topic motherboard flexibility in PCs & Accessories

motherboard flexibility

besimgerguri — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:59:12 GMT

I have recently bought a Vaio Pentium 4 2.6 GHZ HT PC (PCV-RS322 series), and I would like to know that if in the near future I would like to upgrade my processor to Pentium 4, 3.2 GHz could that be possible?
Thank you for your help!

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tellingd — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 13:11:48 GMT

Maybe have a look at the Intel website. They have a good section about compatibility between boards and CPU's. I don't know if 3.2Ghz is available so there may not be any specific info.

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kee-lo_ — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 13:33:41 GMT

If it's the same FSB and same type, then it should be fine.
But do check Intel's site.

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chuckalicious — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 19:12:24 GMT

You tend to find that the good MOBO manufacturers release BIOS updates that allow you to use newer kit. As said though, you do need to ensure that the FSB is the same (you know what Intel are like, each new chip has a different FSB!)
That's why I like AMD Well, that and the price

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besimgerguri — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 20:38:37 GMT

Thank you guys for the info!

Besim

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kee-lo_ — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 21:37:11 GMT

You tend to find that the good MOBO manufacturers release BIOS updates that allow you to use newer kit.

What do you consider good?

I like Abit.

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chuckalicious — Wed, 19 Nov 2003 07:53:49 GMT

I would normally go for the bigger players, such as ASUS or such like. I only say that as they are more likely to fix problems or issues quickly. Of course, I'm only going on theory, I don't actually own one! YOu find that PC Mags do group tests of MOBOS quite often, so it's always good to try and ggrab one of them. Also, it's sometimes a good idea to get a non-top of the range one, as it has been mentioned in some mags that the really new ones are just too unstable as they have been pushed too far.

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kee-lo_ — Wed, 19 Nov 2003 14:19:19 GMT

Yep you're right.
I gave up on PC building last year, it was costing me a lot of money to do, and things kept breaking down, first it was the motherboard and then the PSU, and then when I got a replacement it wouldn't work, so I said forget this I'll get a Sony, hence why I am here

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chuckalicious — Wed, 19 Nov 2003 14:55:16 GMT

Funny that. I had the exact same experience. I am a dab hand at modding and building etc, but it still stands true that if you buy a PC and leave it alone, it will last a long long time. If you open and start tinkering, it will falter. Annoying but true

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kee-lo_ — Wed, 19 Nov 2003 17:29:55 GMT

Agreed.
It's such a pain, and parts are not as good as they used to be.

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Danuk — Mon, 24 Nov 2003 12:13:20 GMT

Could someone tell me what motherboard comes inside my rs222, i recently bought it and was just curious what it has inside, i'm not going to upgrade the AMD 2800XP just interested to see what the motherboard can do.

Just thought i would post it on the end of this thread save opening a new thread.

Dan. :smileygrin:

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chuckalicious — Mon, 24 Nov 2003 13:29:37 GMT

It will most likely be an ASUS board, however it will be made specially for Sony and so will not be supported on the ASUS site. That's certainly the case with the RX models so I would assume it's the same for all desktops
Only way to really know is to take the side panel off and look inside, the motherboard will probably have something printed, such as ASUS NV403REV 1.10 or something to that effect.
If you can get that, you can look on whatever manufacturers website it is and see if they support it. If they do, you are lucky!

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Danuk — Mon, 24 Nov 2003 13:47:06 GMT

Thanks will take a look and let you know in cae your interested in the result lolol

Dan :smileygrin: