i recently got the urge to finally upgrade my computer because of how long it takes to launch and close applications on my 5 year old desktop. I am rather happy with the computer itself, other than that I would like to have just a bit more kick than it does. I mobo that i currently have is a dell computer corp. 02y832, for those techies for whom this might actually help, the chipset is Intel i865G
some more specs of the mobo:
Architecture : HUB
Manufacturer : Intel (Dell Computer Corp)
Codename : Springdale
Revision : A2
Bus Speed : 133 MHz
FSB Frequency : 532 MHz (QDR)
PAT Enabled : Unspecified
FSB max. Support : 800 MHz
and the processor i currently have is a Northwood Core:
General Information :
Real Frequency : 2394.01 MHz
Multiplier : 18x
Low/High Multiplier : 18x / 18x
Multiplier Locked : Yes
Marketing Frequency : 2400.12 MHz
Front Side Bus Information :
Bus Speed : 133 MHz
FSB Frequency : 532 MHz (QDR)
Initial Frequencies :
Frequency : 2400 MHz
Bus Speed : 133.34 MHz (QDR)
Multiplier : 18x
I was thinking of making a small investment of about 100 bucks into a 3.2 Ghz Hyper-threaded, 800fsb processor. I know that there is a Northwood and a Prescott, whose only difference is CacheL2 size, 512kb, and 1mb respectively.
mainly what i'm wondering is
A) will i have any problem with upgrading it, core structure/Cache wise.
B) perhaps what i need to look for in order to have a compatible processor.
just for reference, these are the two processors I'm looking at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Intel-P4-3-2GHz...0-Cap-CPU_W0QQitemZ370061050325QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Intel-P4-3-2E-3...78-HT-CPU_W0QQitemZ370061524758QQcmdZViewItem
some more specs of the mobo:
Architecture : HUB
Manufacturer : Intel (Dell Computer Corp)
Codename : Springdale
Revision : A2
Bus Speed : 133 MHz
FSB Frequency : 532 MHz (QDR)
PAT Enabled : Unspecified
FSB max. Support : 800 MHz
and the processor i currently have is a Northwood Core:
General Information :
Real Frequency : 2394.01 MHz
Multiplier : 18x
Low/High Multiplier : 18x / 18x
Multiplier Locked : Yes
Marketing Frequency : 2400.12 MHz
Front Side Bus Information :
Bus Speed : 133 MHz
FSB Frequency : 532 MHz (QDR)
Initial Frequencies :
Frequency : 2400 MHz
Bus Speed : 133.34 MHz (QDR)
Multiplier : 18x
I was thinking of making a small investment of about 100 bucks into a 3.2 Ghz Hyper-threaded, 800fsb processor. I know that there is a Northwood and a Prescott, whose only difference is CacheL2 size, 512kb, and 1mb respectively.
mainly what i'm wondering is
A) will i have any problem with upgrading it, core structure/Cache wise.
B) perhaps what i need to look for in order to have a compatible processor.
just for reference, these are the two processors I'm looking at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Intel-P4-3-2GHz...0-Cap-CPU_W0QQitemZ370061050325QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Intel-P4-3-2E-3...78-HT-CPU_W0QQitemZ370061524758QQcmdZViewItem