New MoBo Question...

[mjts2345]

Hey, I'm trying to upgrade a computer and I've never done a Intel Pentium before. Anyhow, I need to upgrade his mobo and RAM but I am going to keep the processor. What do I need to do to find out what mobo this chip will go with? All I know about it's specs is it's an Intel Pentium 4 1.9 GHZ.

Let me know... Thanks

[kram 2.0]

First, you will need to find out what socket you have - Intel P4 at 1.9Ghz is likely a 423-pin Wilamette, but could be a Northwood 478-pin. Doing that is simple - download and run Everest and see what socket your processor is. If it is the same socket, you may end up just replacing your processor.

If you are going to replace your motherboard and your processor, go ahead with it. It depends on your budget which one you pick.

kram

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by mjts2345 Hey, I'm trying to upgrade a computer and I've never done a Intel Pentium before. Anyhow, I need to upgrade his mobo and RAM but I am going to keep the processor. What do I need to do to find out what mobo this chip will go with? All I know about it's specs is it's an Intel Pentium 4 1.9 GHZ.

When you remove the 1.9GHz from the motherboard look at the socket and it'll tell you how many pins it has (Socket 423 or Socket 478). You can also look on the CPU itself to see what it says on the heatspreader. If it's a Socket 423 processor you won't get very far. But if it's Socket 478 processor you have a good chance of finding a good motherboard for it.

But we gotta know if this is a home built computer or a name brand one? If it's a name brand computer, you may not get very far with the upgrade.

Cricket

[HAL9000]

Did the Northwood even come in a 1.9Ghz?

[Cricket]

I thought the Northwood core started at 2.0GHz, but couldn't verify...Intel web site is a pain to navigate.

Cricket