Some computer questions I have

[BuezaWebDev]

How do you upgrade your processor?
At the moment, I'm running an Athlon XP 2500+ and I would like to know how to upgrade my processor to that new Athlon 64bit 3400. Would I need to get a new motherboard?

How do you upgrade your power supply?
Would getting a more powerful powersupply dangerously affect the other components of the computer? Currently, I have a 300Watt power supply and I'm thinking of getting a 200GB hard drive, so, I'll need more power to supply. I would like a 500Watt power supply.

Kindest regards,
Jaime

[Dark Dragon]

Hello BuezaWebDev

As for your first question..it depends on a few things..how old is your motherboard and what processors does it support?

You cannot just put any processor on a board..if you do then you run a high risk of bar-b-cuing the board..so I'd check first..as for me I had to get a new board so my other components would work better.

And a better power supply is definently a good idea..I upgraded from a 240 watt to a 350...so a 500 watt will be a very good choice.

Again..if you need to upgrade the Motherboard..do your research..don't just buy the cheapest.....

The board I have is a AOpen AK86-L...800 Mgz front Bus speed, four USB 2.0 ports-expandable to 8.

The chip is a AMD Athlon +2800...1.6 Ghz.

Anyways..I digress..if the board is more than two years old..it might need to be replaced if you wish to upgrade the processor...

Anyways..it took me a month and a half to choose the board I needed..so it isn't a quick decision.

Good Luck.

[PeOfEo]

Originally posted by BuezaWebDev
How do you upgrade your processor?
At the moment, I'm running an Athlon XP 2500+ and I would like to know how to upgrade my processor to that new Athlon 64bit 3400. Would I need to get a new motherboard? Most likely yes, unless you know your motherboard supports the amd64 x86-64 architecture. Which is probably does not.

How do you upgrade your power supply?
Would getting a more powerful powersupply dangerously affect the other components of the computer? Currently, I have a 300Watt power supply and I'm thinking of getting a 200GB hard drive, so, I'll need more power to supply. I would like a 500Watt power supply.

Kindest regards,
Jaime No, you can get a psu as big as you want. The components take the power they need. Just do not do what my friend did and screw up your wireing (like a complete moron) and run the power back into the psu because you put on the 4 pin connecters to your fans (he saudered them to the fans) backwards. He ended up frying his southbridge.
Also, a 300 watt should do the job unless you are running a lot of extra devices (like a quite a few hard drives and or optical drives).

[BuezaWebDev]

I looked at my processor speed and it has...

X86-Based PC
X86 Family 6 Model 10 Stepping 0 AuthenticAMD ~ 1825Mhz

What does that mean? Can I upgrade to an AMD 64bit? If not, how high can I go with a processor upgrade with my current Mobo?

[Jupac]

You would need a new mobo (btw ill would just go with the amd 64 3000+ and overclock it)

[PeOfEo]

Originally posted by BuezaWebDev
I looked at my processor speed and it has...

X86-Based PC
X86 Family 6 Model 10 Stepping 0 AuthenticAMD ~ 1825Mhz

What does that mean? Can I upgrade to an AMD 64bit? If not, how high can I go with a processor upgrade with my current Mobo? x86 is your standard amd or intel processor. It is the architecture. amd 64 if an x86 processor with 64 bit capabilities slathered on. Hence x86-64. All that means if that it is an amd proc with a clock speed of 1825 mhz and it is your standard x86 processor. How can I know anything about your motherboard though by just knowing what your processor stats are? Got a link to some data files on the thing?

[BuezaWebDev]

http://www.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=A7N8X%20Deluxe

[DaveSW]

Your motherboard has a socket A connector for the cpu. The Athlon 64 needs either a socket 754 or socket 939 mainboard.
Hence you will need a new mobo.

Also, depending what memory your manufacturer specced, it might be a good idea to upgrade that too.

[BuezaWebDev]

I plan on making a new computer next year. Heheh.

[Jupac]

I cant wait for 128bit chips :D

[PeOfEo]

You do not neccesssarily need amd 64 ATM. Nothing really utilizes it. By the time longhorn comes out there will be dual corect processors anyway (two cores on one die).