Upgrading a compaq

[serioussavio]

Dear friends

I own a compaq deskpro bought about 2 yrs back.

The basic config is
P4 1.6 Ghz
128 MB SDRAM
Nvidia TNT 32MB

I want to know whether I can change the Motherboard of this PC so that I
can integrate faster RAM and Graphic card.

Do branded PCs place some restrictions to prevent such things?

Also do motherboards of today support such old P4 processors.

I shall be obliged if you can direct me to a suitable person in Mumbai who does such work.

Thank you.

Regards.

 

[LayZ]

Well I'm not so sure what socket ur mobo has..I guess it is either the 423 pin or 478 pin socket(that is assuming ur proceessor of the Williamette core)..Run CPU-Z that came with Digit a month ago and find that out for urself..then look for a new mobo with the same socket...but there maybe a model from Krypton as far as I remember although I dunno if its available any longer...and considering u get hold of it int gonna help anyway..u should consider getting urself a mobo that supports DDR400 and in that case u'll have to get urself a new processor too..that'll be the best thing u could get..and as far ur warranty is concerned u wont have ur warranty on ur mobo any longer..but ur new mobo will come with a 3 year warranty so u need not worry..I know coz I own a presario 3707AP

 

[LayZ]

oh and i forgot to mention u'll need new DDR RAM too!!

 

[devilhead_satish]

The max you can do to your PC will be pushing it up to 2.2 GHz(buying a new procesoor if thats available). Nothing more i suppose. Tell you what, sell your PC lock, stock and barrell and buy a new one with an Athlon 64FX core and you shouldn't have probs for another 2-3yrs.