new CPU

34erd · 12-10-2005, 06:16 PM

[quote=ericvonzipper]

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Originally Posted by 34erd

How much CPU you can install... *laughs histaricly*

So, are you then saying I can take my mobo rated to an XP 2600, stick in an xp2800 or 3200 and have it detect it properly and work? IF so, how, since the bios software wasn't written to detect it, and there are no jumpers to force it? I'm not talking overclocking. I'm asking because I have yet to have seen anywhere here where you can stick in a bigger cpu than what the board is rated for. NO overclocking involved.
What's going to happen if I shove a 1.2 gighz cpu into a board rated for 800mhz?
And 34erd, there is no confusiion, I've built 5 home computers from scratch, I know what ram is as well as a cpu. I have 2 socket 370's, a 600 and 700, both rated to 800mhz, love to just shove a 1.2 gig in them with out blowing something up.

Do some reading?
off msi's website for example:
BIOS Type AMI® BIOS File Sizes 521KB
Version 5.7 Update date 2003-2-24
Update Description -Support AMD Barton XP3000+ (FSB333) CPU (For KT3 Ultra2 Only)
-Add "CPU Halt Command Detection" item in the BIOS Setup
-Fixed ATI 8500 AGP card cannot be used
Special note This BIOS is intended for MS-6380E PCB with KT266A & KT333 chipset. K7T266 Pro2 & K7T266 Pro2-RU don't use the same BIOS,

Seems this board is rated to an XP 3000cpu?

Ok.. your wording was a bit funny... how much as in 1 CPU, 2 CPU, 3 CPU, when you meant how fast or model CPU. How much CPU the motherboard will detect is like how much RAM will your motherboard detect... Get what I'm saying?
Whatever, it was a misunderstanding on my part. Cool?

sbeast64 · 12-10-2005, 06:54 PM

How much cpu will fit with many mobo's?
*Laughs even more histericaly*

Yh im just kidding...I'll shut up now..

Bobo · 12-10-2005, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by sbeast64

How much cpu will fit with many mobo's?
*Laughs even more histericaly*

Yh im just kidding...I'll shut up now..

Good idea.

Just for anyone who is totally confused....You in general can only have 1 CPU in a motherboard (generally, servers have more) And it is not how much CPU, it is how fast the CPU itself it is.

ericvonzipper · 12-15-2005, 07:45 AM

Just in case you were curious, I just moved 3 functioning harddrives, WinXP,
WinME and Win98 os's, they all worked in thier new locations, had to reload mobo drivers in 2 of the 3.

And 34erd, no problem. You had me going for a minute, thought I could stick that 1.2 gig in the socket370 board rated for 800 mhz. Bummer now that I can't.

**Praetor** · 12-26-2005, 03:03 PM

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How much CPU you can install... *laughs histaricly*

Well most people have 1P systems but thats not all thats available

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If your getting something besides a P4, then you would deffinetly need to upgrade your mobo. If your getting another P4, check your mobo manual and see what it says for a max speed that it can support.

And in particular, a Socket478 Pentium4

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I had heard somewhere that it won't function properly if you don't reinstall the OS when you upgrade your processor. Is this true?

"install" as in the physical aspect

[-0MEGA-] · 12-26-2005, 03:29 PM

You shouldnt have to re-install windows if you get a new cpu, generally speaking you only need to re-install windows if you installed a new primary hard drive or motherboard.

**Praetor** · 12-26-2005, 07:32 PM

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You shouldnt have to re-install windows if you get a new cpu, generally speaking you only need to re-install windows if you installed a new primary hard drive or motherboard.

So if I go from my AMD box now to a Pentium4 i dont have to install? gotta be careful with generalizations

ericvonzipper · 12-27-2005, 01:16 PM

again, I just moved 3 harddrives with operating systems, 1 from a Celeron 600 WinME to my athlon XP2200, 1 from the XP2200 WinXP to a Celeron D340, 1 from a P3 700 Win98 to a Duron 800, I did NOT have to reload any operating systems, only mother board drivers in all cases. They all worked. The video and sound cards all followed their prospective harddrives. So I did not have to reload operating systems because of a mother board change.

[-0MEGA-] · 12-27-2005, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Praetor

So if I go from my AMD box now to a Pentium4 i dont have to install? gotta be careful with generalizations

if you have an AMD you would need to get a new motherboard for a P4, so what i said is true

**Praetor** · 12-29-2005, 12:12 PM

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if you have an AMD you would need to get a new motherboard for a P4

Oh really?

12-10-2005, 06:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
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ericvonzipper Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 54	Just in case you were curious, I just moved 3 functioning harddrives, WinXP, WinME and Win98 os's, they all worked in thier new locations, had to reload mobo drivers in 2 of the 3. And 34erd, no problem. You had me going for a minute, thought I could stick that 1.2 gig in the socket370 board rated for 800 mhz. Bummer now that I can't. __________________ Socket 754 Athlon3700 ECS 755 A2 mb 1024meg Ultra pc3200 512meg Ultra PC3200 120gig 7200rpm 256meg 9600 (Sapphire) soundblaster 1024 Last edited by ericvonzipper; 12-15-2005 at 07:49 AM.

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12-27-2005, 01:16 PM	#18 (permalink)
ericvonzipper Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 54	again, I just moved 3 harddrives with operating systems, 1 from a Celeron 600 WinME to my athlon XP2200, 1 from the XP2200 WinXP to a Celeron D340, 1 from a P3 700 Win98 to a Duron 800, I did NOT have to reload any operating systems, only mother board drivers in all cases. They all worked. The video and sound cards all followed their prospective harddrives. So I did not have to reload operating systems because of a mother board change. __________________ Socket 754 Athlon3700 ECS 755 A2 mb 1024meg Ultra pc3200 512meg Ultra PC3200 120gig 7200rpm 256meg 9600 (Sapphire) soundblaster 1024 Last edited by ericvonzipper; 12-27-2005 at 01:19 PM.

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