CPU swap out

[Merrill P. L. Worthington]

I'm currently using a Ath64 3800 Venice on an ASUS A8N-VM CSM with a
nVidia 7600GT and 2gb memory running XP. I've got a X2 4200 Manchester
dual core on the way.

Are there any issues with a direct swap of the CPUs?

TIA

 

[milsabords]

I'm currently using a Ath64 3800 Venice on an ASUS A8N-VM CSM with a
nVidia 7600GT and 2gb memory running XP. I've got a X2 4200
Manchester dual core on the way.

Are there any issues with a direct swap of the CPUs?

TIA

Read my post 3 levels below.

 

[Tante Usenet]

Read my post 3 levels below.

Just some friendly advice. Not all newsreaders are alike so saying
that your post is "3 levels below" does not provide useful information
to those who don't use MS Outlook as you do to read news. In Agent,
the way I have it configured, the post I assume you meant to point to
is several threads up not "3 levels below".

Best is to provide the message ID of your post or the Subject of the
thread which your post is in.

 

[milsabords]

Just some friendly advice. Not all newsreaders are alike so saying
that your post is "3 levels below" does not provide useful information
to those who don't use MS Outlook as you do to read news. In Agent,
the way I have it configured, the post I assume you meant to point to
is several threads up not "3 levels below".

Best is to provide the message ID of your post or the Subject of the
thread which your post is in.

Thanks for your friendly advice. I'm using Outlook Express.

Cheers, Fr.

 

[pilot]

I'm currently using a Ath64 3800 Venice on an ASUS A8N-VM CSM with a
nVidia 7600GT and 2gb memory running XP. I've got a X2 4200 Manchester
dual core on the way.

Are there any issues with a direct swap of the CPUs?

TIA

Just one. The government requests that you increase your ram memory
so they can take full advantage of Pacifica and those under-used
cores.

 

[pilot]

Just one. The government requests that you increase your ram memory
so they can take full advantage of Pacifica and those under-used
cores.

Ooops. Never mind. Wrong core. We'll get to you later

Good choice by the way.

 

[DP]

Just some friendly advice. Not all newsreaders are alike so saying
that your post is "3 levels below" does not provide useful information
to those who don't use MS Outlook as you do to read news. In Agent,
the way I have it configured, the post I assume you meant to point to
is several threads up not "3 levels below".

Also, I have my Outlook Express set up so that once I read a post it won't
show up next time I access the newsgroup.
So, looking for something "X levels up/down" requires an extra step on my
part to show the message that wasn't showing up.
And even if I were to show already-read messages, I'm still not sure that
the up/down directions help. Though I usually have OE set up to show the
messages with the latest post first, I could also configure it to show the
latest posts on the bottom.
Or I could set it up by the username of the poster. So, it could be up; it
could be down; and it could me more levels away than the original X.

 

[Merrill P. L. Worthington]

Also, I have my Outlook Express set up so that once I read a post it won't
show up next time I access the newsgroup.
So, looking for something "X levels up/down" requires an extra step on my
part to show the message that wasn't showing up.
And even if I were to show already-read messages, I'm still not sure that
the up/down directions help. Though I usually have OE set up to show the
messages with the latest post first, I could also configure it to show the
latest posts on the bottom.
Or I could set it up by the username of the poster. So, it could be up; it
could be down; and it could me more levels away than the original X.

I don't/won't use Outhouse Express. Its just another virus/worm target
and is only a second-rate reader anyway.

 

[General Schvantzkoph]

I'm currently using a Ath64 3800 Venice on an ASUS A8N-VM CSM with a
nVidia 7600GT and 2gb memory running XP. I've got a X2 4200 Manchester
dual core on the way.

Are there any issues with a direct swap of the CPUs?

TIA

Make sure that you've updated the BIOS before you do the swap.

 

[Merrill P. L. Worthington]

Make sure that you've updated the BIOS before you do the swap.

Thanks. Its a done deal.

 

[DP]

I don't/won't use Outhouse Express. Its just another virus/worm target
and is only a second-rate reader anyway.

To each his own. I find it a very easy way to read newsgroups. Never was a
fan of the web-based group readers.
Your results may vary.

 

[FB]

Thanks. Its a done deal.

I swapped a 3800+ for an X2 4800 and had no problems at all.

Be sure you twist the cpu your removing back and forth before you lift
up on the heat sink to break the adhesive bond or else you may force the
old cpu out of its socket.

 

[Merrill P. L. Worthington]

I swapped a 3800+ for an X2 4800 and had no problems at all.

Be sure you twist the cpu your removing back and forth before you lift
up on the heat sink to break the adhesive bond or else you may force the
old cpu out of its socket.

Its done. I reset all the BIOS setting to default clocking before I
installed the X2 4200. At start-up I entered BIOS to make sure the CPU
was detected properly and then let XP boot. XP found the new CPU and
installed whatever it needed and then required a reboot. After the
reboot everything came up OK.

I would not say that there is necessarily an increase in speed so far
over the 3800 Venice (slightly overclocked). But its only been a couple
of hours and I haven't tried the system under any kind of load where the
multiprocessing capabilities of the X2 would be tested.

I actually don't expect much of a speed difference under most
situations. I expect to see a difference only when I'm trying to do a
couple of CPU-intensive tasks. And I don't have high expectations, only
hope for an improvement.


As a side note on the removal of CPUs:

When I install a HSF onto a CPU I put a thin layer of axle grease on
both the CPU and the pad on the heatsink. This prevents the pad from
sticking to the CPU and also softens the conductive material on the
heatsink. Axle grease is designed to conduct heat away from the
high-stress areas around wheel bearings and will not break down under
load or high heat. So it makes for a good heat conductive material.
The fact that it won't harden and bond the heatsink to the CPU is also a
definite plus.