processor size for speed

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Tom and Sue

My girlfriend has upgraded her H/P to the MAX.From 30 gig
H/D to 160 gig,128 Ram to 512M.B. the max,put in a dvd
player.128M.B. video card,and so on.Problem is it's a 1.3
gig celeron with 100m/h front side bus.what is the
biggest processor we can install,and can we put in an P-4
2.5 gig.Or should we upgrade to a bigger front side
bus,that can handle DDR Ram which should be faster?
 
You'll have to contact HP support and ask them what size
processor the existing motherboard will support.

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| My girlfriend has upgraded her H/P to the MAX.From 30 gig
| H/D to 160 gig,128 Ram to 512M.B. the max,put in a dvd
| player.128M.B. video card,and so on.Problem is it's a 1.3
| gig celeron with 100m/h front side bus.what is the
| biggest processor we can install,and can we put in an P-4
| 2.5 gig.Or should we upgrade to a bigger front side
| bus,that can handle DDR Ram which should be faster?
 
Tom and Sue said:
My girlfriend has upgraded her H/P to the MAX.From 30 gig
H/D to 160 gig,128 Ram to 512M.B. the max,put in a dvd
player.128M.B. video card,and so on.Problem is it's a 1.3
gig celeron with 100m/h front side bus.what is the
biggest processor we can install,and can we put in an P-4
2.5 gig.Or should we upgrade to a bigger front side
bus,that can handle DDR Ram which should be faster?
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To change the front side bus, you'd need a new motherboard, and it's likely
you aren't going to be able to do much with the processor unless you get a
new motherboard.

Then you've got a problem. Chances are the oem software that you got with
the computer won't work with your new motherboard.

And while you're at it, check out the power supply. I'm willing to bet that
it's not much more than 200w, or maybe 230. And it's undersized as well, so
you won't be able to fit a standard power supply in the case to give you
more power.

This is a roundabout way of saying that you might have hit the end of your
upgrades on the computer. The next step might be to buy a new case,
motherboard, etc., and salvage what you can from the old computer.
 
Tom said:
My girlfriend has upgraded her H/P to the MAX.From 30 gig
H/D to 160 gig,128 Ram to 512M.B. the max,put in a dvd
player.128M.B. video card,and so on.Problem is it's a 1.3
gig celeron with 100m/h front side bus.what is the
biggest processor we can install,and can we put in an P-4
2.5 gig.Or should we upgrade to a bigger front side
bus,that can handle DDR Ram which should be faster?
Click to expand...

What Carey Frisch and D. Currie said, but ...

How is the machine being used? If you're trying to play
the latest video games on it, it's definitely time for
newer, faster hardware. Same thing if you're EDITING
video/sound or doing CAD/CAM work.

If it's just surfing the net, email, MS-Word/Excel and
playing DVD's and MP3s, then the current rig may be
adequate and just need a little software maintenance.
Run MS-Config and tell us how many items are in your
start-up. Are you plagued with pop-ups while you're on
the internet?

Bob
 
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