I have an old Emachine desktop with a 1.6 Intel Pent 4 processor. (478 pin, 845 chipset) I want to upgrade the processor. This is my first time. What processor would you recommend?
What's the make/model of that eMachine? Though you are limited to 478 CPUs...it might not be able to support the faster models. We'll know for sure after we know the model number.
probably can only use northwood intel cpu's & not prescott as bios probably not see prescott cpu. check in bios to see if can change cpu settings. http://www.emachines.com/support/product_support.html?cat=desktop&subcat=T-Series&model=T4160
You are correct, only Northwood. So with that in mind, how much of an upgrade from the factory 1.6 Intel P4 processor could I make?
juaneryle Contact eMachines with your model number and date of build to determine which processor you can upgrade to. If you want better service, mention you prefer to purchase the processor from them! When you get your answers then you can decide if you really want to upgrade your machine. My guess will be maximum Northwood 2.8 or 3.06 even though they go up to 3.4.
Could I use this processor? Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHZ, 800mhz bus speed, 512Kb L2 cache. 478 pin package, SL6WJ Northwood
No. That processor requires PC3200 DDR ram. Your systems uses PC133 SDram. Completely different types.
I agree with AE27, that's why I stated the CPU's that I did since their max is 533 depending on which 2.8 or 3.06 you get. Most older boards can work with 400/533FSB. Again, you need to verify with eMachines exactly what their board can handle, or just get a new MB that can. But if that was the way you were going to go, I would not suggest Intel at this point and would lean towards AMD dual core.
Okay, let's scratch the Intel CPU. I want to go with ScubaBud's advice and go with an AMD dual core and a MoBo. But what model should I go with? I'm on a $300 budget. I'm not familiar AMD processors. I thought it was inferior to Intel.
I would suggest viewing this thread first for some great imput. http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/1/235934
After reading the above thread, I am very impressed with the AMD proc. I went out to look at some. Boy they can get expensive. I finally saw one that seems pretty fast but not as expensive. Check it out: 'AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Newcastle 800MHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 754 Processor' And here's the MoBo: 'DFI nF4X Infinity Socket 754 NVIDIA nForce4-4X ATX AMD Motherboard' How much faster is this compared to my stock Emachines 1.6Ghz? I can go a little higher in price if necessary.
Cool! Well that's what I'm going with. The form factors are the same so I shouldn't have a problem installing.
