Would you need to buy a new mobo and ram for a new cpu ?

jonny-chip

jonny-chip

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Would you need to buy a new mobo and ram for a new cpu ? :confused:
Please say no :(:(:(
because the motherboard is the biggest bummer to install and that means extra cash and am only 14 !! i dont have a job as well lol i probaly earn 80pound a year through my gran and some pocket money lol anyway please answer my question :D
 
It depends on what socket your mobo is, and what socket your new CPU is, the type of RAM matters too. What model mobo and RAM do you have now, and what CPU will you be getting.
 
if you get a cpu that is compatible (in terms of the socket type) you won't need a new mobo... if you're only changing the cpu the ram and mobo stay the same... if you change mobo you have to check the RAM (184pin 240pin etc) for compatibility.
 
cheburns said:
if you get a cpu that is compatible (in terms of the socket type) you won't need a new mobo... if you're only changing the cpu the ram and mobo stay the same... if you change mobo you have to check the RAM (184pin 240pin etc) for compatibility.
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Same socket different FSB. = New mobo
 
Ok i got am2 socket and i am going to save up for a amd 6000+ (am2) which will mean i dont need a new mobo .....right , anyway i got 1gb of ram would i need more ?
 
Award-phoenix is the name of the BIOS. It doesn't mean you have an AM2 socket just because you have a 3500 chip; they were made on other sockets as well.

If you download a sys info app, like everest or pcwizard, you can discover your motherboard make.
 
Board: ASUSTek Computer INC. NODUSM 1.03
Serial Number: MS1C66S09300925
Bus Clock: 199 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 3.04 06/14/2006

Thats my motherboard lol so will it support amd 6000+ ?
 
If it's a Am2 socket, then sure buddy.

Did you download everest? If so you can go to motherboard, motherboard physical info, CPU sockets/slots, it will tell you what socket you have for sure.
 
They have an Ht bus. It will list the information under Fsb properties.

Now that I think of it the Ht link speed is what he needs to know. A 6000+ has an Htt speed of 1000mhz, I would assume his motherboard has an 1000mhz LDT speed to match.
 
hermeslyre said:
They have an Ht bus. It will list the information under Fsb properties.

Now that I think of it the Ht link speed is what he needs to know. A 6000+ has an Htt speed of 1000mhz, I would assume his motherboard has an 1000mhz LDT speed to match.
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the 800MHz HTT (Not FSB) has not been used since the 754 days....

I do believe it was used in notebooks/portables for awhile after though...


his Motherboard MIGHT not support an X2...


chances are it does though unless it's some kind of OEM motherboard.
 
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