Is it possible to switch processers off a motherboard?

Question

I want to replace my AMD sempron 3200+ processer (1.80 ghz) with a Pentium 4 HT processer (2.80 ghz) both are in my motherboard, could they just pop out? and be replaced? there is no latch on them either to unlock them, any ideas?

-both are desktops, the pen 4 came from a HP motherboard and the AMD comes from a compaq motherboard-

Answer 1

no, there are different sockets for each processor

AMD Sockets

* Super Socket 7 - AMD K6-2, AMD K6-III; Rise mP6
* Socket 563 - AMD low-power mobile Athlon XP-M (µ-PGA Scket, mostly mobile parts)
* Socket 754 - AMD single-processor systems using single-channel DDR-SDRAM, including AMD Athlon 64, Sempron, Turion 64
* Socket 939 - AMD single-processor systems using dual-channel DDR-SDRAM, including Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX to 1 GHz2, Athlon 64 X2, Opteron 100-series
* Socket 940 - AMD single and multi-processor systems using DDR-SDRAM, including AMD Opteron 2, Athlon 64 FX
* Socket A (also known as Socket 462) - AMD Athlon, Duron, Athlon XP, Athlon XP-M, Athlon MP, and Sempron
* Socket AM2 - AMD single-processor systems using DDR2-SDRAM, replaces Socket 754 and Socket 9392 (PGA 940 contacts}
* Socket AM2+ - Future AMD Socket for single processor systems, support DDR2 and HyperTransport 3 with separated power lanes. planned for mid 2007 to Q3 2007, replaces Socket AM2 (PGA 940 contacts)
* Socket AM3 - Future AMD Socket for single processor systems, supports DDR3 and HyperTransport 3 with separated power lanes. planned for mid 2008. and replace Socket AM2+ with support for DDR3-SDRAM (PGA ? contants)
* Socket F (also known as Socket 1207) - AMD multi-processor systems using DDR2-SDRAM, including AMD Opteron2, replaces Socket 940*
* Socket S1 - AMD-based mobile platforms using DDR2-SDRAM, replaces Socket 754 in the mobile sector (638 contacts)


Intel Sockets

* Socket 1 - 80486
* Socket 2 - 80486
* Socket 3 - 80486 (3.3 V and 5 V) and compatibles
* Socket 4 - Intel Pentium 60/66 MHz
* Socket 5 - Intel Pentium 75-133 MHz; AMD K5; IDT WinChip C6, WinChip 2
* Socket 6 -
* Socket 7 - Intel Pentium, Pentium MMX; AMD K6
* Socket 8 - Intel Pentium Pro
* Socket 370 - Intel Pentium III, Celeron; Cyrix III; VIA C3
* Socket 423 - Intel Pentium 41 Willamette core
* Socket 463 (also known as Socket NexGen) - NexGen Nx586
* Socket 478 - Intel Pentium 4, Celeron, Pentium 4 Extreme Edition1, Pentium M Socket N
* Socket 479 - Intel Pentium M and Celeron M
* Socket 486 - 80486
* Socket 499 - DEC Alpha 21164a

* Socket 603 - Intel Xeon
* Socket 604 - Intel Xeon

* LGA 771 (also known as Socket 771) - Intel Xeon
* LGA 775 (also known as Socket 775 or Socket T) - Intel Pentium 4, Pentium D, Celeron D, Pentium Extreme Edition, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Extreme, Celeron1, Xeon 3000 series, Core 2 Quad.

* PAC418 - Intel Itanium
* PAC611 - Intel Itanium 2, HP PA-RISC 8800 and 8900
* Socket B (LGA 1366) - a new socket for future Intel CPUs incorporating the integrated memory controller and CSI
* Socket H (LGA 715) - a future replacement for the current Socket T (LGA 775).
* Socket M - Intel Core Solo, Intel Core Duo and Intel Core 2 Duo
* Socket N - Intel Dual-Core Xeon LV
* Socket P - Intel-based; replaces Socket 479 and Socket M. Released May 9th, 2007.


you would need to buy a new motherboard.

Answer 2

They are not interchangeable but they can both be replaced. You need to remove first the heatsink before you could take out the processor.

Both processors are OK but usually it is the proprietary motherboard that sucks. The Sempron 3200+ would be better in games. On a good motherboard, it could overclock to 2.4Ghz. The Pentium4 HT would be best for encoding. However, it produces so much HEAT that most users prefer to turn off HT.

Answer 3

well first off hate to break the news but most of hp and compaq computers(at least the lower end models) have the cpu soldered onto the board so not many of them are able to be replaced without changing out the mobo.
next AMD and intell both use totally different type of sockets and pin arrays.
intell uses a lga array for most of its newer chips. this means the chips dont even have pins anymore but rather the pins or contacts are on the board itself.
so im sorry dude but as for changing an amd into an intell machine well your just SOL

Answer 4

the main issues your likely to encounter with a mobo/CPU swap is.. 1) you'll definately need to at least a repair reinstall of windows.. (only way you could possibly get away without one is a board that is using one that is of a similar chipset to the one you replaced).. depending on what you intend to do for video (onboard or otherwise).. 2) you might also be looking at a new video card as well.. (c2d boards are pci-express where your old board would've been agp) 3) new memory.. all core 2 duo boards are ddr2, and you likely only have ddr1 (or with a xp2000+, perhaps still pc133), luckily for you.. DDR2 is insanely cheap these days 4) make sure whatever you pick as your new board will fit in the case your using, and you have a big enough power supply (especially if your going the pci-x route)

Answer 5

Pentium Motherboards and AMD motherboards are usually not interchangeble. You can take them both out, but the pins are probably different. I would find your manufacurers website for the motherboard and check.

Answer 6

you cant change them with each other. amds and intels have different types of mobo configurations.

Answer 7

this are diffrent types of slots does not match this two things remove your processor