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3rd Jun 2008, 18:31
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Hi. I'm new to the forums. I want to upgrade my current cpu which is a IntelDual CPU E2160. i want something a little more powerful like the Q9300 quad. I was wondering if my motherboard would handle it or not. My motherboard is a MCP73 i believe. any help is much appriciated.
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3rd Jun 2008, 19:54
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Hello and welcome
That is your chipset you have listed Download CPU-Z Install and click on the mainboard tab, that will tell you your motherboard make/model
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3rd Jun 2008, 22:08
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Ok it says:
Manufactur: Acer Model: MCP73 NVIDIA MCP73 Chipset: GeForce 7050 Rev: A2 Southbridge: nForce620i LPCIO: ITE IT8718 And that's pretty much it. I googled all of them but not much about motherboards came up. |
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4th Jun 2008, 04:12
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That is the problem when you buy from Dell/Acer/XXX rather than build your own, you get a motherboard with no support site to answer these questions.
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4th Jun 2008, 05:18
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OK then I suppose a better question would be what exact model of Acer is it?
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4th Jun 2008, 07:01
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it's an acer aspire AM1640 - E1404B.
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4th Jun 2008, 07:25
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I can't find out much about it really, how much RAM does it have?
I think upgrading the RAM would be a good enough upgrade for speeding up your system
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4th Jun 2008, 15:49
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I hae 2gb ram. I just want a new processor for gaming and such just for the extra boost.
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4th Jun 2008, 22:27
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Q9300 requires a 1333mhz FSB, your chipset usually only supports up to a 1066mhz FSB.
With motherboard BIOS updates it's possible, but unlikely.
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5th Jun 2008, 07:16
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alright thanks a bunch. I'll see if there's another processor i could possibly get.
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