Im not sure lea, is your computrer custom built one?
hmm, after some googling i realise that dual core should be
LGA775 socket. That means the pattern on the processor chip must
fit into the pattern on the mobo
u need to know whether your motherboard supports the new quadcore
processors or not. ALthough the quadcore processors use LGA775, if
your motherboard supports the quadcore processors, u can
upgrade, if not better not upgrade
I mentioned about the 45 and 65 nm thingy, it is the size of the
processor chip, my comp is using the newer 45nm Q9450.
To check you mobo, i think u need cpu-z, downloadable from
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php there
is no need to install, just open the zip file and click cpuz.exe -
Yes it is free of charge
then click on mainboard at the top to see your model, after
that,. u can check online and see which processor and pci slots ur
mobo have.
PCI-slots - the newr graphics card like 8800-GTX280 and some
other cards that will be around for a while uses the PCI-express
2.0 x16 slot
To check manually, follow this thread: http://sgforums.com/forums/2250/topics/327958
xcert and i have posted some ways to open up ur casing and
check
Talking about the graphics heatsink, my graphics card comes with
a professional cooling heatsink, my original one(u can see from
that thread, the red one)has overheated so much that banleong
changedd the one with better heatsink for me.
As for processor's heatsink, i bought asus silent knight II,
very lousy, dun buy it, it looks nice onli...
And yes, if you are intending to get new graphics card, i think
the 4850 minimum wattage for your powersupply is 500 watts
Looks like it is better off buying a new comp
I am using X48 motherboard
