink and fan as well to make it easier?

3. Is there anything else I need to consider?

If anyone can help, many thanks.

RPS

CommanderAce - 28/12/05 at 11:27 AM

Hi there, could you list the make and model number of your current motherboard.

Also you may be interested in this little offer

RPS - 28/12/05 at 11:35 AM

Hi,

The Motherboard is a P4 Titan GA-8ILMT4 (Intel 845GL chipset).

Looks a tempting offer, but I rather not change the whole lot at the moment if I don't have to.

Thanks,

RPS

CommanderAce - 28/12/05 at 11:41 AM

Well, here is a list of CPUs your board should support according to Gigabyte themselfs

EDIT:
Oh and as for heatsinks and fans if you buy the CPU retail packs they should come with a new one for that CPU.

[Edited on 28-12-05 by CommanderAce]

zzrpowerd-locost - 28/12/05 at 03:05 PM

quote:
Originally posted by RPS
Hi All,

I need a little advice on CPU upgrading if anyone can help or point me to a website that can help.

I am looking to upgrade my 1.1 Ghz Socket 478 for a 2+ Ghz. My questions are:

1. Do I need to match the 400 MHz specification given in the motherboard handbook?

2. Is the process of changing the processor easy enough and should I buy a heat sink and fan as well to make it easier?

3. Is there anything else I need to consider?

If anyone can help, many thanks.

RPS


Unless you can get one alot cheaper, celerons have less preformance than a p4 due to lower internal cache!

My old 1.6ghz 400fsb p4 used to run rings around my cousins 2.4ghz 400fsb celeron even when i overclocked the celeron to 2.8ghz

iirc the 478pin celeron only has a 128kb cache

You can also get alot more preformance be getting a chip thats ment for a laptop. Usually have lower clock speed to save battery but a massive cache!


[Edited on 28-12-05 by zzrpowerd-locost]

zzrpowerd-locost - 28/12/05 at 03:16 PM

This one would be good, has a 512kb cache

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pentium-4-2-6-Ghz-CPU-Socket-478-400-FSB_W0QQitemZ6830121859QQcategoryZ14293QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/P4-2-8Ghz-Socket-478-CPU-400-FSB_W0QQitemZ6834307567QQcategoryZ14293QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/P4-2-4Ghz-Socket-478-CPU-400-FSB_W0QQitemZ6834307950QQcategoryZ14293QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

zzrpowerd-locost - 28/12/05 at 04:10 PM

All available 400fsb Pentium 4 processors over 2ghz

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zzrpowerd-locost - 28/12/05 at 04:12 PM

And the mobile ones, note the l2 cache size

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the_fbi - 28/12/05 at 05:01 PM

Are you 100000% sure its a P4 motherboard?

Intel never made a 1.1GHz P4 (not according to my memory, or their website) but they did do that in a Celeron and P3, socket 370.

May be worth checking the POST screen to be certain of the motherboard before buying anything.

[Edited on 28/12/05 by the_fbi]

zzrpowerd-locost - 28/12/05 at 08:13 PM

quote:
Originally posted by the_fbi
Are you 100000% sure its a P4 motherboard?

Intel never made a 1.1GHz P4 (not according to my memory, or their website) but they did do that in a Celeron and P3, socket 370.

May be worth checking the POST screen to be certain of the motherboard before buying anything.

[Edited on 28/12/05 by the_fbi]


they did but it werent a socket 478, it was a 479

the_fbi - 28/12/05 at 08:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by zzrpowerd-locost
quote:
Originally posted by the_fbi
Are you 100000% sure its a P4 motherboard?

Intel never made a 1.1GHz P4 (not according to my memory, or their website) but they did do that in a Celeron and P3, socket 370.

May be worth checking the POST screen to be certain of the motherboard before buying anything.

[Edited on 28/12/05 by the_fbi]


they did but it werent a socket 478, it was a 479


The Pentium-M series are not to be confused with P4's. Intel never made a P4 1.1GHz, they do however do a Pentium-M 1.1GHz and yes, its a socket 479, so certainly not the one being used here (unless the motherboard isn't the one listed above).

Again, I'd suggest being 100% sure of the motherboard which is currently being used. Possibly the board is badly configured and running a faster CPU at only 1.1GHz, but I'd think it's more likely that the board/CPU isn't what you think it is (well we know its not a 1.1GHz CPU for a start).

RPS - 29/12/05 at 03:40 PM

I have just checked and the CPU is a 1.1, but it is a AMD Duron. Does this makes sense?

Thanks for all the help.

RPS

the_fbi - 29/12/05 at 04:05 PM

That makes a lot more sense!

It does however mean the motherboard model you indicated, isn't correct.

RPS - 30/12/05 at 02:32 PM

Thanks Guys, you saved me a lot of money. I took the cover off the PC and the actual Motherboard is different to the MB handbook I was given with the computer. Funny thing is, I used the wrong model number to get the RAM memory when I upgraded that and it worked just fine!

Thanks,

RPS