Upgrading a processor ...

zenkmander · Mar 31, 2005, 07:50 PM

Hey, it's me again, with another question. I currently have a socket 478 Intel Celeron D 330 processor @ 2.66GHz. I'm planning on purchasing a Pentium 4 3.0GHz processor of the same socket. The P4 has a Prescott core, 0.9 micron process, and Hyper-Threading. Will my motherboard/computer support this? I am particularly confused about the micron process and Hyper-Threading. I'd appreciate it if someone could explain this to me.

krips · Apr 1, 2005, 01:19 AM

Micron Process - Refers to how short the distances are between things in the processor or something. Basiclly, the smaller the better.
Hyper Threading - An Intel only thing. It is kind of like having 2 processors.

>GSXR<mrbusa · Apr 1, 2005, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by zenkmander

Hey, it's me again, with another question. I currently have a socket 478 Intel Celeron D 330 processor @ 2.66GHz. I'm planning on purchasing a Pentium 4 3.0GHz processor of the same socket. The P4 has a Prescott core, 0.9 micron process, and Hyper-Threading. Will my motherboard/computer support this? I am particularly confused about the micron process and Hyper-Threading. I'd appreciate it if someone could explain this to me.

you need to make atleast a basic signiture so we can see what ya got going on under the hood.

zenkmander · Apr 1, 2005, 01:46 AM

Not much, but it should do for now.

So, would it be compatible as long as it's the same socket? Or can motherboards only support certain speeds?

**dj_stick** · Apr 1, 2005, 02:07 AM

check the motherboard manual for the maximum FSB supported, then compare with the stofck FSB rating of the CPU

zenkmander · Apr 1, 2005, 02:14 AM

Yeah, just did. Guess I'm going to have to wait for my new motherboard before getting a new processor. Thanks anyway.

Dyre Straits · Apr 1, 2005, 02:15 AM

Here's the Intel site with specs for this board....

http://support.intel.com/design/motherbd/sr/sr_proc.htm