- Nov 17, 2010
- 6
- 0
- 18,510
I'm currently shopping around for a processor upgrade as my current one is, well, bad (Pentium D 820). I've been eying the Q8400 as a good upgrade within my price range but I'm not sure that my other hardware (MoBo, RAM...) is compatible.
The only compatibility issue I've been able to find is FSB speed - currently I've got 800MHz but the new processor runs at 1333MHz. Would the change cause any problems?
All I've been able to tell to that end is that the RAM could somehow be affected. Currently my RAM clocks in at 533MHz (2 original OEM sticks, 512MB each, and 2 newer 1GB sticks, probably 800MHz but clocked down to match the older sticks). Would everything be compatible if I upgraded (all of) the memory to match the processor (1333MHz), or would that be necessary at all?
Sorry if these are pretty noobish questions, because, well... I'm basically a total noob when it comes to the "important" hardware. I've done more searching than I'd have liked and come up mostly with conflicting info.
On that note, thanks for any help!
The only compatibility issue I've been able to find is FSB speed - currently I've got 800MHz but the new processor runs at 1333MHz. Would the change cause any problems?
All I've been able to tell to that end is that the RAM could somehow be affected. Currently my RAM clocks in at 533MHz (2 original OEM sticks, 512MB each, and 2 newer 1GB sticks, probably 800MHz but clocked down to match the older sticks). Would everything be compatible if I upgraded (all of) the memory to match the processor (1333MHz), or would that be necessary at all?
Sorry if these are pretty noobish questions, because, well... I'm basically a total noob when it comes to the "important" hardware. I've done more searching than I'd have liked and come up mostly with conflicting info.
On that note, thanks for any help!
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram