cpu

[billyo]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

Were both boards the same part #? If so then it won't matter which CPU you put in which board. You could try the old processors first and see if they work. If they don't work then go buy new ones.

motherboards has the same part #..got it from txcess for $89.00. ea..i didnt wanna buy new ones, just wanted to know if i can or i'll be able to build a comp. myself.. i found cpu's at StarMicroInc.com for $29.00.and they're the same cpu's i got .so if nothing works at least i didnt spend that much..got another quest. what is the worst that could happened besides not getting it to work, this won't create a fire right ?

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by billyo

motherboards has the same part #..got it from txcess for $89.00. ea..i didnt wanna buy new ones, just wanted to know if i can or i'll be able to build a comp. myself.. i found cpu's at StarMicroInc.com for $29.00.and they're the same cpu's i got .so if nothing works at least i didnt spend that much..got another quest. what is the worst that could happened besides not getting it to work, this won't create a fire right ?

No, I don't think you will start a fire. The voltages used are only 5V or less, so it would be hard to cause it to burn.

[billyo]

thanks Doug, just got home from compusa, i was gonna buy a cpu, they don't carry Pentium 4 anymore, i guessed i'm stucked ..hopefully these things i ordered ( 2 motherboards, and 2 cpu's )..all refurb. will work..if not, i kinda figure out how to build one.and i will try..so anyway thanks again..

[billyo]

just got done and fixed one of the pc's..i just replaced the old motherboard with a refurbished one, and i used one of the old cpu's and it's working fine now..i couldn't use the the other older cpu, since i wiped off the thermal grease on it, i just have to wait for the ones i ordered to come in..i'm thinking about upgrading these pc's with new hhd. and memory card.what is the posibility of upgrading it to a new os.( w7)?

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by billyo

just got done and fixed one of the pc's..i just replaced the old motherboard with a refurbished one, and i used one of the old cpu's and it's working fine now..i couldn't use the the other older cpu, since i wiped off the thermal grease on it, i just have to wait for the ones i ordered to come in..i'm thinking about upgrading these pc's with new hhd. and memory card.what is the posibility of upgrading it to a new os.( w7)?

The problem with that is some of the older hardware (including motherboards) are not compatible with Windows 7. Once you get it going with the existing XP(?) you can check on Microsoft's website and they have a compatability tool you can run or at least they used to.

[billyo]

Thanks , i thought about and it i think i'll stay with my xp..i'm using one of the pc's right now and it's running like a charm..and it's faster too..i'll just upgrade the ram (2g-4g) and hhd.( 500g - 1tb ) after going through to all these i think i'm ready to build a computer myself..

[Lonman]

Windows XP will only see 3gb of the 4gb ram. And some of the comp gurus I know tell me a system will actually perform faster with 4 512mb (2gb) rather than 4 1gb modules (4gb) due to latency issues in the bigger modules.