Hey, my computer is basically an old HP 7955, *censored* *censored* thing, but weve been upgrading it over the years, it went from 256 mb ram to 768, a crappy graphics card to a radeon x850 pro, and ball mouse to opitcal mouse, and bulky monitor to flat screen. New sound card, etc the works, even a new 400 watt power supply with 2 fans, the only thing not changed is its processor/motherboard stuff. I am wondering what do I do to get my cpu faster, get a new processor chip? mother board? what? I am also looking not to spend a *censored* load of money, thanks. My cpu specs..

Also found,


Processor Brand Intel
Processor Socket Type mPGA478
Processor Family Pentium(R) 4
Processor Front Side Bus Frequency 400MHz


For my computer, and i was looking online at processors, and this one...

Platform: PC
Processor Class: Pentium 4 Processor
Processor Speed: 2.40 GHz
Processor Socket: Intel mPGA478 (478 pin)
Bus Speed: 533 MHz
L1 Cache Size: 16KB
L2 Cache Size: 1 MB
Limited Warranty: 3 Years (36 Months)



which is like 180 dollars, that i think i can get dad convinced to buy, but it says bus speed is 533 MHz, but my cpu says bus speed frequency 400 MHz, does this mean it wont work? I am just trying to desperately upgrade my processor so I can get my cpu running so much faster.

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System Information
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Time of this report: 4/29/2006, 12:20:12
Machine name: XIN102
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: HP Pavilion 04
System Model: P5269A-ABA 7955
BIOS: Award Medallion BIOS v6.0
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1500MHz
Memory: 768MB RAM
Page File: 343MB used, 1534MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode



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Display Devices
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Card name: RADEON X850 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI RADEON X850 PRO AGP (0x4B4B)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4B4B&SUBSYS_03121002&REV_00
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: HP L1510
Monitor Max RES: 1024,768
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6601 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 2/21/2006 23:46:46, 256512 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys
Mini VDD Date: 2/21/2006 23:46:25, 1505792 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-080B-11CF-7B6A-1823A1C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x4B4B
SubSys ID: 0x03121002
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D ModeWMV8_B ModeWMV8_A ModeWMV9_B ModeWMV9_A
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Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

Xin:

You must use a processor that is compatible with your motherboard and BIOS. Check the documentation of the MAKER of the computer or motherboard to see what processors will work. You MIGHT have to upgrade the BIOS before you can upgrade the processor.

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