Motherboard and Cpu compatiblity

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DaBossk

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Ok so ive searched for quite some time, and i would please like to know this basic questions answer! I just bought, foolishly, a brand new e6300 dual core intel cpu chip(i believe the fsb on the cpu is 1066mhz). my question is does the mobo have to be 1066mhz+ for the chip to work? and if the mobo is say... 800mhz will the cpu that is 1066mhz only run at 800mhz fsb?

also my computer is dead, i think i fried the chip, so i need help please! how can i tell what type of motherboard i have? will it have the model number on it maybe? the OEM was HP im not sure of the exact model, but it had a Pentium 4 2.8ghz, 186gb HDD intergrated ATI xpress 200, and it came with some basic programs.

so how can i tell what type of motherboard model i have? and can the cpu's mhz be higher than the motherboards mhz, and still work as well as it should?
 
I can almost guarantee you that the E6300 Processor won't work with your present motherboard. You will likely need to buy a new case, a Windows installation disk, new power supply, RAM, and a new motherboard.

Is the processor a Core 2 Duo E6300 or a Pentium E6300?
 
2048Megabytes said:
I can almost guarantee you that the E6300 Processor won't work with your present motherboard. You will likely need to buy a new case, a Windows installation disk, new power supply, RAM, and a new motherboard.

Is the processor a Core 2 Duo E6300 or a Pentium E6300?
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A new computer .... :P
 
the processor i bought is a Core 2 Duo E6300. and erm what about that question? does the motherboard always have to have to have higher mhz than the cpu? im really lost in all this computer stuff ):

I don't even understand why my computer broke, what happened was this: okay so my processors fan was getting loud! then i thought hmm lets clean out all the dust and maybe buy a new fan for it, i unscrew all the screws out take the heatsink off and break the thermal paste glue seal. i reapply some glue i bought earlier, i decide i dont wanna pay for a new fan, so i just use the old one, i put the new thermal past on the cpu and put the heatsink and fan back on i screw all the screws back in, i try to power on the computer, but it starts up for the xp loading screen, and then about 20 seconds later it just powers off. PLEASE HELP ME!!!
 
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