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Will my Sony Vaio, Intel board D915GAG, single core P4, accept an Intel Pentium D 820 dual core chip and function properly.
I read that some boards will not accept dual core processors and I am not sure just how far I can go with the dual core thing.
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The chip is a factory component, in my old vaio I bought at staples 10 yrs ago. It is XP home 32 bit and I use it as a backup. I have had three other computers crater over that time period. I can always use this one.... it keeps running.
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I am new at this.... and I am a truck driver!!! I read the other post earlier about the same board.
I get the message about my old board but I still would like to stick in whatever is the best and still compatible.
Can I go to the dual core or do I need to stay with a P4 670 which seems to be at the top of the list...
.... if I am reading it/ understanding it correctly.
Thanks.
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Here you will find a list of processors supported by your board:
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/boards-and-kits/desktop-boards/000005945.html Supported Processors for the Intel® Desktop Board D915GAG
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Well thankyou for that information.
I do not see any dual core processors on the list... but I already ordered two.
One Pentium D 820 from Toronto for $9.95 shipped and one Pentium D 945 (with thermal paste) from China $2.73 shipped!
May be wasted money but it's cheap entertainment.
I will post results, of the smoke test, here.
I learned that the computer can take up to 4gb of Ram. It currently has one stick of 1GB.
I will get two matching pairs and see what happens before I do anything else.
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Memory information:
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/boards-and-kits/desktop-boards/000006782.html System Memory for the Intel® Desktop Board D915GAG
4 GB maximum total system memory.
DDR 400 MHz and DDR 333 MHz SDRAM DIMMs.
Allan.
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Thanks for that.
So with the double A and B slots on the motherboard, (black and blue) and with max Ram at 4GB, I am gusssing that four 1gb sticks is best....
......so that both channels are being used .....or does it really matter?
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If your computer comes with four RAM slots and the maximum allowed is 4GB then, yes, 1GB per slot.
Allan.
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Dual core Pentium D 820 did not work.... no smoke.
Increased RAM helped.
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Indeed, the processor Pentium(R) D 820 is not compatible. RAM upgrade, hard drive speed might help.
Allan.
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