Tell jcap to post his desk, and post yours too! [JCAP POST YOUR DESK]

[Heathen]

Bump.

I accidentally my whole monitor for my laptop...

I didn't rip it off, I unscrewed screws and took it off cleanly.

Thus reducing it to an expensive keyboard/mouse combo with built in hard drive.

[ThePlague]

awww whose a nice wittle baby lookin for easter eggs..

/sarcasm : ) i did to

I didn't look for easter eggs :/

Thus reducing it to an expensive keyboard/mouse combo with built in hard drive.

I put it back anyway.

[Ki11a_FTW]

I didn't look for easter eggs :/

your loss >_>

[klange]

[Ki11a_FTW]

Old stuff


Set Up
24- inch monitor, 37 inch lcd

my new Geforce GTX 260 Core 216 Super Clocked 896 MB
(everything in this cpu has been fully replaced, except the cpu and mobo,
which i really want to do, but dont know how since they are stock (+rep4help)

[InnerGoat]

Why is there a tack in the case

[Ki11a_FTW]

I noticed it when i took the picture, my friend shot it with a rubber band a couple days ago, i guess it landed in there :o

[Cortexian]

You leave your side panel off on a Dell? I'm surprised you haven't died from dust inhalation yet. I swear they CREATE dust, they don't just accumulate it.

Anyway, replacing the processor is just a matter of finding out what socket you have and getting a new processor that's the same socket. You have a Pentium 4 according to your PC specs so it's most likely socket 478 or 775. Easiest way to check is to look up the actual motherboard model number (it's written on the motherboard somewhere). If you want to replace the motherboard as well, then you need to get a processor that's compatible with the NEW motherboard (same socket) and compatible with your current parts. It looks like all you'll need is a motherboard with IDE+SATA connections, PCI-Ex16 1.0 or 2.0, and whatever type of RAM you use (is it DDR or DDR2?).

[Ki11a_FTW]

It has DDR2 ram, ill have to check the processor and motherboard later

[Amit]

Wow, that GTX 260 must be seriously bottle-necked.

So my dad's office PC has a GigaByte GA-8I945G Pro Motherboard in it with a Pentium 4 630 HT 3.00GHz as the CPU. Since the socket is LGA775, is it possible to pair a Core 2 Duo processor with it? On the motherboard box it says "Optimized for Intel Pentium D/Pentium 4 Processor." I know I can use a Celeron on it but I'm not sure if anything newer than a Pentium D will be compatible with the chipset. I've tried looking this up but haven't found any solid answers. Anyone has some answers for me?