Cpu Query

action jackson

is it ok to pull out my p4 2.66 processor and swap, for either a 2.8 or 3.0 ghz processor ? and not have any problems ?
i have two machines, and i am thinking of swapping cpus, will anything happen, or is it just a straight swap ?

Drapper

action jackson wrote:

is it ok to pull out my p4 2.66 processor and swap, for either a 2.8 or 3.0 ghz processor ? and not have any problems ?
i have two machines, and i am thinking of swapping cpus, will anything happen, or is it just a straight swap ?

if they are the same socket number there should not be a problem !

get the socket number of both BOards and give it a lash

Ruu_Old

It shouldnt be a problem if both boards are the same (i think socket 478 in your case).

astrofool

Depends if both support the FSB as well. The 2.66 may well be in a 533mhz FSB board, while a 2.8/3.0 usually use an 800mhz FSB

HSo

One extra thing to the above comments is that you may need a BIOS update. Check with mainboard vendors website.

Tom Dunne

It's not as straightforward as simply swapping them, as I found out to my displeasure earlier this year.

I had a socket 478 Celeron and swapped it with a 3.2Ghz P4 - worked fine. Owner of P4 then had the audacity to request it back, so I sourced a new P4 on e-bay - wouldn't work. Sourced a P4 3.0Ghz - worked fine.

You need to find the model of chip (Northwood, Prescott) and see if the motherboard supports it.

action jackson

all comments greatly appreciated.

thanks muchly

action jackson

by the way, should probably mention it is for my dell dimension 4550, do all prior comments still apply ?

astrofool

http://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim4550/specs.htm#1101572

It's a 533mhz bus system, so you need to make sure whatever you get is socket 478 and uses a 533bus, not an 800bus (fastest chip is a p4 3.06ghz).