i've inherited a pc and it has a 1.8ghz p4 cpu in it. im gonna make the pc into a media machine to connect to the tv using windows xp and media portal. it runs ok with the 1.8ghz cpu but i was wondering how upgradeable these are? i've had the pc in bits and the socket says 478 and the processor says 1.8A GHZ/512/400/1.5V on it so im assuming its a 400mhz fsb with 512k of onboard cache... am i limited to just 400mhz fsb or can i go for a p4 with 533mhz fsb as these seem to go higher in the ghz range and they also appear to be a bit cheaper. im looking on the worlds most popular auction site, obviously i dont expect links, just want to know what spec i can go for. cheers.
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its a *cough*dell*cough* so i suspect the possibilities of oc'ing are slim!
just actually looked at the hard drive and it turns out its a 5400rpm one so thats probably the main cause of the sluggishness. that will be being upgraded anyway (not much point in having a media pc with a 20gb drive in it!) so hopefully that will help.
thanks for the link to the everest thing though, i will give that a whirl when i get it hooked up.
just actually looked at the hard drive and it turns out its a 5400rpm one so thats probably the main cause of the sluggishness. that will be being upgraded anyway (not much point in having a media pc with a 20gb drive in it!) so hopefully that will help.
thanks for the link to the everest thing though, i will give that a whirl when i get it hooked up.