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IBM Thinkcentre 8194-7VG Processor upgrade issues

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Hi. I am looking to upgrade this machine's processor, which is currently a P4 2.80GHz/512/533. Obviously I want to increase performance by an appreciable amount, however the higher specification chips operate at 800MHz FSB, whereas the motherboard is 533MHz. My question is 'Are cpu's backward-compatible in terms of FSB speed'? Many thanks, John.

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no. You will have to upgrade the motherboard as well.

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