[aidonia]

HI guys here are the specs of my mobo:


OKay my mobo is an ECS livermore 1.0 The chipset is i945G/Gz

My Bios is American Megatrends Inc Ver 5.13
Date: 05/07/2007



This is a branded pc called compaq presario SR5180CF.



Can this mobo of mine support core 2 quad???? Pls reccommend a new cpu that will work fine with my mobo. My current cpu of C2D E4400 is too slow and low as shown in my 3dmark06 benchmarks, unable to OC as mobo is locked by HP.


Pls again care to intro the best perfoming cpu that can work with my mobo.



Another noob question, does changing the cpu affect ur OS???? Like last time when i put in my new gpu i had to re-activate windows again.

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[c1em3ntchua]

change your mobo, overclock your cpu. better this way, but u will have to format.

from dualcore to a quadcore, i think u need to reinstall windows also (someone clarify)

[aidonia]

Originally Posted by c1em3ntchua

change your mobo, overclock your cpu. better this way, but u will have to format.

from dualcore to a quadcore, i think u need to reinstall windows also (someone clarify)

quite difficult cos the mobo is screwed or welded unto the pc casing. If i buy new mobo i might as well change my entire casing. Then i have to pull out the psu and the optical drives which will be really tough. Plsu this pc has 5 card drives too.



Btw why u suggest changing the mobo but keeping the cpu???????????



Is the mobo a very lousy one or a low quality one?????

[maa]

coz as you said at the first post ......... "My current cpu of C2D E4400 is too slow and low as shown in my 3dmark06 benchmarks, unable to OC as mobo is locked by HP"

so he suggested to change the mobo and overclock the CPU .......

Originally Posted by aidonia

quite difficult cos the mobo is screwed or welded unto the pc casing. If i buy new mobo i might as well change my entire casing. Then i have to pull out the psu and the optical drives which will be really tough. Plsu this pc has 5 card drives too.



Btw why u suggest changing the mobo but keeping the cpu???????????



Is the mobo a very lousy one or a low quality one?????

[Hurricaneboi]

yea TS, its better if you bother to unscrew the mobo, get a new one with a new cpu, while keeping your existing gfx/sound cards if possible.

[c1em3ntchua]

Originally Posted by maa

coz as you said at the first post ......... "My current cpu of C2D E4400 is too slow and low as shown in my 3dmark06 benchmarks, unable to OC as mobo is locked by HP"

so he suggested to change the mobo and overclock the CPU .......

yeah TS that's what i meant. c2d processors are highly overclockable, if u have the correct motherboard that is

[aidonia]

Originally Posted by c1em3ntchua

yeah TS that's what i meant. c2d processors are highly overclockable, if u have the correct motherboard that is

can u give me more info on my mobo????? So its a very lousy mobo?????????????



Well if i do that, that's it bye bye to my warranty, even though i have opened it many times before to put in extra ram, HDD, GPU etc etc. Lord even knows if they welded it to the casing.






Lastly will there be any other problems?? LIke will OS Still function like normal or do i need to reinstall? I have 2 OS on my system xp and vista.




PLs guys reccomend me a mobo that supports OC till my E4400 can become 3ghz.


Hopefully there are HP technicians or ppl who knows how HP assembles their pcs to teach me what i have to watch out for.

[c1em3ntchua]

Originally Posted by aidonia

can u give me more info on my mobo????? So its a very lousy mobo?????????????



Well if i do that, that's it bye bye to my warranty, even though i have opened it many times before to put in extra ram, HDD, GPU etc etc. Lord even knows if they welded it to the casing.






Lastly will there be any other problems?? LIke will OS Still function like normal or do i need to reinstall? I have 2 OS on my system xp and vista.




PLs guys reccomend me a mobo that supports OC till my E4400 can become 3ghz.


Hopefully there are HP technicians or ppl who knows how HP assembles their pcs to teach me what i have to watch out for.

i dun have any info on your mobo cuz i cant seem to find any on google. not sure of performance of 945 chipsets. bros out there kindly help

if u change a motherboard, u would have to format your hard disks and reinstall windows.

i wont be able to recommend you a motherboard, but i would suggest a P35 chipset. heard that they overclock very well

normally, motherboards are screwed onto the casing. depending on your motherboard (atx, mini-atx, etc.), there are different numbers of screws used. most of them are that the border of the motherboard, with some located in the middle. i dont think HP welds the mobo onto the casing. its just too (indescribable with words)

hope that helps

[aidonia]

Originally Posted by c1em3ntchua

i dun have any info on your mobo cuz i cant seem to find any on google. not sure of performance of 945 chipsets. bros out there kindly help

if u change a motherboard, u would have to format your hard disks and reinstall windows.

i wont be able to recommend you a motherboard, but i would suggest a P35 chipset. heard that they overclock very well

normally, motherboards are screwed onto the casing. depending on your motherboard (atx, mini-atx, etc.), there are different numbers of screws used. most of them are that the border of the motherboard, with some located in the middle. i dont think HP welds the mobo onto the casing. its just too (indescribable with words)

hope that helps

Thanks bro for ur help here. I open my pc casing again and yes my screwdriver can unscrew the mobo screws. Thank god 1 screw driver for all screws in there.


As for reinstallation of windows. Damn dat sucks man.

My xp already has problems getting activated due to the hardware changes.


Maybe i will use ghost