Tech Support Forum - View Single Post - I wanna upgrade but I dunno if it's compatible

Cobracon · 10-07-2008, 12:32 PM

Your motherboard only supports Socket 754 CPUs:

http://www.fic.com.tw/product/mother...D/K8MC51G.aspx

which are obsolete, but a few are still available (new) online and on eBay. Any of them will be a bottleneck to modern gameplay.

The video card will plug into your board according to the website noted above, but if your current PSU is the one supplied with the rest of the computer, it's probably under-powered.

The e8500 CPU will not work because it requires a Socket 775 motherboard and proper support.

The RAM won't work, it's DDR2 and your motherboard only supports DDR.

The external HDD will plug into your board (USB 2.0), but it won't enhance your performance from a gaming standpoint.

10-07-2008, 12:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Cobracon Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Roosterpoot, MS; US of A Posts: 63 OS: XP Pro SP3 & Win 7 RC My System	Re: I wanna upgrade but I dunno if it's compatible Your motherboard only supports Socket 754 CPUs: http://www.fic.com.tw/product/mother...D/K8MC51G.aspx which are obsolete, but a few are still available (new) online and on eBay. Any of them will be a bottleneck to modern gameplay. The video card will plug into your board according to the website noted above, but if your current PSU is the one supplied with the rest of the computer, it's probably under-powered. The e8500 CPU will not work because it requires a Socket 775 motherboard and proper support. The RAM won't work, it's DDR2 and your motherboard only supports DDR. The external HDD will plug into your board (USB 2.0), but it won't enhance your performance from a gaming standpoint. __________________ *Have you scanned the RAM timings for Operator's Headspace?? Too much real estate between the audio collectors will prevent proper operation of your computer.......B.Lowe*