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62 Replies Last post: Aug 23, 2008 4:26 AM by kimolias Go to original post 1 2 3 4 5 Previous Next

kimolias

40 posts since
Jul 19, 2008

15. Jul 21, 2008 9:55 AM

in response to: coastie65

Re: Best Motherboard for this CPU and RAM?

coastie65 wrote:Hey kimolias, As far as I know the Pentium 4 is a single core processor. The Pentium D was the Dual Core before the C2D. A sure way to check, is to open your Task Manager, click on the performance tab. If the see Two windows with a performance graph in each, the you have two cores, as it is showing preformance on each core. Single window, single core. Also under My Computer, System Information, It will show Core speed on each core, so if you have a dual core it will show say 3.2 Ghz 3.2 Ghz followed by your RAM. coastie

Yes, that is how I found out that my CPU has 2 cores.. It's in the Task Manager.. In my last reply I wrote what is exactly written on my CPU..

coastie65

3,328 posts since
Apr 2, 2007

16. Jul 21, 2008 10:22 AM

in response to: kimolias

Re: Best Motherboard for this CPU and RAM?

Hi, Here is the information on your processor. http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL7Z9 . I may be wrong, but I didn't see anything about dual core. coastie

eMachines T5212.... Intel Pentium D 945 3.4Ghz..... evga 8600 GT 256 Mb PCI-E video card..... Realtec HD audio......2 Gb 533 Mhz DDR2 memory..... Lite on CD RW; DVD +R / RW DL optical drive...... Windows XP MCE 2005....... Antec Basiq 500w PSU......200 Gb PATA HDD

kimolias

40 posts since
Jul 19, 2008

17. Jul 21, 2008 11:49 AM

in response to: coastie65

Re: Best Motherboard for this CPU and RAM?

coastie65 wrote:Hi, Here is the information on your processor. http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL7Z9 . I may be wrong, but I didn't see anything about dual core. coastie

Yes, I believe that this is the model.. I am definitely sure it has two cores..

mphenterprises

9,065 posts since
Feb 19, 2007

18. Jul 21, 2008 1:07 PM

in response to: kimolias

Re: Best Motherboard for this CPU and RAM?

Hi Kimolias and welcome to the PCWorld Communities.:D

For future reference, please do not go back and edit your original post to add or remove some information. That makes it more difficult for the members to troubleshoot your issue. Can you detail what information you added to or removed from your original post?

This is my personal Dream PC: http://forums.pcworld.com/blogs/mphenterprises/2007/12/21/my-gift-to-myself

kimolias

40 posts since
Jul 19, 2008

19. Jul 21, 2008 2:18 PM

in response to: mphenterprises

Re: Best Motherboard for this CPU and RAM?

Nothing that change the original question of my post.. Originally I thought my CPU has a Core 2 Duo but then found out that it was a Pentium 4 with 2 cores.. I also added my computer's details (the components and their models).. Each time I edited it I first answered to the post and then went back just in case a new member was going to read my post.. I wanted to make sure he read the right things (as opposed to the early members which helped me identify my CPU).. So, the older repliers don't have to worry about anything.. The question still remains:

What motherboard best suites an Intel Pentium 4 (dual core) with Socket T (LGA 775) and a fast RAM memory (800MHz or above)..

Some repliers told me correclty than Pentium 4 can't go further than 800MHz, but I read that a Pentium Core 2 Duo 3.0GHz has the same socket as mine (that's why I thought I had this CPU).. My RAM currently is 800MHz.. So here is a newer (updated) version of my question:

Is it possible to buy a motherboard that supports both 1066MHz and 800MHz RAM (in order to keep my memory) AND at the same time a Pentium 4 and a Pentium Core 2 Duo (in order to keep my CPU)..?

This is because in the near future I intend to buy a better CPU.. As for the memory.. Since I can't get it now with my current CPU, I will probably buy it the same time with the CPU..

Thank you everyone for their quick replies.

kcihtred2

248 posts since
Sep 7, 2007

20. Jul 21, 2008 2:28 PM

in response to: kimolias

Re: Best Motherboard for this CPU and RAM?

heres an answer to all of our questions, this will tell us for sure, just copy and paste the hardware part up:

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,8078-order,1-page,1/description.html

by the way it may freeze, it not frozen, it just takes like 4 minuites to take all the info (time may vary depending on system)

EDIT:

just thought of another 3Ghz pentium 4 that was dual core, the pentium extreme edition. It was a failure versus the athlons so they discontinued it tho

coastie65

3,328 posts since
Apr 2, 2007

21. Jul 21, 2008 2:28 PM

in response to: kimolias

Re: Best Motherboard for this CPU and RAM?

Hi kimolias, First while at the Intel site, I did in fact see a mention of a "dual core P4". Now as to your question about the motherboard. If you get a motherboard that will support 1066 FSB ( system bus ), you can in fact run a processor with an 800 FSB. When you are ready to upgrade the processor, then you can go to one with the larger bus. By changing your motherboard to one that will support a faster bus, will give you better options later on. coastie

piyushsingh

2,395 posts since
Jul 21, 2007

22. Jul 21, 2008 2:34 PM

in response to: kimolias

Re: Best Motherboard for this CPU and RAM?

I earlier told you to specify your cpu correctly. You then said its a dual core with 3 GHz. Then i said that i suspect your cpu to be pentium 4 and i gave reasons for it in my post #5 . Read it again.

After that you changed your initial post and confirmed that your cpu is e6850. (by editing your initial post) . The response was my post #9 . Read it again.There i had said 800MHz for the e6850.

That day , rgreen and me had a smalll discussion regarding this as you mobo cant support this e6850 cpu . This was mentioned by rgreen in his post #12 .We both knew at that time that yours is definitely a pentium 4 as we were earlier thinking. So he asked you to open it up and see.

You opened it and then saw its a P4 which you think is a dual core coz you saw two graphs in task manager. To clear uo this p4 with 2 cores mystery. There is no p4 with two cores . You saw two graphs because your processor has hyper-threading enabled (P4-HTT) .

Nothing is true , Everything is permitted.

coastie65

3,328 posts since
Apr 2, 2007

23. Jul 21, 2008 2:47 PM

in response to: piyushsingh

Re: Best Motherboard for this CPU and RAM?

Hi piyush, Thanks for that bit of information. You just cleared up the dual graph thing for me as well. Incidently, I'm getting ready to drop a Pentium D 945 ( 3.4 Ghz) into this thing. Hey Guys maybe you need to check this link http://www.geek.com/intels-dual-core-presler-p4-xe-955-reviewed/

Added Content 21 July 2008 Coastie

piyushsingh

2,395 posts since
Jul 21, 2007

24. Jul 21, 2008 2:55 PM

in response to: coastie65

Re: Best Motherboard for this CPU and RAM?

thats the P4-extreme edition that kcihtred2 had mentioned. Unfortunately these were no where in the market as compared to P4-HTT which is very popular.
i think till he tells the exact cpu model no. himself , we cant help him in anything. what say ?

Nothing is true , Everything is permitted.

coastie65

3,328 posts since
Apr 2, 2007

25. Jul 21, 2008 2:56 PM

in response to: piyushsingh

Re: Best Motherboard for this CPU and RAM?

Oh, Ok. He had a picture of that thing in a link, but couldn't tell much from all the thermal compound.

kcihtred2

248 posts since
Sep 7, 2007

26. Jul 21, 2008 4:52 PM

in response to: piyushsingh

Re: Best Motherboard for this CPU and RAM?

this software i recommended earlier will tell us for sure, heres an example from mine:

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rgreen4

3,700 posts since
Oct 22, 2006

27. Jul 21, 2008 6:06 PM

in response to: kimolias

Re: Best Motherboard for this CPU and RAM?

Your photos were helpful. I hope the exhaust of the cooler fan is toward the power supply and not the video card. There was another comment on the amount of thermal paste on the CPU. When you have occasion to re-install, you should use a THIN film. A thin film serves as a heat conduit, but a thick film serves as an insulator.

Also as pointed out the P4 is a single core with the Hyper Threading EMULATES a dual core by the way it handles the process. The socket type does not determine compatibility, but the associated chip set on the MB does. Gigabyte is very good about providing a list of supported pocessors for each of their motherboards. They also provide a list of memory modules that are certified to work in that MB.

rgreen4

3,700 posts since
Oct 22, 2006

28. Jul 21, 2008 9:21 PM

in response to: kcihtred2

Re: Best Motherboard for this CPU and RAM?

kcihtred2 - I note that your output from Belarc advisor looks entiry different from mine. I note that yours says ver 7.2t whereas mine is 7.2k. Have they changed the format of the printout? Mine looks the same in IE or Firefox.

kimolias

40 posts since
Jul 19, 2008

29. Jul 22, 2008 9:33 AM

in response to: kcihtred2

Re: Best Motherboard for this CPU and RAM?

kcihtred2 wrote:heres an answer to all of our questions, this will tell us for sure, just copy and paste the hardware part up:

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,8078-order,1-page,1/description.html

by the way it may freeze, it not frozen, it just takes like 4 minuites to take all the info (time may vary depending on system)

EDIT:

just thought of another 3Ghz pentium 4 that was dual core, the pentium extreme edition. It was a failure versus the athlons so they discontinued it tho

Unfortunately, my machine doesn't boot.. So this won't work..

Doesn't the information on the chip help?

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