Upgrading to new CPU

Revan586 · 08-26-2005, 02:31 AM

I don't know if this is the right forums to be asking but i'll ask anyway. I very much want to upgrade to a new CPU. I play this massive online game and it just runs so bad. My current CPU is 1.3 ghz Intel Pentium 4. I was wondering if there is any chance of being able to get a new CPU safely and with out ruining my PC. I wouldn't know how to go and install it , but i can buy a recommended CPU to purchase and have a friend here install it for me. I just need some guidance here if possible.

Here are details by CPU-z program.

CPUID Output

Number of CPUs 1
APIC ID 0
Name Intel Pentium 4
Code name Willamette
Specification Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 1300MHz
Family/Model/Stepping F07
Extended Family/Model 0/0
Brand ID 8
Package PGA-423
Core Stepping B2
Technology 0.18µ
Instructions Sets MMX, SSE, SSE2
Clock Speed 1296.1 MHz
Clock multiplier x13.0
Front Side Bus Frequency 99.7 MHz
Bus Speed 398.8 MHz
Stock frequency 1300 MHz
L1 Data Cache 8 KBytes, 4-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L1 Trace Cache 12 Kµops, 8-way set associative
L2 Cache 256 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Speed 1296.1 MHz (Full)
L2 Location On Chip
L2 Data Prefetch Logic yes
L2 Bus Width 256 bits

Chipset

Northbridge Intel i850 rev. A2
Southbridge Intel 82801BA (ICH2) rev. 02
Graphic Interface AGP
AGP Revision 2.0
AGP Transfert Rate 4x
AGP SBA supported, enabled
AGP Aperture 64 MBytes
Memory Type RDRAM
Memory Size 1024 MBytes
Memory Frequency 398.8 MHz (1:1)
Total CAS# (tRDRAM) 10
Row To Column (tRCD) 7

Motherboard

Manufacturer Hewlett Packard
Model HP WMTA System Board 123
Chipset Intel i850 Rev.A2
South Bridge Intel 82801BA (ICH2)
Sensor Winbond W83782D

BIOS
Brand Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
Version XXXXXXXXXXX
Date 03/27/2001

Graphic Interface

Version AGP version 2.0
Transfer Rate 4x Max supported 4x
Aperture Size 64 MBytes
Side Band Enabled

LlamaTronics · 08-26-2005, 02:35 AM

Sure, you can upgrade your proc... but what about the other parts of your system? How much RAM do you have? and what video card? Those might impact your game more than upgrading the proc!

Revan586 · 08-26-2005, 02:38 AM

Windows XP
1.3 Ghz INtel pentium 4 proc.
1 gig of RD RAM
GE force Fx 5200 128mb
60 gig HD

Im looking for smooth play since im a huge gamer. BUt i haven't been getting that. This is the first time i've thought about wanting to upgrade to a new CPU. But there are so many dangers and ways to wreck the PC

!

Apathetic · 08-26-2005, 03:46 AM

Call up hp and ask how far you can upgrade it to, they should know. Maybe you want to get a new graphics card also, Maybe a 5700 LE or something?

**Praetor** · 08-26-2005, 02:27 PM

Well the last S423 chip Intel made was the Willamette 2.0Ghz chip after which they shifted to S478 (although they make convertors like this)

mrjack · 08-26-2005, 03:19 PM

Get a new graphics card...

**Praetor** · 08-26-2005, 03:54 PM

I fail to see how a new graphics card will help with a CPU upgrade

mrjack · 08-26-2005, 08:30 PM

Well it might be a bit of a bottleneck in games, having a powerful CPU and a crappy graphics card isn't really the best combination in terms of performance. I know, kinda.

08-26-2005, 02:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
Revan586 New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2	Upgrading to new CPU I don't know if this is the right forums to be asking but i'll ask anyway. I very much want to upgrade to a new CPU. I play this massive online game and it just runs so bad. My current CPU is 1.3 ghz Intel Pentium 4. I was wondering if there is any chance of being able to get a new CPU safely and with out ruining my PC. I wouldn't know how to go and install it , but i can buy a recommended CPU to purchase and have a friend here install it for me. I just need some guidance here if possible. Here are details by CPU-z program. CPUID Output Number of CPUs 1 APIC ID 0 Name Intel Pentium 4 Code name Willamette Specification Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 1300MHz Family/Model/Stepping F07 Extended Family/Model 0/0 Brand ID 8 Package PGA-423 Core Stepping B2 Technology 0.18µ Instructions Sets MMX, SSE, SSE2 Clock Speed 1296.1 MHz Clock multiplier x13.0 Front Side Bus Frequency 99.7 MHz Bus Speed 398.8 MHz Stock frequency 1300 MHz L1 Data Cache 8 KBytes, 4-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size L1 Trace Cache 12 Kµops, 8-way set associative L2 Cache 256 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size L2 Speed 1296.1 MHz (Full) L2 Location On Chip L2 Data Prefetch Logic yes L2 Bus Width 256 bits Chipset Northbridge Intel i850 rev. A2 Southbridge Intel 82801BA (ICH2) rev. 02 Graphic Interface AGP AGP Revision 2.0 AGP Transfert Rate 4x AGP SBA supported, enabled AGP Aperture 64 MBytes Memory Type RDRAM Memory Size 1024 MBytes Memory Frequency 398.8 MHz (1:1) Total CAS# (tRDRAM) 10 Row To Column (tRCD) 7 Motherboard Manufacturer Hewlett Packard Model HP WMTA System Board 123 Chipset Intel i850 Rev.A2 South Bridge Intel 82801BA (ICH2) Sensor Winbond W83782D BIOS Brand Phoenix Technologies Ltd. Version XXXXXXXXXXX Date 03/27/2001 Graphic Interface Version AGP version 2.0 Transfer Rate 4x Max supported 4x Aperture Size 64 MBytes Side Band Enabled

08-26-2005, 02:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
LlamaTronics Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Land of the cheese Age: 25 Posts: 127	Sure, you can upgrade your proc... but what about the other parts of your system? How much RAM do you have? and what video card? Those might impact your game more than upgrading the proc! __________________ LlamaTronics - Technology Forums -- Computer help, Programming, Gaming, and general tech chat! 100+ members 5000+ posts and still growing

08-26-2005, 02:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
Revan586 New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2	Windows XP 1.3 Ghz INtel pentium 4 proc. 1 gig of RD RAM GE force Fx 5200 128mb 60 gig HD Im looking for smooth play since im a huge gamer. BUt i haven't been getting that. This is the first time i've thought about wanting to upgrade to a new CPU. But there are so many dangers and ways to wreck the PC ! Last edited by Revan586; 08-26-2005 at 02:40 AM.

08-26-2005, 02:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
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08-26-2005, 03:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
mrjack VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Finland Age: 17 Posts: 2,372	Get a new graphics card... __________________ Main rig: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 3GHz \| MSI P7N Zilent 2x2048Mb OCZ Titanium 800MHz DDR2 Samsung Spinpoint T166 320Gb SATAII Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250Gb SATAII Western Digital Caviar 500Gb SATAII MSI NX8800GT OC 512Mb @ 660MHz/950MHz Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio \| Antec Truepower Trio 550W

08-26-2005, 03:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
Apathetic Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 437	Call up hp and ask how far you can upgrade it to, they should know. Maybe you want to get a new graphics card also, Maybe a 5700 LE or something?

08-26-2005, 03:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	I fail to see how a new graphics card will help with a CPU upgrade __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

08-26-2005, 08:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
mrjack VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Finland Age: 17 Posts: 2,372	Well it might be a bit of a bottleneck in games, having a powerful CPU and a crappy graphics card isn't really the best combination in terms of performance. I know, kinda. __________________ Main rig: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 3GHz \| MSI P7N Zilent 2x2048Mb OCZ Titanium 800MHz DDR2 Samsung Spinpoint T166 320Gb SATAII Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250Gb SATAII Western Digital Caviar 500Gb SATAII MSI NX8800GT OC 512Mb @ 660MHz/950MHz Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio \| Antec Truepower Trio 550W

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