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23. June 2006 @ 19:10 |
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i have a dell 8400 and the mobo is Dell Dimension 8400 can i overclock my pc and if i do what do i gotta buy?
Intel Pentium 4 530, 3.0Ghz With HT Technology
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1024 MB DDR2-400
HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8163B
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Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
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23. June 2006 @ 20:35 |
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I think you won't be able to overclock it because mobo's that come with Dell's, Hp's, and other pre-assembled computers have locked mobo's. I had a a630n Hp and I tried the same thing. Unfortunately, I think you might have to buy a new mobo in order to overclock it.
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23. June 2006 @ 22:12 |
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Oh, Alright Thank you for your help. why cant i unlock it?
Intel Pentium 4 530, 3.0Ghz With HT Technology
Dell Dimension 8400
1024 MB DDR2-400
HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8163B
PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
RADEON X300 Series (128 MB)
seagate 7200 RPM 160gig HD
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Auslander
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23. June 2006 @ 22:39 |
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a prebuilt's bios tends to be very limiting. to have the freedom to overclock, you have to take a detour around such limitations and build your own system or at least put in a new motherboard.
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23. June 2006 @ 23:31 |
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oh alright man what kinda mobo would u suggest?
Intel Pentium 4 530, 3.0Ghz With HT Technology
Dell Dimension 8400
1024 MB DDR2-400
HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8163B
PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
RADEON X300 Series (128 MB)
seagate 7200 RPM 160gig HD
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Auslander
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24. June 2006 @ 07:23 |
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Asus, Asrock...really, there's dozens of good brands to choose from. check out newegg.
http://www.newegg.com
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ddp
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24. June 2006 @ 08:02 |
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& 1 that fits your case as a regular board won't fit into a micro-atx case but a micro-atx board will fit into a regular height tower. also watch out for different size motherboard/psu power connectors.
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24. June 2006 @ 08:33 |
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Yeah dell boards are traditionally locked down tight, to prevent people from modfiying them and causing problems that Dell don't want to have to deal with.
Just get a board to match your socket, if it's 775 then something like an Asus P5LD2 Standard would be a good purchase for overclocking.
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25. June 2006 @ 12:23 |
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well...
im really stupid when it comes to socket's and other stuff lol sorry. can you use any type of process on a mobo?? like could i use a intel on a asus mobo?
Intel Pentium 4 530, 3.0Ghz With HT Technology
Dell Dimension 8400
1024 MB DDR2-400
HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8163B
PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
RADEON X300 Series (128 MB)
seagate 7200 RPM 160gig HD
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Auslander
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25. June 2006 @ 12:54 |
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you can't use an AMD chip on a board designed for Intel chips or vice-versa. just check the compatibility listings of whatever board you're interested in to make sure it's okay for whatever series your chip is in.
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25. June 2006 @ 12:59 |
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the brand's irrelevant as to compatbibility most of the time. You could use an Intel in an asus board, but only a P4 or P5 series, and you could also use an AMD in an asus board but only an A8 or M2 series.
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25. June 2006 @ 13:54 |
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oh, alright thank you auslander and sammorris now im bigining to understand, im more of a software junkie then hardware :-p
Intel Pentium 4 530, 3.0Ghz With HT Technology
Dell Dimension 8400
1024 MB DDR2-400
HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8163B
PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
RADEON X300 Series (128 MB)
seagate 7200 RPM 160gig HD
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25. June 2006 @ 14:18 |
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Sure, we all have our areas of expertise, lord knows you'd probably trounce me on some software things, but after all, I am but 18!
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25. June 2006 @ 21:02 |
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yup, lol im 18 too :-P
Intel Pentium 4 530, 3.0Ghz With HT Technology
Dell Dimension 8400
1024 MB DDR2-400
HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8163B
PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
RADEON X300 Series (128 MB)
seagate 7200 RPM 160gig HD
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Auslander
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25. June 2006 @ 21:54 |
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me three, actually.
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25. June 2006 @ 22:05 |
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lol, hey this is off subject but i was wondering when and how do i loose this newbie status because i have a few threads that im posting on and stuff and i hate the 3 minute wait post because i am a newbie.
Intel Pentium 4 530, 3.0Ghz With HT Technology
Dell Dimension 8400
1024 MB DDR2-400
HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8163B
PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
RADEON X300 Series (128 MB)
seagate 7200 RPM 160gig HD
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Auslander
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25. June 2006 @ 22:23 |
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i'd tell you, man, but this gets answered at least twice a week. out of principle, i'm going to have to tell you to use the search function. search for "rank," "status," etc.
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25. June 2006 @ 22:34 |
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yup thanks i found what i was looking for :) ttyl and again thanks for your help
Intel Pentium 4 530, 3.0Ghz With HT Technology
Dell Dimension 8400
1024 MB DDR2-400
HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8163B
PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
RADEON X300 Series (128 MB)
seagate 7200 RPM 160gig HD
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26. June 2006 @ 08:43 |
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Yep. I'd avoid making a pest of yourself to shed a newbie status tag, that's frowned upon in the world of forums.
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26. June 2006 @ 12:14 |
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ok now i need help again, what is north birdge and south bridge??? and whats duel channel? and in the cpu type it says Intel Pentium 4 EE HT whats the ee?? can i still use a regular intel pentium 4 ht ???
Intel Pentium 4 530, 3.0Ghz With HT Technology
Dell Dimension 8400
1024 MB DDR2-400
HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8163B
PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
RADEON X300 Series (128 MB)
seagate 7200 RPM 160gig HD
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26. June 2006 @ 12:16 |
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North bridge: The north chipset on a motherboard responsible for organising the processors instructions to and fro other devices.
South bridge: The south chipset dedicated to smaller functions like USB control. The northbridge is the one that does a lot of work and needs good cooling. In many modern mobos the North/south idea has been done away with and there is one Central chipset like the nForce 4 Ultra for example.
Dual channel RAM is the use of two identical sticks of RAM to run at double speed and still give double capacity.
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26. June 2006 @ 12:20 |
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ohhh, that helps, thanks
see basically i want to keep all the stuff i have on this mobo i use now and switch over to a new mobo because thats all i can afford untill next check.. will i have to pick out new memory for diffrent types of boards? or can i use the ones now becuase im looking at this mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131589
Intel Pentium 4 530, 3.0Ghz With HT Technology
Dell Dimension 8400
1024 MB DDR2-400
HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8163B
PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
RADEON X300 Series (128 MB)
seagate 7200 RPM 160gig HD
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 26. June 2006 @ 12:37
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26. June 2006 @ 12:26 |
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You already have DDR2 by the looks so you should be fine.
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26. June 2006 @ 12:37 |
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Opps i posted the wrong link...
click the new link and let me know what you think about that mobo?? do you think i will be able to take everything from this computer and put it on that one???
Intel Pentium 4 530, 3.0Ghz With HT Technology
Dell Dimension 8400
1024 MB DDR2-400
HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8163B
PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
RADEON X300 Series (128 MB)
seagate 7200 RPM 160gig HD
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26. June 2006 @ 12:38 |
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As long as you don't use RAID i don't see why not...
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