Upgrading intel pentium 4 HT...how much ram and windows 7??

[markgerazzi]

This is my exact computer, and I would like to know if I can put 2-4gb of ram in it, and what kind of ram.
Right now it only has 1gb of ram.

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqYOKpUE4kQ-BlwSBOOo)NUeKg~~0_35.JPG

Also can I put windows 7 32x or 64x on this?

It's for my mom and it's suprisingly fast lol.


Thanks!

 

[markgerazzi]

this is the ram I think

http://www.nextag.com/Kingston-1GB-DDR2-SDRAM-64373841/prices-html

 

[phatbuddha79]

I do not think the P4 series with HT can do x64. Stick with x86, get 2 gigs of ram, and for malware I use free Avast and free malwarebytes, very little memory footprint.

 

[inanition02]

You can get 4gb of ram with win7 x32. The system will be able to use the vast majority of it and be much faster.

 

[phatbuddha79]

most P4's I know of only support DDR1 and DDR1's max capacity if 1GB sticks I believe. DDR1 sticks arent exactly cheap anymore either.

 

[megadelayed]

I do not think the P4 series with HT can do x64. Stick with x86, get 2 gigs of ram, and for malware I use free Avast and free malwarebytes, very little memory footprint.

depending on model really, if his p4 is precot or later then it shoulde have the x86-64 instruction set. but to be honest instead of getting new ram you may as well get a new mobo, a conroe and use your ram with maybe another stick for quite cheap.

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

Most of the Intel® Pentium® 4 processors are 32bit only. Only late in the product of Intel Pentium 4 processors in socket 775 did we release some 64Bit procssors. You would also need to check on the memory that your motherboard can support. To check on a set model of an Intel Pentium 4 processor you can go to ark.intel.com.

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team

 

[megadelayed]

Most of the Intel® Pentium® 4 processors are 32bit only. Only late in the product of Intel Pentium 4 processors in socket 775 did we release some 64Bit procssors. You would also need to check on the memory that your motherboard can support. To check on a set model of an Intel Pentium 4 processor you can go to ark.intel.com.

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team

true but the op did not mention the model number at all. it would help if he did tho

 

[megadelayed]

most P4's I know of only support DDR1 and DDR1's max capacity if 1GB sticks I believe. DDR1 sticks arent exactly cheap anymore either.

quite a few of them supports rdram and sdram as well but dont think you can get more than 512 per stick. ddr ram is very expensive now and even ddr2 the price is going up

 

[markgerazzi]

I'm not sure how to find the model number, I don't see any ont he actual tower, and I don't know if it is in Device Manager.

ALso this computer is just for around the house for my mom, I am buying the 3930k with x79 mobo around december.

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

Run CPU-Z and it will tell you which processor that you are using or have. If you havent put the processor in yet you can copy the part # off the top of the processor and enter it on ark.intel.com.

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team

 

[markgerazzi]

Intel Pentium 4 630
Prescott
Socket 775 LGA

Memory DDR2 dual channel
1024 MBytes

Max bandwidth PC2 4300 (266 MHz)


Doesn't say anything about 64x or ram capacity

 

[inanition02]

That would be this processor - has EMT64 and can address over 4GB of RAM. Go to 4GB, if your motherboard supports it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116198

 

[markgerazzi]

Users here say 2gb of ram: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/278929-28-intel-pentium-00ghz-maximum-memory


When I go here it says 64 support: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116198


Can someone confirm, I also need to know my mobo, but can't find out

 

[markgerazzi]

Hah same time, thanks.

How do I find my mobo?

 

[markgerazzi]

Also would this be the right ram?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134047


I don't know if its DDR2 "533" is correct.
The processor details at newegg have no memory specs.

 

[illumm]

Looks like it^ but not sure about the 533

 

[markgerazzi]

need something for sure so I can order tomorrow

 

[markgerazzi]

Can someone give me a definitive conclusion, htanks!

 

[inanition02]

Cant give you a definitive yes no without a motherboard model.

 

[markgerazzi]

CPU Z doesn't tel me the MOBO make, or does it?

 

[phatbuddha79]

depending on model really, if his p4 is precot or later then it shoulde have the x86-64 instruction set. but to be honest instead of getting new ram you may as well get a new mobo, a conroe and use your ram with maybe another stick for quite cheap.

Even if his cpu is 64-bit doesn't mean it's best for him to install 64-bit Windows. Trust me, I just recently tried it and it's best to go 32-bit OS for older hardware. His other components most likely do not have drivers for it.

 

[phatbuddha79]

download belarc advisor. run it then let us know your motherboard and we will search ram for you.

 

[warmon6]

CPU Z doesn't tel me the MOBO make, or does it?

It should under main board, although i cant confirm if it tells correctly or not (been with laptops for far to long, need to get back in with a working desktop.)

If it doesn't, open up the side panel of the computer case and look around. There should be some kind of text that should signify what it is. If you cant find it, take a picture of the motherboard (either high quality resolution or multiple close shots of different section of the MB) and upload them to a site such as photobucket so we can see what were dealing with.

 

[hixbot]

I'm using as I type a northwood p4 with 3GB CAS 2 DDR 400 RAM. I've been using this thing for the past 8 years. Been running Win7 32bit for over a year now. Works like a charm, you just need to be careful to keep the OS running clean, no unneccessary background services/programs.

My P4 is socket 478, so in order to upgrade the CPU, I would have had to upgrade the more: mobo, IDE hard drives, AGP video card, DDR memory all become obsolete after socket 478. This is the reason i still use this old CPU.

You on the other hand are already on socket 775. You have no excuses, you can keep all your other parts and upgrade to a Core 2 duo/quad.