Help Needed

chatyak · 07-26-2006, 01:14 PM

Hi guys,

Sry for asking question on first post but it is very urgent. We recently got an emachine T3304 but I wanted to be able to play age of empires 3 on it....... so I installed 1 GB of ram, ordered a new 500 PSU right off the bat, and an nvidia pci express 6800 xtreme 256 mb GDDR3 video card....

I also ordred an AMD Athlon 64 2.0 GHZ 1mb L2 cache 800 Mhz FSB....

My question is,..... I didn't really check to see if the motherboard can hold this new chip.... Both chips are the same socket (754) but I forgot too see if the new chip that is coming can be handled by this motherboard.... I can't figure out who makes the motherboard? Doesn't say anywhere on it. The current chip on it is an AMD Sempron 3300+ 1600 Mhz FSB.

Help would be appreciated. Thank you for your time.
Adrian,

**The_Other_One** · 07-26-2006, 01:17 PM

Man dude...if you were going to add all that stuff, why didn't you just purchase the parts and build from scratch?

Anyway, as long as they are both the same socket, it should work fine.

vaiopup · 07-26-2006, 01:33 PM

I would suggest completing the ensemble and getting a new board too.
Can get a decent 754 board cheap these days.

Maybe build a HTPC or something with the older parts?

chatyak · 07-26-2006, 10:14 PM

Hi guys,

Thanks for the input. I was a little worried because I was looking at new motherboards and I was seeing specs called "processors that can be handled" so I was wondering if mine was too fast for this cheap board. I would of built one from scratch but I wasn't intending to play until later on. This is the second set up in the house for the parents. Anyways thanks for your time. Hopefully it all works out.

Does anyone know what motherboard is in that machine right now?
Emachine T3304

Adrian,

meanman · 07-28-2006, 12:39 AM

replace the mobo its a budget pc with a budget mobo

diduknowthat · 07-28-2006, 01:24 AM

Call Emachine, that's what i did, and they told me the motherboard model and stuff. Oh btw, you might have some overheating issues, as emachines cases are tiny and only have one 80mm fan.

burnzie2413 · 07-28-2006, 02:10 AM

^^^ yea my dad got one from work to "try to work on some stuff at home" and it was constantly overheating in a stock setup, might have just been a bad one but who knows

Maddhatter · 07-28-2006, 03:37 AM

i thought athlon 64's were socket 939?

burnitdown · 07-28-2006, 03:55 AM

newer athlons are 939 and the newest athlons are am2 but i dont think they have am2 emachines

jljhlhl · 07-28-2006, 04:27 AM

I have an HP Pavilion a810n with the AMD 64 3300+ that are only in HP's/Compaqs - It is socket 754.

Download the program "Everest" - it will tell you the motherboard. Or just open the case and look for it somewhere on the mobo.

07-26-2006, 01:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
chatyak New Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3	Help Needed - Urgent Hi guys, Sry for asking question on first post but it is very urgent. We recently got an emachine T3304 but I wanted to be able to play age of empires 3 on it....... so I installed 1 GB of ram, ordered a new 500 PSU right off the bat, and an nvidia pci express 6800 xtreme 256 mb GDDR3 video card.... I also ordred an AMD Athlon 64 2.0 GHZ 1mb L2 cache 800 Mhz FSB.... My question is,..... I didn't really check to see if the motherboard can hold this new chip.... Both chips are the same socket (754) but I forgot too see if the new chip that is coming can be handled by this motherboard.... I can't figure out who makes the motherboard? Doesn't say anywhere on it. The current chip on it is an AMD Sempron 3300+ 1600 Mhz FSB. Help would be appreciated. Thank you for your time. Adrian,

07-26-2006, 01:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	Man dude...if you were going to add all that stuff, why didn't you just purchase the parts and build from scratch? Anyway, as long as they are both the same socket, it should work fine. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

07-26-2006, 01:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
vaiopup Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: England Posts: 25	I would suggest completing the ensemble and getting a new board too. Can get a decent 754 board cheap these days. Maybe build a HTPC or something with the older parts? __________________ Crunching and folding 24/7

07-28-2006, 01:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,479	Call Emachine, that's what i did, and they told me the motherboard model and stuff. Oh btw, you might have some overheating issues, as emachines cases are tiny and only have one 80mm fan. __________________ Dell Latitude XT Convertible Tablet Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 1.2ghz CPU 3GB DDR2 677 Memory 120GB 1.8" PATA Hard Drive ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 Graphics 12.1" WXGA LED Touch Screen N-Trig Capacitive Touch/Active Digitizer

07-28-2006, 03:37 AM	#8 (permalink)
Maddhatter Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Age: 26 Posts: 781	i thought athlon 64's were socket 939? __________________ Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 Conroe 1.86GHz PSU: Rosewill 400W Ram: G.Skill 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit GPU: Ati Radeon x1800xt 256 mb OS: Windows XP Professional 64 bit

07-26-2006, 10:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
chatyak New Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3	Hi guys, Thanks for the input. I was a little worried because I was looking at new motherboards and I was seeing specs called "processors that can be handled" so I was wondering if mine was too fast for this cheap board. I would of built one from scratch but I wasn't intending to play until later on. This is the second set up in the house for the parents. Anyways thanks for your time. Hopefully it all works out. Does anyone know what motherboard is in that machine right now? Emachine T3304 Adrian,

07-28-2006, 12:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
meanman Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: england Posts: 1,788	replace the mobo its a budget pc with a budget mobo

07-28-2006, 02:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
burnzie2413 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 25	^^^ yea my dad got one from work to "try to work on some stuff at home" and it was constantly overheating in a stock setup, might have just been a bad one but who knows

07-28-2006, 03:55 AM	#9 (permalink)
burnitdown Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 422	newer athlons are 939 and the newest athlons are am2 but i dont think they have am2 emachines __________________ Desktop: \| Laptop: Athlon 64 3800+ \| Core 2 Duo T5550 (1.8GHZ) 1GB Ram \| 3GB Ram 200GB HDD \| 250GB HDD 7300gt 256mb \| 9500M GS 512mb

07-28-2006, 04:27 AM	#10 (permalink)
jljhlhl Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Age: 16 Posts: 351	I have an HP Pavilion a810n with the AMD 64 3300+ that are only in HP's/Compaqs - It is socket 754. Download the program "Everest" - it will tell you the motherboard. Or just open the case and look for it somewhere on the mobo. __________________ Dell Vostro 1500 Intel Core 2 Duo T5470 (1.6GHz) 1GB DDR2 667MHz RAM 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 80GB 5400RPM Hard Drive Windows XP Home

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