Hi there, i've been in college, so sorry for the lack of posting.
Right, this isn't a problem as such, it's more of a question.
these are the specs of my PC now:
Intel Celeron 2.6ghz
512mb RAM
80GB Hard-drive
(if you need more info, just let me know).
The question is…..
my friend suggested that putting a Pentium 4, 3.2ghz chip in the motherboard would benifit my PC. He said it'd be faster and i'd be able to have multiple things running at the same time, e.g Adobe Photoshop, MS Word and various other bits and bobs.
So is he correct? and is it really worth changing this? Any pro's and con's?
Thanks for any help or advice
I doubt that the motherboard would accept the CPU that your friend is recommending.
Various types of CPU's require various "sockets" as well as cache, BIOS, and board/RAM compatibility.
You can discover what "socket" your motherboard has by visiting the motherboard manufacturer site.
By reading about your motherboard at the manufacturer's site you may also be able to determine what upgrades are available that will fit/be compatible with your board.
Then you can go window shopping to see what the cost of the varous CPU's would be.
(Remember, the best "bang-for-the-bucK" upgrade for a machine is to add RAM.)
Best Regards
hey,
like doug said u have to see what the socket on your motherboard is. You will surely benefit from getting a P4 instead of a celeron but adding an extra 512 of ram would be a step forward. it actually all depends on what u use your computer for. If u wanna be running multiple applications on our PC then RAM is the answer. If you find that ONE of the softwares you are using runs too slow then changing the cpu would be the better option.
Nico
i found out that i'd need a P4 that fits a 478 i think it was. its the old P4 chip, not the new one.
I think i can get a pre-owned one for about £30 i've been told, but it's relatively new and taken out of a working machine.
Sounds good to me.
that sound good, u can even keep your old cpu and place it on a cheap asrock MB. makes a secondary system. U might wanna add some RAM too.
Have fun =)
Nico
