I would love to learn how to overclock. I have an old HP Pavilion a384x desktop and would like to modify it.
Here is what it has:
2.08 ghz AMD Athlon XP processor
512 MB PC 2700 memory
80GB Ultra DMA Hard Drive
CD-RW drive
DVD-ROM drive
NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX graphics with 64MB DDR SDRAM video memory and TV out
I also have a new Dual-Core e2200 CPU.
My plan is to buy a new MB that will accept the e2200 and replace the MB in my desktop.
Will this work? Can I just pull out the AMD motherboard and replace it? Will Windows XP still be there? And will my HDD still have everything that was on it? Are MB's from AMD to Intel swap-able?
If possible I assume all I will have to buy is a new MB and some RAM.
Will someone please tell me if this plan will work. And if yes, can someone recommend a cheap MB (<$100), that will take an e2200 and will be highly clockable.
Thanks for the help.
Here is what it has:
2.08 ghz AMD Athlon XP processor
512 MB PC 2700 memory
80GB Ultra DMA Hard Drive
CD-RW drive
DVD-ROM drive
NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX graphics with 64MB DDR SDRAM video memory and TV out
I also have a new Dual-Core e2200 CPU.
My plan is to buy a new MB that will accept the e2200 and replace the MB in my desktop.
Will this work? Can I just pull out the AMD motherboard and replace it? Will Windows XP still be there? And will my HDD still have everything that was on it? Are MB's from AMD to Intel swap-able?
If possible I assume all I will have to buy is a new MB and some RAM.
Will someone please tell me if this plan will work. And if yes, can someone recommend a cheap MB (<$100), that will take an e2200 and will be highly clockable.
Thanks for the help.