Re: intel celeron
- From: Paul <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:53:17 -0400
jinxy wrote:
Hey all, I have an old pc in the basement that I would like to get a
bit more performance out of.
It is an HP522n, the cpu is a Celeron model 1, stepping 3, running at
1800mhz, the memory is pc 2700 with 768 installed and a max of 1024. I
got this info from a scan at crucial.com. Is there a simple way to
speed things up without getting into overclocking, as I am fairly new
to pc upgrading and troubleshooting. Keeping in mind that I will give
it a try if there is a step by step tutorial that I can follow, as I
would rather not end up with a tower full fried hardware.If you can
help or steer me in the right direction, please do. TIA.
jinxy
Computer:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&docname=bph07577&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
Best guess on motherboard (found in another posting).
P4G-LA "Corolla" S478 845GL
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&docname=bph07556&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN#
Based on your description, your current processor could be a
Celeron 1.8GHz FSB400. 59.1 watt TDP
http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL7RU
Go to Powerleap.com, select HP Pavilion 522N in their CPU upgrade
manual compatibility check. They offer a 2.6GHz P4 for sale at $174.
There was a 2.8GHz/FSB400 version, but they'd be a bit harder to find now.
(This is the fastest available at FSB400. Runs at 2.8GHz.)
http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL7EY
Based on the Powerleap info, I shopped for a 2.6/FSB400 and found this one.
Description: Intel Pentium 4 2.6GHz 400MHz 478 pin CPU OEM (Northwood) $51
http://www.starmicro.net/detail.aspx?ID=115
(Would draw about 62.6W of power.)
http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL6QR
Business rating and customer feedback.
http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Star_Micro_Inc
Prebuilt computers, like HP/Dell/Gateway etc, don't usually
have overclocking controls. And in some cases, the style of
CPU cooler, does not lend itself to using really hot processor
upgrades. So if you have $51 to spend, and think there is
sufficient cooling (should be OK), finding another S478 Northwood
should do the job. And just pray the BIOS doesn't have a problem with
it (the BIOS likes to ID the processor, before enabling
it and finishing the boot up procedure). On some upgrade
attempts, the BIOS can get "stuck" and refuse to complete
the POST. And companies like HP, wouldn't have an infinite series
of BIOS upgrades, to help home experimenters.
I don't really know if that computer would handle an
FSB533 processor or not. Powerleap didn't list any FSB533
options, but that isn't positive proof of anything. And
that would only get you to 3.06GHz anyway, and draw more
power (81.8W). The 2.6GHz sounds like a pretty good
deal for $51 (even if the processor is a used one).
It really all depends on whether you think you'd notice
the change from 1.8 to 2.6GHz. There can be other
bottlenecks in the system, such as the fact there is
no AGP slot for video upgrades. You can always use
a PCI slot for that, but would it be money well
spent ?
(A video card, so you can pretend to be a gamer :-) $113)
Check OS support carefully - sometimes these new cards only
have WinXP drivers or later.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161238
Examples of (low end) PCI graphics cards.
http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=437&card2=561
Have fun,
Paul
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