As you'll find out my Tech lingo is very low. Try to bear with me :P
We tried altering, some frequency thing from 100, to 133 after a few hours of it being slow and that apparently made it slower. We tried tinkering around with it for a while, and nothing seemed to help it any. After we reformatted his drive it actually ran slower.
Now he's depressed he spent over $100 on his new processor and it's not helping him play Supreme Commander like he's been dreaming about.
What might we do differently?
2007-03-23 08:19:49 · 3 answers · asked by mcawesome 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Nothing.
The sockets for these processors are the same, but the motherboard does not have the capability to support the processor you are trying to install.
This is a very common problem with Intel P4 processors. The motherboard does not support the higher bus speeds and other changes in the processor architecture.
The only thing he can do is either buy a newer motherboard(you will need new ram probably), or return the other one for a processor that the board is able to support.
You will want to find out what motherboard is currently installed and search for it on google. You should be able to find what processors it is able to support.
2007-03-23 08:29:10 · answer #1 · answered by Bjorn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, you need to make sure the motherboard can handle the processor. You need to find out what the motherboard you have in your computer and go the manufacturers site and see if the processor that your friend bought is supported by the motherboard.
If the processor and the motherboard are compatible than you might need to add more ram.
Other than that I am not sure.
If the motherboard and the new chip are not compatible you will have to get a new mother board to support the chip. When you are going to get a new motherboard there are a whole lot of other components in the computer you will have to make sure match the specifications.
I would suggest just returning the chip and keeping the old one. To play this game it seems that the the old chip should support it. I would try a getting a better video card - make sure the old motherboard has a slot for it. Maybe post what kind of motherboard you have, I might be able to suggest something. Also would be helpful the full specs of the system: Amount of Ram, free Hard Drive Space, Video Card.
I hope this helps, good luck
2007-03-23 08:32:39 · answer #2 · answered by demaman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, the new processor might not be supported by the old motherboard. I would clear the bios, then reinstall all of the old parts. That 3.4 is a nice and fast processor, and likely needs a sweet motherboard to support it. Fry's or newegg is a good bet, and newegg has plenty of user reviews that are valuable. Bugs during PC building is normal, I run into them all the time being fairly experienced. Hardware keeps evolving fast. Just make sure every part is supported, ramm, video card, etc. Parts might "fit", but that's only part of the story.
2007-03-24 05:41:31 · answer #3 · answered by Robert H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋