not sure i fully understand, do you want to find out the mobo your using now, or are you looking for which mobo to use with a new cpu? cpuz or everest will give you the info on your current system.
well i was looking at a new psu and in the names of them it says socket .... and i assume you need a specific socket on your motherboard to fit?
i get you. most modern mobos have a 20 or 24 pin power supply but some older models have different ones. this will tell you the model number of your board, from that we can find out what you need.
No. There is a socket that the processor(CPU) seats into. The processor has a bunch of gold-plated pins on the bottom that fit into holes on the motherboard. The socket number usually corresponds with the number of pins i.e. 939, 478, 775, 940, AM2(940), 754... the list goes on. I use a program called CPU-Z... here: http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php Tell me what it says and I can help you from there. And if you are meaning a power supply(PSU) You can be safe with a good $40+ 400W or higher PSU with 20+4(24) pins. Usually the extra 4 pins will detach and allow you to use it on a 20-pin motherboard. Usually if the PSU is plain 24 pins you can't detach the extras but if it is 20+4 pins it means it is a 24-pin PSU with 4 detachable pins.
right, so to clarify, i have a socket a (462) processor. does this mean the only processor i can upgrade to is a socket a (462) because I looked on ebuyer and they don't have any modern ones, the good ones all use different sockets. thanks in advance
p4 equivalent psu is a psu that works on both intel & amd that has the 20-24 pin atx power connector & the 4 pin connector to motherboard. can also have sata hd power connectors & pci/e videocard power connectors. usually 300 watts & up. get at least a 400 watt psu.
I think he is trying to find a good socket A (462) processor(CPU) as an upgrade. I think you might be able to find one... here: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80177-R&prodlist=pricegrabber Good and powerful. For AMD processors the equivalent Pentium 4 *loosely* matches the model number. Athlon XP 2800+ would be fairly similar to a 2.8GHz Pentium 4. Your current power supply(PSU) should be alright for that one but I recommend a $35+ 400W or higher... here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817153023 That one is excellent quality and a great deal And how much RAM do you have. If you are looking for a speed boost you might want more RAM... so here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145439 1GB of RAM makes a huge difference over 512MB or 256MB in EVERYTHING. These should have you set
thanks for all you help. I was looking at getting 2gb of ram. and to finish the upgrade a new graphics card. just looking for one suitable for vista.
Do you have an AGP slot? If so, here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102057 Should do you quite nicely. And 2GB of RAM would be unnecessary until you made the upgrade to vista so maybe wait on 2GB and get the 1GB now? EDIT: You can't use Vista I just realized! You would need a 64-bit CPU and there aren't any available for Socket 462. You are screwed But I wouldn't worry. Windows XP is still great and will support almost all the new apps for vista.
Estuansis, mlear can go vista but not get full benefits from it. A Windows Vista Capable PC includes at least: A modern processor (at least 800MHz). 512 MB of system memory. A graphics processor that is DirectX 9 capable. A Windows Vista Premium Ready PC includes at least: 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor1. 1 GB of system memory. Support for DirectX 9 graphics with a WDDM driver, 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)2, Pixel Shader 2.0 and 32 bits per pixel. 40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free space. DVD-ROM Drive3. Audio output capability. Internet access capability.
Then I stand corrected. I guess you just wouldn't get the 64-bit performance increase with a 32-bit processor.
