brock01 Posted May 14, 2006 CID Share Posted May 14, 2006 Hey everyone got a few questions for you all My sister got back from college, she wont be using her computer while she works all summer, she knows i like comps so she said i could use whatever from her comp during the summer 1.) Would I notice a speed increase, if so how drastice? 2.) Would it install into my comp, aka is it compatiable? 3.) When her comptuter would start up would it look differently, same with mine? 4.) Thanks TMN helpers heres my comp stuff Heres her processor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted May 14, 2006 CID Share Posted May 14, 2006 If your using stock motherboards be careful before swapping cpu's even if they are the same socket. As far as performance goes, you should notice your computer is a bit faster with 3ghz vs 2.6ghz. Research and make sure everything is compatable, then if it is make the swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock01 Posted May 14, 2006 Author CID Share Posted May 14, 2006 im not sure if it is compatiable, thats why i came here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted May 14, 2006 CID Share Posted May 14, 2006 Gotcha. So what are you working with? Both stock pc's? Are you planning to just switch cpu's or bring the whole motherboard along with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock01 Posted May 14, 2006 Author CID Share Posted May 14, 2006 2 dells, just switch the cpus mines a 4600 her's is a 3000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted May 14, 2006 CID Share Posted May 14, 2006 your sis doesn't know much about comps, does she? "go ahead and pull parts from my box, just put them back later..." :haha: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted May 14, 2006 CID Share Posted May 14, 2006 Another thing to note is her processor will run quite a bit hotter than yours... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock01 Posted May 14, 2006 Author CID Share Posted May 14, 2006 ya she dont know to much bout em, she knows I like em though, its the thought that counts (cheesy) so you guys saying its compatible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted May 14, 2006 CID Share Posted May 14, 2006 ya she dont know to much bout em, she knows I like em though, its the thought that counts (cheesy) so you guys saying its compatible brock01 there is a 85% chance that it will not work. because your processor is a northwood core and hers is a Prescott. your chip set in your motherboard probally will not pick it up. also as php said her processor is going to run quite a bit hotter then yours, and the heatsink in your case might not be adequate to cool that processor. as far as will you see a difference in speed. most likely not, its not that much of a speed increase to really see anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted May 14, 2006 CID Share Posted May 14, 2006 suggestion. grab her box, shove your drive into it. done. and much easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted May 14, 2006 CID Share Posted May 14, 2006 suggestion. grab her box, shove your drive into it. done. and much easier. 1 problem with that he would have to reinstall windows unless he makes his drive a slave, and just uses her install of windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted May 14, 2006 CID Share Posted May 14, 2006 nah, just perform a driveectomy on hers and stick his in. might have to reactivate windows, but so what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock01 Posted May 14, 2006 Author CID Share Posted May 14, 2006 i just want the processor, nothing else when i would change them, would they work, would she see a difference (not perfomance wise) when she starts it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted May 14, 2006 CID Share Posted May 14, 2006 i just want the processor, nothing else when i would change them, would they work, would she see a difference (not perfomance wise) when she starts it up? like i said in my post before its probally not going to work because your processor is a northwood, and hers is a Prescott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock01 Posted May 14, 2006 Author CID Share Posted May 14, 2006 like i said in my post before its probally not going to work because your processor is a northwood, and hers is a Prescott. so no one knows for sure? i wanna hear some other people opinons to see if others know anything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planatoid Posted May 14, 2006 CID Share Posted May 14, 2006 It'll work just fine. Even if the bios doesn't recognize the core, it'll still run it just fine. It is socket 478, the same as yours, which is about the only important thing. If you need to, you can flash your bios, and that should have the newest Intel core support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted May 14, 2006 CID Share Posted May 14, 2006 It'll work just fine. Even if the bios doesn't recognize the core, it'll still run it just fine. It is socket 478, the same as yours, which is about the only important thing. If you need to, you can flash your bios, and that should have the newest Intel core support. just because its a 478 socket doesn't mean that it will work, the chipset has to recognize the processor, if its a older 478 chipset then it will not work with a prescott processor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted May 15, 2006 CID Share Posted May 15, 2006 they are both dell boxes right? so call the dell tech support or email em and see what they say. then again they might tell you to go ahead and swap em to have em both burn out to sell 2 new boxes if the warranty is gone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted May 15, 2006 CID Share Posted May 15, 2006 Alright from a little research on ebay and the web this is what I came up with.. The Deminsion 4600[/html] Dell Part#: 2Y832 F4491 Socket: 478 Expansion Slots: 3 PCI, 4 Dual Channel DIMM Chipset: Intel 865 Front Side Bus Speed: 400/533/800Mhz FSB Supported CPUs: P4 1.7 Ghz-3.0GHz, 256/512K Cache Chips with 400/533/800MHz FSB Socket 478 Celeron 1.7GHz-3.0GHz Socket 478 Other Features: Hyper-Threading Technology Support [html] Deminsion 3100 Dell Part Number 0JC474 2 Channels For 533 MHZ DDR Ram LPGA775 Pin For the intel Processor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted May 15, 2006 CID Share Posted May 15, 2006 can I ask why do you whant to fr**g about with you sis. puter, leave well alone it could cost a lot of grief , for what gain ???? sery, little that I can see, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock01 Posted May 15, 2006 Author CID Share Posted May 15, 2006 hey swimmer so whats that mean, itd work or? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted May 15, 2006 CID Share Posted May 15, 2006 mean that you cant swap processors.. different socket types.. atleast from what I can see.. You might not see that much of a performance increase as roco pointed out.. It look like you could drop in a 3.0 northwood or processor on the 478 platform Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock01 Posted May 15, 2006 Author CID Share Posted May 15, 2006 ight thanks swimmer im not gonna do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planatoid Posted May 15, 2006 CID Share Posted May 15, 2006 It'll work just fine, my goodness. And it is the same socket, look at the CPU-Z screenshots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted May 15, 2006 CID Share Posted May 15, 2006 good point.. i didnt catch that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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