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roxbury
My brother bought an insignia(best buy brand) computer last christmas.
unfortunatley it did not come with a decend video card or an agp slot
to put one in. So i am gauging interest in upgrading his computer
mainly to play games with . My plan is to get a new micro atx
motherboard, because it is a small case, and a video card, probably a
6600gt. I've been having problems identifying the cpu- a p4 478pin
2.8ghz 400 fsb. although i can find many mobos that support the p4
400fsb, when i search the "supported cpu" list i can never find my cpu.
i searched the intel website and found the exact specs here
http://processorfinder.intel.com/scripts/details.asp?sSpec=sl7ey
will any p4 478pin 400fsb motherboard support this cpu? How well can i
expect this cpu to perform? good enough for gaming? could anyone
recommend a good micro-atx board to use. Also Im worried about the
power supply. it is 230w. will it be enough to run 1- dvdrom, 1-hard
drive, 1-vid.card 6600gt??? sorry to squeeze a million questions into
one post. thanx in advance for any help.
unfortunatley it did not come with a decend video card or an agp slot
to put one in. So i am gauging interest in upgrading his computer
mainly to play games with . My plan is to get a new micro atx
motherboard, because it is a small case, and a video card, probably a
6600gt. I've been having problems identifying the cpu- a p4 478pin
2.8ghz 400 fsb. although i can find many mobos that support the p4
400fsb, when i search the "supported cpu" list i can never find my cpu.
i searched the intel website and found the exact specs here
http://processorfinder.intel.com/scripts/details.asp?sSpec=sl7ey
will any p4 478pin 400fsb motherboard support this cpu? How well can i
expect this cpu to perform? good enough for gaming? could anyone
recommend a good micro-atx board to use. Also Im worried about the
power supply. it is 230w. will it be enough to run 1- dvdrom, 1-hard
drive, 1-vid.card 6600gt??? sorry to squeeze a million questions into
one post. thanx in advance for any help.