intel upgrade timbo 6/6/2007 5:33:01 PM hope this is the correct group to ask this. I'm looking to upgrade my cpu from 1.7ghz to 2.4 or higher. Does the skt size play a part? I don't have any packaging to find what i have now, have looked at the processor but the wording has come off. It may be 692 or 694. I have an Intel celeron 1.7ghz , but don't know the cache size. any ideas or recommendations for an upgrade?

Re: intel upgrade "DL" <address[ at ]invalid> 6/6/2007 6:33:41 PM Your motherboard manual, or their site, will tell you what cpu's are supported "timbo" <timbo[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A51718FD-4A2D-46FA-8852-9B55B437B6B9[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > hope this is the correct group to ask this. > I'm looking to upgrade my cpu from 1.7ghz to 2.4 or higher. Does the skt > size play a part? I don't have any packaging to find what i have now, have > looked at the processor but the wording has come off. It may be 692 or 694. I > have an Intel celeron 1.7ghz , but don't know the cache size. any ideas or > recommendations for an upgrade?

Re: intel upgrade "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake[ at ]this.is.am.invalid.domain> 6/6/2007 8:23:26 PM On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 10:33:01 -0700, timbo <timbo[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] >hope this is the correct group to ask this. >I'm looking to upgrade my cpu from 1.7ghz to 2.4 or higher. Does the skt >size play a part? I don't have any packaging to find what i have now, have >looked at the processor but the wording has come off. It may be 692 or 694. I >have an Intel celeron 1.7ghz , but don't know the cache size. any ideas or >recommendations for an upgrade? Before you change the CPU, you need to find out exactly what CPUs are supported by your motherboard. You'll need to check your system documentation or check with the manufacturer. Be prepared for the possibility that you can *not* do what you want without also replacing your motherboard. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Re: intel upgrade "peter" <peter[ at ]nowhere.net> 6/7/2007 1:49:12 AM Actually Timbo I would save my money and buy both a new motherboard and a new Intel Core2duo chip.That way you will have a major increase in speed..the way way your thinking most likely just gives you a 10% boost...if that. peter "timbo" <timbo[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A51718FD-4A2D-46FA-8852-9B55B437B6B9[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > hope this is the correct group to ask this. > I'm looking to upgrade my cpu from 1.7ghz to 2.4 or higher. Does the skt > size play a part? I don't have any packaging to find what i have now, have > looked at the processor but the wording has come off. It may be 692 or > 694. I > have an Intel celeron 1.7ghz , but don't know the cache size. any ideas or > recommendations for an upgrade?

Re: intel upgrade "Phil Weldon" <not.disclosed[ at ]example.com> 6/7/2007 2:42:27 AM 'peter' wrote: | Actually Timbo I would save my money and buy both a new motherboard and a | new Intel Core2duo chip.That way you will have a major increase in | speed..the way way your thinking most likely just gives you a 10% boost...if | that. _____ That would also involve a new video card (PCI-E) and new memory. Probably a new power supply, and very likely a new hard drive and also in order. Depending on the current motherboard, there may not be much upgrade path left other than an essentially new system. At a certain point incremental hardware upgrades no longer make sense. Phil Weldon "peter" <peter[ at ]nowhere.net> wrote in message news:suJ9i.969$NV3.612[ at ]pd7urf2no... | Actually Timbo I would save my money and buy both a new motherboard and a | new Intel Core2duo chip.That way you will have a major increase in | speed..the way way your thinking most likely just gives you a 10% boost...if | that. | peter | "timbo" <timbo[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message | news:A51718FD-4A2D-46FA-8852-9B55B437B6B9[ at ]microsoft.com... | > hope this is the correct group to ask this. | > I'm looking to upgrade my cpu from 1.7ghz to 2.4 or higher. Does the skt | > size play a part? I don't have any packaging to find what i have now, have | > looked at the processor but the wording has come off. It may be 692 or | > 694. I | > have an Intel celeron 1.7ghz , but don't know the cache size. any ideas or | > recommendations for an upgrade? | |

Re: intel upgrade "peter" <peter[ at ]nowhere.net> 6/8/2007 3:13:45 AM Actually Phil I think your right...especially the memory part.The rest depends upon what the hell he is actually running. Having just(one month ago) gone thru the process I bought a Mobo,an Intel Core2duo E6420 as well as a couple of DDR2 modules.The rest of the parts I had....Case,Good PSU,PCI-E video,2 SATA2 HD,2 DVD Burners.All of those parts are at least 16 months old ( I am looking for a new vid card...$$$) and were bought with future upgrades in mind.The vid part is still fairly good..better than an 8600 but an 8800 is better. peter "Phil Weldon" <not.disclosed[ at ]example.com> wrote in message news:ngK9i.1619$tb6.1045[ at ]newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... [Quoted Text] > 'peter' wrote: > | Actually Timbo I would save my money and buy both a new motherboard and > a > | new Intel Core2duo chip.That way you will have a major increase in > | speed..the way way your thinking most likely just gives you a 10% > boost...if > | that. > _____ > > That would also involve a new video card (PCI-E) and new memory. Probably > a > new power supply, and very likely a new hard drive and also in order. > Depending on the current motherboard, there may not be much upgrade path > left other than an essentially new system. At a certain point incremental > hardware upgrades no longer make sense. > > Phil Weldon > > "peter" <peter[ at ]nowhere.net> wrote in message > news:suJ9i.969$NV3.612[ at ]pd7urf2no... > | Actually Timbo I would save my money and buy both a new motherboard and > a > | new Intel Core2duo chip.That way you will have a major increase in > | speed..the way way your thinking most likely just gives you a 10% > boost...if > | that. > | peter > | "timbo" <timbo[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > | news:A51718FD-4A2D-46FA-8852-9B55B437B6B9[ at ]microsoft.com... > | > hope this is the correct group to ask this. > | > I'm looking to upgrade my cpu from 1.7ghz to 2.4 or higher. Does the > skt > | > size play a part? I don't have any packaging to find what i have now, > have > | > looked at the processor but the wording has come off. It may be 692 or > | > 694. I > | > have an Intel celeron 1.7ghz , but don't know the cache size. any > ideas > or > | > recommendations for an upgrade? > | > | > >