ARGH!

[DanRaccoon]

I'm looking to upgrade my CPU but I've no idea what will be compatible x.x at the moment I have a:-

Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2180 2GHz

and my mother board is Foxconn

I have my eye on this item:-
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/Intel/Core+2+Duo/Intel+Core+2+Duo+E6750+2.66GHz+%28Retail+775%29+?p roductId=27972&page=2&rqcType=


I'm more interested in this one too:-
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/Intel/Core+2+Duo/Intel+Core+2+Duo+E8400+3.0GHz+%28Retail+775%29+?pr oductId=30243

but I dont know if it will work x.x help! D:

[jonwoad]

If your board supports 1333mhz FSB and your bios is up to date then it should do... any ideas on the model of motherboard you have?

[DanRaccoon]

If your board supports 1333mhz FSB and your bios is up to date then it should do... any ideas on the model of motherboard you have?

G33MO2

[jonwoad]

should be fine, might need to update your bios though

[DanRaccoon]

how do I do that?

[jonwoad]

if you go to foxconns website (try google) instructions should be on there :)

[jonwoad]

why are you going to change your processor? you can just over clock that to the same sort of performance :)

I have 2160 overclocked to 3Ghz, my dad has E6750 at 2.66 and both have the same performance scores on benchmarks.

[nft99]

whats the system used for most of the time?

You could overclock the e2180 they great chips i have one :D

[DanRaccoon]

why are you going to change your processor? you can just over clock that to the same sort of performance :)

I have 2160 overclocked to 3Ghz, my dad has E6750 at 2.66 and both have the same performance scores on benchmarks.

Can the E8400 be overclocked to surpass 3ghz? I want to upgrade my comp as much as I can to prolong the need to get a new computer in the far future, plus I wouldn't know what fan I need and I dont fancy blowing up my comp o.o if I can avoid getting a new CPU and instead making my current one go to 3ghz I will do that, but I need the right fan, and I know nothing about what I need x.x

[coiler]

Can the E8400 be overclocked to surpass 3ghz? I want to upgrade my comp as much as I can to prolong the need to get a new computer in the far future, plus I wouldn't know what fan I need and I dont fancy blowing up my comp o.o if I can avoid getting a new CPU and instead making my current one go to 3ghz I will do that, but I need the right fan, and I know nothing about what I need x.x


can a ferrari go faster than 10mph?! HELL YES :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[jonwoad]

you can get the chip you have to 3.2 on the standard intel heatsink just by upping the fsb to 1333 as I have done

[wonderlust]

Mines at 3Ghz too, but I had to give it a little tweak in the voltage...

Should have bought another MSI neo2 board rather than the Asus board I got :(

[Aaron]

Can the E8400 be overclocked to surpass 3ghz? I want to upgrade my comp as much as I can to prolong the need to get a new computer in the far future, plus I wouldn't know what fan I need and I dont fancy blowing up my comp o.o if I can avoid getting a new CPU and instead making my current one go to 3ghz I will do that, but I need the right fan, and I know nothing about what I need x.x

Mine is running at 4Ghz+ as we speak :)

[DanRaccoon]

Mine is running at 4Ghz+ as we speak :)

4ghz sounds nice :) yet slightly risky o.o

[wonderlust]

Not with an e8xxx

[Aaron]

It shouldnt be too hard to reach 4Ghz on most 8400's imo, although each chip will be different :) One of the other guys on here is running one at 4.4Ghz, I think :) The most I could get mine to and stay stable enough to bench was 4.2Ghz, but it was a little close to the limit of something and wasn't 100% stable for my uses. Not sure what component it was as I've never had enough time to do some investigating! :)