I need some info on how and what guidelines I need to stay in to upgrade my cpu, currently I have pavillion 750c that has a 1.8GHz 400MHz FSB (williamette) 256K L2 cache, how much more can I increase the cpu also my motherborad is ASUS P4B266-LA, all the advice will greatly help, because I just bought 2.8GHz 400MHz (northwood) 512K, installed and nothing happend.
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want to upgrade my p4 1.8
- Thread starter dvez
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dvez said:
what socket is yor motherboard?
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Can you overclock it at all? Check the CPU compatibility for your motherboard. Probably not worth a CPU upgrade right now, save your money towrds a full system upgrade.
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Here is what I found about that mobo. Looks like it's an OEM board that only supports HP BIOS. So, no overclocking. If you got a 2.8 400 bus CPU, then it should work if the BIOS supports a 28X multiplier.
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bph07030
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bph07030
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that's hilarious! a 2.8 ghz cpu with a 100 mhz fsb. Your motherboard is probably your bottleneck, with a fsb like that you are limiting your performance. Batboy wrote a thread about how the motherboard deserves more attention.
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