Once CIA2 is enabled, you should install CPU-Z. CPU-Z will report the dynamic overclocking CIA2 is doing under load, you will see CPU speeds rise and fall accordingly in real time.
Ageing PC, potential upgrades?
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Once CIA2 is enabled, you should install CPU-Z. CPU-Z will report the dynamic overclocking CIA2 is doing under load, you will see CPU speeds rise and fall accordingly in real time.
Black screen, no beep, nothing. Oh well, old RAM is back in. 
Don
That's a pain. The motherboard does apparently support 8GB RAM so you are probably looking at getting 4x 2GB sticks.
Though, did you try reseating the memory or just one stick at a time to see if that would post?
In regards to upgrades, I don't really feel it is worthwhile either overclocking or upgrading the CPU. Overclocking does add strain to the components so if you want it to last longer, I personally would not bother. If of course you just want it to tick over for a couple more years and want improvements in the mean time, feel free.
Another option would be upgrading to a Q9xxx CPU would give some reasonable improvements and use less power. They should worth fine with a p35 based board, but best to double-check with the board's documentation if you decide to go this route. Again, not sure it is worth the effort unless you can get one extremely cheaply.
SSD is a very worthy upgrade and a 480GB one should still be useful for a potential new system further down the line.
Though, did you try reseating the memory or just one stick at a time to see if that would post?
In regards to upgrades, I don't really feel it is worthwhile either overclocking or upgrading the CPU. Overclocking does add strain to the components so if you want it to last longer, I personally would not bother. If of course you just want it to tick over for a couple more years and want improvements in the mean time, feel free.
Another option would be upgrading to a Q9xxx CPU would give some reasonable improvements and use less power. They should worth fine with a p35 based board, but best to double-check with the board's documentation if you decide to go this route. Again, not sure it is worth the effort unless you can get one extremely cheaply.
SSD is a very worthy upgrade and a 480GB one should still be useful for a potential new system further down the line.
Yes the memory I purchased was 4 sticks of 2gb. Not sure if it’s because they’re not 800mzh, they’re faster.
Might try your idea of fitting one stick at a time!
Don
They should underclock so should not really be an issue.
Will help diagnose if it is a faulty stick!