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I have an old winXP desktop, and I had booted it up a few days ago, but it would start, the fans would power on, the usb pheripherals would light up, but I would get no display, so today I checked the usb clocks, and it would stay at a constant 4.5 volts on all of the pins, and I checked on a working pc and the two middle pins were fluctuating, and that's how I determined that (atleast one of) the clocks weren't working Any help on how to resolve this issue is much apprieciated! EDIT: i cleared cmos memory and its working again???
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Hello all! This is my first time on the ltt forums and i was wondering what to do about this motherboard cooler combo, as you can see my cpu socket is like 1cm too far right for my crazy rare unknown model coolermaster pga478 cooler (this things a beast I got it with an abit ic7 and its built like a huge hyper 212 evo but way more stout i can count 6 heatpipes if you know anything about it lmk) and im not sure if this is going to hurt my cpu, im building this computer to do more research on the preformance per clock scaling of netburst, more specifically prescott, i have this crazy rare motherboard its a pga 478 with pci express and ddr2 ram (i really want biostar m4-g31 as its a pga478 with a core 2 chipset) but i really want to use this motherboard and modify the vrms to see just how far i can get this 3.4ghz prescott. I know i could use lga 775 but thats not what im asking. Do you think this gap is neglegable? I dont want to warp my cpu or cooler as theyre both pretty unreplaceable but ill probably end up sending it with a shitty celeron or something idk... All help is appriciated!
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So I'm planning on making a retro build, and for the motherboard I'm thinking of using the above socket and chipset combo. Any recommendations for it? I wasn't into PCs when these ones were relevant, so I don't know anything myself, and I don't know of any websites that let you cross-reference sockets/chipsets (except for PCPP, which obviously doesn't have any motherboards this old in its database). The motherboard should be pretty high-end, or at least enthusiast tier. If somewhere there's actually a good way to check this information please do tell me Edit: forgot to mention, the motherboard should also have AGP and support IDE
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So, I have right beside me, a Pentium 4 and a fried socket 478 motherboard. I noticed the capacitors were leaking electrolyte fluid a few weeks after I got the system from a local school. It's a Northwood Pentium 4 2.4 GHz with a 400 MHz FSB and the motherboard is a... Get ready for this, An intel D845GRG with 2 blown nichicon caps. I want to find some modern replacement caps (Or better yet, a decent motherboard.) for the thing. I was planning on taking a Radeon 9600 Pro from my PowerMac G5 and using it on the AGP slot after changing the GPU BIOS but no... Not going to happen.
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I have a motherboard Axper XP-M5S661FX with a Pentium 4 506 2.66GHz. I was wondering if it is upgradeable to a better processor like Core 2 Duo or at the very least a Pentium D. Current specs of the machine Pentium 4 506 2.66ghz 2GB DDR 400 RAM On board Sis661fx graphics 160GB SATA HDD CD ROM 400W PSU It is a socket 775 motherboard...
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Hi, i'm planning to rebuild my old Pentium 4 PC. i found an old 478 socket mobo and my old Pentium 4 2.4GHz but i have a problem... i'm planning to not use the stock heatsink because i remeber that it sucks, but i don't know how to remove the black mounting plastic for the old heatsink. How can i do it? thanks
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Hello Linus tech tip forum. I was wondering since one of my friends told me to upgrade to a newer architecture for cpus if I should upgrade my i7 3770k to a g4560 since it supports ddr4 ram and also has smaller nanometers. He thinks buying used stuff is bad and newer architectures are a lot better than older ones like mine.
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Hello, I am sure that this topic has come up in the past, but i couldn`t find anything that would help me. I am trying to instal windows 10 on an old Pentium 4 PC for a friend, with no luck so far. It runs windows Xp with no problem. The mobo and CPU are from the 2008 era, but they meet the minimum system req for windows 10. I have my windows 10 on a USB stick that I know it works (I checked it again at home and it works), but the problem is that it just surpassed the USB drive direct into windows Xp. the drive is recognized in bios and it is set to first boot. But when I reset it, nothing happens, it acts like there is no other device and goes straight to HDD. I installed windows 10 on only UEFI mobs, I have no experience with windows 10 on legacy BIOS. Is there any other trick to do on these old mobos? thank you for the answers
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I have an old, but pristine, Acer Travelmate 2502LC with a Pentium 4 @ 3.0GHz that still works (still charges, boots to Win XP SP3, HDD works). I was wondering what is the max amount of RAM that I can put in this bad boy? As of now, there is only 256 MB in one slot but I know for a fact that it has 3 slots, 2 in one compartment, and another one in a different compartment with the modem. Archives say that the max is 2GB, but I want to know if anyone has attemped more than that. I'm just a student so I don't have that much money to spend to experiment on it. Many thanks!
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This build has been a long journey that goes back about 2 years now I started out looking at used prebuilt computers hoping to upgrade from a Pentium 4HT. Yes just a few years ago my desktop was an outdated hp office computer on ddr2 running what I believe is one of the first intel CPUs to feature hyper threading. So after some searching I managed to find a used acer prebuilt form factor, it had a I5 3330, 6gb ddr3, 1TB Western Digital Blue, windows 10 home with a bluescreen of death issue along side 5 antivirus softwares trying to run and a download more ram software trying to join the party. I scored that for $75 due to its issues, and bought it with the intention of buying a low profile gpu and making an entry-level ultra budget gaming pc. After a few weeks of searching I found a Gigabyte Gtx 750 Oc listed for $70 so I put in a offer of $50 and got it. When I got it home and went to install it I realized it was too wide for the case that my prebuilt was in even tho it was low profile there's only enough room for a single slot card. So following that I immediately got online and found a case that was on sale at the local Canada Computers and that I thought looked cool and had the space I needed, so I purchased the Evga DG-73 on sale for $35 + tax and put the acer into the new case with the 750. I also immediately ordered a set of rgb fans that were on sale for around $40 seeing as the case has acrylic pannels and supports 7 fans, but only came with 2 non rgb 120mm fans so I needed to buy 5 more because reasons. At this point I started looking into upgrading the platform, trying to find a used 3rd gen motherboard with more than 2 dims with a max ram capacity of 4gb per slot. But after looking I realized that it would cost as much or more than buying a brand new current gen board, unless I find a sweet deal on something used or a refurbished product that's not selling above the original msrp because it's no longer in production but it still has demand most of the 3rd gen boards I found that had features I wanted were over the $120 mark had no warranty and was using the old standard of ddr3. This is where things turn from used to new my friend who has a management position at an undisclosed electronics store, knew I was looking for computer parts to upgrade so he called me up when he found a few prebuilt pcs in the back that were slated to go on clearance. Basically as long as the store has done above a certain amount of profit every quarter he's able to purchase items that are on final clearance at the stores purchase cost plus tax and environmental fees. So I scored a Dell inspiron 3650 "gaming edition" (it has red trim instead of grey so it's a gaming computer) It's an i7 6700, 16gb DDR3L, AMD R9 360 2GB GDDR5, 2 TB HDD, Windows 10 home all the other pre built goodies slim optical, 5in1 reader, WiFi and bluetooth brandnew for $350 after tax and fees. At the time a brandnew I7 6700 cpu was retailing for around $430 and is still around that price point on Amazon so I can't say I'm disappointed with the deal but it was a Dell so that has its problems, they call it a gaming desktop but aside from a red accent on the case and a very entry level discrete gpu it was not designed for gaming at all. The small case has little to no airflow, the non certified 240w psu struggles to power the system under heavy usage and gets hot enough to cook on, they then chose to stick a ultra oem amd gpu with the smallest fan and heatsink I've ever seen on a gpu about 1 inch away from the hotplate psu. Not to mention the proprietary motherboard, PSU connections and power button pins, over all lack of expandability and that stupid DDR3L that most people have never herd of to make matters worse. It had a horrible dell bios that allows no user adjustments or features it's all automatic there using a super stripped down H110 chipset and they have the cpu voltage locked in at 1.46V So I was seeing thermals of 87°C on the gpu from running fire strike which is like 5 minutes of spaced out usage, and the cpu was hitting 77°C during the physics portion of the test. I then stepped up tho Aida 64 and in literally under 60 seconds spiked up to 80°C and hit 84°C when I stopped the test at a minute and a half as it was climbing quite quickly. And was to afraid to even run furmark because that might have fried something inside that hot box.. Idle temps were 35°C-40°C Remember these temperatures for later... This in mind I decided I needed to upgrade before I cooked my processor inside the Dell inspiron easy bake oven. But I decided I might as well buy new instead of used as the cpu was new, I spent quite some time looking at the few options still available new and did some research on what was the best then started being parts. First I picked out a motherboard that was very feature rich, compatible, decently priced and most importantly was black and not bright and in your face that what rgb fans are for the board I chose was the MSI B250 Pro Series PC Mate. After that I found compatible ram and went with the cheapest ram that had black heat sinks and came from a known company so I got a matched 16gb kit of Corsair vengeance lpx 2400mhz. I then ordered a new cooler as thermals were bad and can't have that so I got the newer improved coolermaster hyper 212 evo, black edition because you see where this is going by now. And I finished up with a evga supernova 650 G3 as it is a black psu with all black modular cables, which are very stiff and hard to manage but are black. After taxes the above 4 parts cost me $480.00 I chose these parts as I want to wait for CES 2019 before I start looking at GPUs and we'll an ssd would also help things out I figured it wasn't a necessity to have for testing the build and making sure it works plus I already had windows on a hard drive. So when the parts finally all arrived first I had to take the i5 system out of the Evga case, putting it in there was the first time I ever disassembled and reassembled a pc before then most I did was add ram, storage or swap expansion cards like GPUs or network cards. So disassembly was easy as I was familiar with the setup, it came out nice and easily and I mounted back in the original case it came in and set the gpu to the side. After this I had to disassemble the Dell inspiron to get to the cpu, this is where the fun truly began. I had previously thought the system was designed horribly as I had the pannel removed to lessen the over heating issue well before diving in with a screw driver, but when it actually came to getting in there and doing anything I realized I underestimated the lack of thought put into the build. First I removed the HDD and gpu and set them aside for later... Then I tried unmounting the cooler without removing the mobo but the mounting screws just spun the standoffs and never came loose. So I had to remove the board to acess the cooler mount. (On the subject of the cooler they used this ultra cheap looking all aluminum heat sink with an 80mm unbranded case fan on the top I honestly think it's smaller than a stock intel cooler, on a i7 in a case with no airflow...) The board is around the size of a mAtx board but has the same amount of screws mounting it as a full ATX board, many of which are in the tightest spots imaginable. All of the cables are routed in such away they must be removed to lift the board out without obstruction and many are wedged in the front where the hinge of the case folds open making it near impossible to unplug without using pliers well praying you don't slip and tear the wire out or bend any near by caps or pins. Finally I got the board out and the heat sink off to find not only was the cooler very low end but the quality control at dell is less than perfect. I lifted the heat sink off the IHS to see more thermal compound around the edge of the IHS than where it was supposed to be in the middle of the IHS atop the die. It actually looked as though the technician that assembled it drew a circle around the die so the compound mostly leaked out the sides when the cooler was tightened down. There was a ultra thin uneven layer that was filled with gaps and air pockets. I digress tho the short end of the long story is I don't recommend the dell inspiron 3650, and unless you can get one at a very low price I'd avoid it completely as it's been designed to fail and with questionable Q.C it's possible you'll experience a failure much earlier than even dell intended. That's my honest opinion on that when you desgin a functional vent on the front of the case thats actually cut out and has a mesh filter but desgin the chassis to have a solid steel wall completely blocking any air from entering the case directly behind the opening, you built it to over heat. Now that I've got all that salt shook out the shaker, let's move on to the next part of the build. After spending a good 15 minutes carefully cleaning the mess of thermal paste off the IHS and getting it as perfect as possible it was off to the races. I socketed the CPU then after setting the cooler bracket on the rear of the socket and fastening the mounting standoffs, inserted the ram in it correct slots for daul channel because I didn't learn to build a pc from the verge. Then I put my slightly generous "P" of thermal paste after one last wipe to insure no dust or oils being on it. I then gently placed the cooler on top carefully aligning the spring tensioned screws to the standoff and started slowly tightening in a star pattern for even pressure. It was at this point I heard a loud noise it sounded like something snapped or was aggressively forced into place, so immediately panic set in and the negative thoughts spiral in. Did I crack the motherboard, break the socket, crush the cpu ect... Basically I thought it was game over when I finally got my hands steady enough to lift the board up and inspect it I couldn't find any damage but noticed that one of the springs wasn't properly centered and assumed maybe the loud pop was the spring tension forcing the screw to pop into place and confirmed this when I tightened the other screw that wasn't perfectly centered on the spring tho it wasn't nearly as loud when things were more tightened up. The rest of the build went together very smoothly and there was no more moments of panic. I cable managed the case like rats make nests, I blame cable length lack of extensions and stiff cables that won't bend. You could also call it laziness but meh it runs. Then I plugged it in and it booted into windows after the bios ran it's setup and windows reconfigured. While it was setting up I fixed all the issues I had with evgas case design I used black standoffs as spacers for the front pannel giving ample air flow and used fabric mesh to make a custom filter for the vented top of the case so dust can't just fall in when the systems off. Now comes the part where you need those temperatures from earlier after the build and 24 hours to cure the thermal compound I got a max temp of 58°C on the cpu after 26 minutes of Aida 64, max temp on the gpu (the gtx 750) 62°C on stock clocks with the fan at 75% and 67°C with a 250mhz oc on the core and a 700mhz oc on memory, fans at 80-85%. Idle temps were averaging 22°C-29°C on both cpu and gpu. The upgrade also boosted my fire strike scores by over 100 points @stock speeds and my cinebench score went up by 20 points. The new motherboard has also dropped my cpu voltage down to around 1.1v Now I'm waiting till I have some extra money to buy a ssd then it's saving for a gpu to give the system the horse power it's capable of using. I'm also shopping the used market for an I3 6100 rebuild the Dell, so I can sell it after fixing some of its problems. I figure the reduced tdp and the absence of turbo boost as well as less cores along with a proper thermal paste application the thermals should be manageable. I think adding in a small drive with windows and putting the R9 360 back in it would make for a more than capable 4k streaming pc for Netflix and youtube while having enough power to play most games at low to medium settings without turning into a space heater. If you made it all the way to the end I thank you for your time and hope you enjoyed the read, I wrote this because I realized how crazy of a journey it's been. I've learned alot and come a long way, reflecting on the whole process I didn't just build a computer I built a symbol of my experiences. The all black asteic depicts the darkness that was cast on the silver linings of every good deal by all the complications that arose following each purchase leading to the need to purchase something else to make it work properly and learning first hand about compatibility. The the bright rgb fans light up the darkness when you push the power button and turn on the system that effectively has all the improvements I wish your my system had and remember why it was worth the journey.
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Two part question. In searching for my next CPU acquisition I came across the Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.73Ghz / JM80547PH1092MM (BX80547PH3730F) and I see people asking insane amounts of money for these things. Upwards of $600 dollars (and that's just the 3.46Ghz variant) I'm asking myself and you guys, if this is one of the most rare processors in existence? AND What do you think is the most "valuable" CPU? This is a more subjective question.
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Alright, so this build is basically for my dad. He's been using the Pentium 4 rig that I built him several years ago. This system has been working pretty fine till date. Last time, when I visited my dad, I found that his PC is working very slow. It took literally 2.3 minutes to boot. Also, I noticed that someone had upgraded that Pc from xp to 10. So, I decided to build him a new rig. I purchased a faulty hp prebuilt with an i3 4160 fr $25. I basically hate HP prebuilts because of it's proprietary connectors ND lack of video card support. I basically took all the necessary parts out. Then I realized that that Pc had bad memory. So, I purchased an 8gb kit of vengeance memory. Also, I added in a 240gb adata ssd. The prebuilt already had a 1tb we blue. So, I added it in the new rig. Got a new psu. Also, I reused the case from my wife's old build. He wanted to watch 4k videos on his 4k tv. So, I decided to pop in a GPU. But the only extra GPU that I had at that time was a titan black. So, I added that in. I hv ordered a 750ti from AliExpress fr $40. I'll soon replace that titan black with that 750ti. I'll deliver this rig to my parents tomorrow. Something like this should be more than enough for reading mails, watching YouTube ND Netflix, video calling ND playing some older games. Here's the build- PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel - Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00) CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.89 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: Asus - Z97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($60.00) Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($25.00) Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU650 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($42.44 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00) Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card (Purchased For $0.00) Case: BitFenix - Phenom Arctic White Mini ITX Tower Case (Purchased For $0.00) Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.88 @ OutletPC) Total: $227.21 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-21 22:47 EDT-0400
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Soooo IDK if this is the right thread for this (this or the OS one), but I'll take a shot. I have an old Pentium 4 2.8Ghz single-core processor (PPGA478) from my parent's old Dell Dimension 4300. I was wondering if it's possible to find a compatible motherboard, graphics card, and RAM to use with a lighter version of Linux in order to use it as just a small web browsing, video watching computer. Any input is greatly appreciated!
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I just bought this Dell Dimension 2400 from a garage sale and I found out it has a Celeron processor at 2.40GHz. I was wondering if I could upgrade the processor to a Pentium 4 3.40GHz processor I have lying around. I keep finding random Pentium 4's in my room, haha. If it doesn't work, any processor upgrades available?
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Anyone else interested in seeing Linus test how this old motherboard holds up with current games? I have 4 if you want to give it a shot!
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I have an old pile of hardware my brother got, and we assembled it and when it finally posted, it had weird colours and symbols. I'm thinking it's the old ATI Radeon 9800 Pro, while my brother thinks it's the ABIT IC-7. Any help or insights are appreciated. 20180118_170304.mp4
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Introducing: 1200 or Butts! I bought this case on a case modding forum (PimpRig.com) for 1$ + shipping roughly 15 years ago: It's an AT! (even came with a keyboard with that giant connector...) This was home to my primary rig throughout high school, running a Pentium 4 2.4C. I put a lot of work into it back in the day, but it has clearly seen better days. (It definitely served as home to some small creatures at one point.) I've kept it around all these years with the hopes of one day realizing some of the mods I once hoped to make, and the time has finally come to revisit my old friend. The mice left it quite filthy, so first it's time to take it all apart and scrub the whole thing clean. What in the heck is that?! It's Silly Putty! ...apparently? I completely forgot about this one. I must have decided to use it to hold some posts in place. Those posts where annoying, but necessary because the corners lacked structural integrity (resulting in some cracking). Might have to to do something about that. How about some more putty! A decent helping of epoxy putty really helped firm up the corners. it feels nice and rigid when mounted, even without those pesky posts. And since I already have the putty out... Might as well use it to mount some standoffs. Not the most elegant solution, but it felt like the right move. I already had holes drilled, but I used to use bolts with a stack of nuts to mount the motherboard, and it was a giant pain in the ass every time. Now it'll much be easier to fill with goodies! (Like that classic Noisetaker II.) Speaking of which: Goodies! So what did I decide to power this guy with? A Pentium 2.4C of course! Why revisit this CPU of yesteryear? To pursue that elusive, legendary overclock that haunted my dreams or course! 3.6Ghz with a 1200Mhz FSB! Can it be done? I will find out, or die trying. I paired it with an Abit IC7-G, the board I always wanted and couldn't afford, and four 1GB sticks Corsair XMS DDR400. The IC7 should give me a decent first shot at 1200. The graphics card pictured is a GeForce 4 MX 440, a temporary card obtained to ensure the 7800GS I have is non-functional. A replacement is on the way! The heatsink is a Thermalright XP-90 I found brand new on Amazon (grabbed a Noctua while I was at it). I thought cable routing would be a nightmare, but I remembered some old tricks. Without IDE, a build in this case has never felt so clean! So what plans do I have in store? I need to fab a back panel, and do some general cleaning up. (That extra square corner where I chopped off the drive cage drives me nuts!) The front bezel needs some cracks filled, and the switch area patched and cleared for new power buttons. To get where I'm going, water cooling is going to be a must! So I'm hoping I will be able to track down a DangerDen TDX, chipset, and GPU cooler (an NV78, or modded NV68?). If anybody here knows where to find some old DD parts, please let me know! For paint there is one thing I know for sure: beige and black, but paint will have to wait until spring. I was thinking about painting the chassis, but now that it's cleaned up a bit, the dingy corroded steel is is growing on me... Is it just me, or does that 80mm bracket on the front just scream pump/res mount? Most of the bottom will have to go to make room for a radiator. (Gonna need new feet!) Squeezing a 360 in there will be tight, but I think it should fit. Dusting this thing off has made me so happy, and made dragging it around for so long well worth it. There is just one destination: 1200 or butts! P.S. Since I'm digging up one relic, I thought I'd dig up another. Does anybody around here remember these shirts?
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Greetings. I just unearthed an old, dead Pentium 4 CPU from a rig that was built in 2001. Inspired partly by @byalexandr's post about his Athlon, I thought it might make a cool ornament- perhaps a necklace of some sort. The only problem is that it's not the LGA 775 variant, but the PGA 478 variant of the CPU, which means it's full of pins. Do you have any ideas as to how I should mount it, or alternatives to wearing it around my neck? I was considering using a piece of fake leather and sticking the pins through it, or using bits of plastic to make an enclosure for it. Cheers, Aereldor.
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I tried delidding 2 CPUs today. Same issue both times, the TIM around the edges came off easy, while it was like concrete on the actual CPU, causing the actual CPUs to rip off with the heat spreader. The Q6600 kinda ripped in half, with silicon particles falling out and pretty severe damage to the CPU, but it made for cool microscope pictures. Any suggestions of how to not have this problem happen? I still have an old Xeon laying around, although it has a lot of modules on top of the PCB I will have to work around. http://imgur.com/a/Tf8G1 is there any way of posting an imgur album link here? EDIT: someone mentioned it could have been because it was Soldered on, which I have heard about but didnt even consider. Is this the case?
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I have a machine I'm considering upgrading. It's a Pentium 4 3ghz, 1gb ram, and it's got an 80gb hdd attached via an ide cable... The motherboard does have sata though. What should I upgrade? (I'm in Canada so Canadian prices would be nice. :-D) I'm happy to fill you in for any more info you might need. Thanks a lot for your thoughts!
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Hello, I'm new to this community therefore I'm sorry if this isn't the appropriate place to post this. Now onto my question. I have at home an REALLY old PC, with an Intel Pentium 4 clocked at 3.00gHz with Hyperthreading, 1gb of RAM, a 512mb ATI Graphics card, in a motherboard that I don't know the model, but that I can find out if needed and finally a random 2,5" 500gb I salvaged of an old laptop that didn't work anymore with a speed of 5400 RPM. I'm currently finishing a Multimedia Vocational course, where we learn lot's of things related to that area, but the one I like the most is web development, therefore I would like to setup the PC above especially for web development, I know that this is possible via XAMPP however I would like to host my own websites on this PC due to the fact that my final project is an PHP webstore for a brand of a friend of mine. What I did to keep the costs low with this project was rent a cheap server for about 15€ and then got this free domain that really does not work really well because is .tk and nobody likes to go on a website that doesn't have the common .com or something more known. So I thought that it would be a great idea to host this website myself and pay for a good .com domain the problem is that I don't know how to do the hosting my website part, I know the theory where you have to setup an FTP server and all that baloney but I want to know how to do this properly, and since I'm a big fan of LTT I thought that this would be a great place to ask for some help. I know there are some tutorials online, but they didn't seem very explicit to me. So if someone can help me I would be very happy because at the moment this pc is doing nothing even though it's fully operational. So thanks in advance for any help!
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I've been on the hunt for a Linux distribution for my Dell OptiPlex GX240 which has a 1.7GHz Pentium 4 w/o Hyperthreading (32-bit only), 512MB of RAM and ATi Rage 128 (I think it is) graphics with 16MB of video memory. I've been looking for something that's not going to bog down the system and looks half-decent at the same time. I've tried Ubuntu and Elementary OS, both are too slow. I've also been looking for something that would preferably fit onto a CD-RW because I don't have any rewritable DVDs lying around, just regular DVD-Rs and I don't feel like burning one. The machine also doesn't appear to support USB boot. Does anyone have any ideas of what the most ideal Linux distribution could be? Remember: I'm looking for something that's not going to bog the system down and looks half decent, preferably fitting onto a CD-RW.
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So I finally got around to making a keychain out of a CPU I failed at delidding (Pentium 4 was the one used) after seeing some other people make CPU keychains, and finding myself with new keys and nothing interesting on them. (Pictures were taken with my phone this time around so they aren't that great) I like the outcome. I like it being delidded so its just the metal, and the fact that there is silicon still soldered on to the IHS makes it that much more interesting. Might end up coating the silicon in something as its got a small crack in the center that could eventually grow and make it not look as good. Maybe ill put on the Q6600 too but I would definitely need to coat the silicon in something (epoxy?) to avoid large amounts of chipping. Any ideas for other interesting computer stuff to put on it? Nothing big (entire stick of ram) or really heavy.
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So, I found my first [family] computer that I remember (my dad actually had many more when I was younger... I'm drowning in Floppy drives in the garage). I was wondering what would be a decent CPU upgrade, I've been looking at some 775 chips and they all seem relatively cheap 20-30s. Goal for this: For fun and giggles Probably a scrap yard war like computer for my sister to game on, (while she can edit on my pc when I move out again) Maybe try hackintoshing, but seeing how this is an HP OEM board, my mileage may be short. Not too sure if I can even overclock on this board, To actually use the G5 case that's been sitting in a corner collecting dust, as well as some old Misc parts (fans, hdd bracket, cooler, etc.) left over from my personal rig mods/upgrades. Any recommendations? I'm honestly not sure about the Motherboard chipset, as I have not installed an OS on it, nor does it seem the board has any markings.
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Hello. I recently found my dad's old computer with a Pentium 4 HT 650 clocked at 3.4GHZ, 1GB of RAM and an AsRock 775i65G. I need some help overclocking it. I went into the BIOS and apparently the multiplier is locked. The only overclocking option I can see is the base clock. I know that if I change it all the other components controlled by the north bridge will be overclocked so I wanted to know if it is a good idea or if there is another way to overclock. I really do not care if it will give me significantly better performance because I am only doing it for fun and also educational purposes. I will attach 2 photos with the system info and the CPU tab in the BIOS. Thanks.