new mobo

8 Mar 2005 7:24 PM

rbowes

I am planning to buy a new mobo, so that i can get a pci-e video card.
I want to use the processor i already have. I'd like to know how hard
is it to take out the processor and put it in a new mobo, and what do i
have to do? Also, will there be any problems putting the old ram into
the new mobo? Do i need a new fan, heatsink thing?

Oh ya and the processor is a P4 2.8Ghz 533fsb

Thanks
-Rob

8 Mar 2005 8:14 PM

S.Heenan

rbowes wrote:

> I am planning to buy a new mobo, so that i can get a pci-e video card.
> I want to use the processor i already have. I'd like to know how hard
> is it to take out the processor and put it in a new mobo, and what do
> i have to do? Also, will there be any problems putting the old ram
> into the new mobo? Do i need a new fan, heatsink thing?
>
> Oh ya and the processor is a P4 2.8Ghz 533fsb

It might be a little tough getting a socket 478 processor in a socket 775.
IOW, only socket 775 supports PCI-Express.

--
"Even a broken clock is going to be once twice a day." - Jedidiah in
cola

8 Mar 2005 9:12 PM

Clob

"S.Heenan" <shee***@wahs.ac> wrote in message

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> rbowes wrote:
>> I am planning to buy a new mobo, so that i can get a pci-e video card.
>> I want to use the processor i already have. I'd like to know how hard
>> is it to take out the processor and put it in a new mobo, and what do
>> i have to do? Also, will there be any problems putting the old ram
>> into the new mobo? Do i need a new fan, heatsink thing?
>>
>> Oh ya and the processor is a P4 2.8Ghz 533fsb
>
> It might be a little tough getting a socket 478 processor in a socket 775.
> IOW, only socket 775 supports PCI-Express.
>
> --
> "Even a broken clock is going to be once twice a day." - Jedidiah in
> cola
>
>

Heres 2 of them. They are out of stock at newegg but could probably be found
elseware. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=property&DEPA=1

8 Mar 2005 9:32 PM

S.Heenan

Clob wrote:
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> "S.Heenan" <shee***@wahs.ac> wrote in message
> news:nInXd.612547$8l.310950@pd7tw1no...
>> rbowes wrote:
>>> I am planning to buy a new mobo, so that i can get a pci-e video
>>> card. I want to use the processor i already have. I'd like to know
>>> how hard is it to take out the processor and put it in a new mobo,
>>> and what do i have to do? Also, will there be any problems putting
>>> the old ram into the new mobo? Do i need a new fan, heatsink thing?
>>>
>>> Oh ya and the processor is a P4 2.8Ghz 533fsb
>>
>> It might be a little tough getting a socket 478 processor in a
>> socket 775. IOW, only socket 775 supports PCI-Express.
>>
>> --
>> "Even a broken clock is going to be once twice a day." - Jedidiah in
>> cola
>>
>>
>
> Heres 2 of them. They are out of stock at newegg but could probably
> be found elseware.
> http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=property&DEPA=1

If you mean the ECS board(s), I don't consider them to be anything more than
paperweights.