Is a processor like a video card and only fits into a certain type of slot or can all processors fit in your PC?
2007-03-02 18:45:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
there are lots of different slots a video card has 3 basic slots a pci slot, agp slot and pci express slot, and there about 50 different slots for processors that is if you count all the old ones lol.. if you have any other questions feel free to mail me.
2007-03-02 18:48:26 · answer #1 · answered by jmoislhluear 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's like a video card.
There are many types of processors and many types of motherboards which are created to support them.
If you have a processor but do not know what type of motherboard to purchase and want to screw on the motherboard yourself, I suggest that you bring the entire pc setup to a reliable computer shop instead.
Let the guys sort out everything for you. Even though a certain motherboard can support a certain processor, sometimes there are certain known issues with a certain combination of processor and motherboard. Thus if something goes wrong, they can simply do some testing and recommend another type of motherboard instead.
Also, computer parts are sensitive and well, attaching the wrong processor to a motherboard might fry your entire computer.
2007-03-03 03:05:58 · answer #2 · answered by Who, me? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several different types of processor slots. Not only that, but motherboards may have the slot type you're looking for, but it may not be able to handle the CPU you're looking at.
2007-03-03 02:49:07 · answer #3 · answered by BigRez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Processors are pretty tightly coupled to the motherboard - you can't exactly swap them out (except for another of the same kind but possibly different specifications) like video cards.
2007-03-03 02:55:06 · answer #4 · answered by T J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋