• Best CPU this mobo can handle?
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Hey guys I have a computer with an Asus Leonite motherboard. Here's the link: [url]http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00864946&lc=en&cc=us[/url] My question is, what is the best cpu that motherboard can handle? Currently the computer has an e4400 and it sucks. The website says it can handle the core 2 duo e6x00 series but i was wondering if it could also handle the pentium e6x00 series or even the core 2 duo e7500. I was just wonder what I could get for this motherboard and if it has much of a performance increase over a e4400. Thanks.
[QUOTE=WhatTheNuts;18587898]Hey guys I have a computer with an Asus Leonite motherboard. Here's the link: [url]http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00864946&lc=en&cc=us[/url] My question is, what is the best cpu that motherboard can handle? Currently the computer has an e4400 and it sucks. The website says it can handle the core 2 duo e6x00 series but i was wondering if it could also handle the pentium e6x00 series or even the core 2 duo e7500. I was just wonder what I could get for this motherboard and if it has much of a performance increase over a e4400. Thanks.[/QUOTE] Socket 775. Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q9650 Boxed, FC-LGA4, "Yorkfield" 4x 3000 MHz OR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8600 Boxed, FC-LGA4, "Wolfdale" 2x 3333 MHz
[QUOTE=taipan;18588501]Socket 775. Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q9650 Boxed, FC-LGA4, "Yorkfield" 4x 3000 MHz OR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8600 Boxed, FC-LGA4, "Wolfdale" 2x 3333 MHz[/QUOTE] I don't thinks so. It is an hp so no bios updates to support future cpus. So he is stuck with a 6xxx series core 2 duo as his best cpu.
[QUOTE=sbradford26;18588549]I don't thinks so. It is an hp so no bios updates to support future cpus. So he is stuck with a 6xxx series core 2 duo as his best cpu.[/QUOTE] Sucks for him then :)! Check if you can do a Bios update. (And if you do don't use the Express option but use a CD, flashdrive or something.)
Highest would be an E6800 (2.93 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 4MB L2 cache), or possibly a Q6600 or similar. The motherboard is pretty low end, so I doubt it would support a quad core, but a Q6600 would be the best performance CPU for the money. You wont be able to run any CPU with a 1333 MHz FSB or higher on it, which means no 45nm CPUs or E6x50 series. You'd be better off spending money on a better motherboard and a decent 45nm CPU, like an E7400, and get much better performance (not just from the newer CPU, but also better chipset would speed things up).
I would say the E8600 is better than a Q6600.
[QUOTE=Ubercharged;18590378]I would say the E8600 is better than a Q6600.[/QUOTE] It is for gaming, maybe not so much for multi threaded stuff like rendering and video editing, but that doesn't mean anything if it wont run on his current motherboard.
[QUOTE=Ubercharged;18590378]I would say the E8600 is better than a Q6600.[/QUOTE] In non-threaded applications. But why would you buy an E8600 in the first place when there's the E8400?
Yeah the E8600 isn't worth it, nor is the E8500.
[QUOTE=Ubercharged;18590378]I would say the E8600 is better than a Q6600.[/QUOTE] depends entirely on what they're being used for.
Indeed... and the price too. For example, when I built my PC I was choosing between an E8400 and Q6600 but the E8400 cost near double that of the 6600, so I took the Q6600 and OC'd it to 3.6GHz (this was a year n a half ago)..
What about the QX series, but even a E8400 is still has enough power against a Amd Quad
[QUOTE=ferrus;18592441]Indeed... and the price too. For example, when I built my PC I was choosing between an E8400 and Q6600 but the E8400 cost near double that of the 6600, so I took the Q6600 and OC'd it to 3.6GHz (this was a year n a half ago)..[/QUOTE]But it does overclock amazingly easy to 3.6Ghz.Im still running mine.I love it to much!
Ok guys thanks for the help. So if I completely replace the mobo, cpu, and ram, can I still use the recovery partition on my hard drive to reformat it? This computer was a prebuilt and came with a recovery partition in the hard drive and I was wondering if I could still use it if I replaced all the parts.
Anybody?
Click on My Computer, then C: and then i386. Click Winnt32.exe. Proceed with OS reinstall, using the Windows key on the label attached to your case (if it's a prebuilt).
[QUOTE=ferrus;18609327]Click on My Computer, then C: and then i386. Click Winnt32.exe. Proceed with OS reinstall, using the Windows key on the label attached to your case (if it's a prebuilt).[/QUOTE] Ok thanks. And that would work even if I change the mobo? [editline]04:04AM[/editline] Oh and I can't find a label on my case that says a CD key on it. All I can find is my case's serial number. [editline]04:10AM[/editline] Oh wait i found it nvm thanks. [editline]04:50AM[/editline] [QUOTE=ferrus;18609327]Click on My Computer, then C: and then i386. Click Winnt32.exe. Proceed with OS reinstall, using the Windows key on the label attached to your case (if it's a prebuilt).[/QUOTE] Oh and would that be a simple way of re-installing Windows? The computer's hard drive also has a recovery partition. Could I still use it with a different motherboard? [editline]04:55AM[/editline] Also do I reinstall Windows before or after I replace the motherboard? Sorry I'm asking so many questions; I just don't know much.
I would say try to download the Windows you have off the Microsoft site. Go to their site, register your key, and download it. Burn it to a CD and boot off it. That's what I did but I bought my Vista retail and registered, don't know about prebuild keys. And you reinstall windows after you replace the motherboard. Boot from your disk for a clean install/reformat. Also, do you have a graphics card? Most motherboards now don't have integrated graphics. [editline]10:01AM[/editline] But I suggest you saving up your money and build a whole new computer instead of tearing apart a pre-built. [editline]10:09AM[/editline] Also, I used to have a E4200 (Or something like that, I forgot) that ran at 2.2 GHz and it was fine. I wasn't go hardcore and stuff and trying to render 5 movies at one time.....a lot.
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