processor question

Depends on if the motherboard in the other computer supports that processor. You would have to give us the model of processor and what motherboard is in the other computer or what brand and model of computer it is.
 
you can also narrow it down a bit as am i right in saying older cpus have their underside loads of small pins and i recently fitted a new intel duo core it was different it, it had flat gold contacts where the pins used to be and a new kind of bit right in the middle.
 
jamesd1981 said:
you can also narrow it down a bit as am i right in saying older cpus have their underside loads of small pins and i recently fitted a new intel duo core it was different it, it had flat gold contacts where the pins used to be and a new kind of bit right in the middle.
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yes you are right. what else do you need to know about the processor i have sitting rright here
 
Might help if we had the model of computers systems that you have sitting there. We could easily tell what socket type you are running and see if they are compatible that way first.
 
do you know exactly what cpu it is pentium duo core, quad core etc but id simply check the cpu and see if it has pins or flat then check cpu holder on the motherboard and see if it is the pin type with all the holes for the pins to go into.
 
jamesd1981 said:
do you know exactly what cpu it is pentium duo core, quad core etc but id simply check the cpu and see if it has pins or flat then check cpu holder on the motherboard and see if it is the pin type with all the holes for the pins to go into.
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electronics for dummies lol :P
 
well it seems a very quick, easy and obvious way to check without wasting time hunting down motherboard specs etc. sometimes people can over complicate things.
 
jamesd1981 said:
well it seems a very quick, easy and obvious way to check without wasting time hunting down motherboard specs etc. sometimes people can over complicate things.
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No actually it isn't. Just because you have say a socket 775 MB doesn't mean that it will support any socket 775 CPU. It is going to depend on MB design, what chipset it has and several other factors. That is why it is important to know the make and model of the MB. It is a lot easier to look up the specs on a MB than it is to guess based on the socket and hope you get it right. It is also cheaper in the long run to know what the thing can and cannot do before you go out and spend the cash.
 
jamesd1981 said:
well it seems a very quick, easy and obvious way to check without wasting time hunting down motherboard specs etc. sometimes people can over complicate things.
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Ok then

The simple answer to the original question is - NO !!

Now in order to help the OP - some additional information might be able to help him find a solution to the problem he's looking at. And it would start with " what MOBO does he have - and what he is trying to move his cpu into " Simple Model number would lead us to the answer to the MOBO / CPU question. ;)
 
If you CPUZ your computer that you want to upgrade/fix, you can get the current hardware stats like type of motherboard, etc... That would be the easiest way without having to have to open up your computer or other means...
 
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