MOBO help

XxCrashxX · October 12th, 2004

Alright guys I just got a p4 2.8ghz on a mobo that I just bot that seems to me to be flaky, it has no agp slot( inegrated bs) When ever I stress the system and I have any kind of sound going (mp3, movies etc...) it makes the music all slowed down and scratchy, a really horrible sound

then I have a p4 1.8 ghz in what I assume is a good mobo, it seems very stable and has an agp slot and doesnt do the sound thing the pc is about 2 years old

So I was wondering would it be safe to switch mobos or would the older mobo slow down performance on my new pc? and does the sound thing have anything to do with the motherboard or not?

bahamut_2006 · October 12th, 2004

I know very little about P4's, but you need to make sure the mobo you want to put the processor in would support that P4 (I dont think it will, but dont quote me on that). If I was you, I would get my money back and get one without the integrated video (integrated sound, however, is usually good in my experience).
Something else you could try is updating the sound drivers.

XxCrashxX · October 12th, 2004

but they both have p4s

WEXP · October 12th, 2004

I guess the easiest way is to try. It's probably not dangerous, the only thing you risk is that the older mobo don't support the faster CPU.

Stifmeist · October 12th, 2004

I must say that i agree with WEXP, that is the only risk that the mobo doesn't support faster CPU.

XxCrashxX · October 12th, 2004

in which case would there be any permanent risk

October 12th, 2004	#1 (permalink)
XxCrashxX Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 398	MOBO help Alright guys I just got a p4 2.8ghz on a mobo that I just bot that seems to me to be flaky, it has no agp slot( inegrated bs) When ever I stress the system and I have any kind of sound going (mp3, movies etc...) it makes the music all slowed down and scratchy, a really horrible sound then I have a p4 1.8 ghz in what I assume is a good mobo, it seems very stable and has an agp slot and doesnt do the sound thing the pc is about 2 years old So I was wondering would it be safe to switch mobos or would the older mobo slow down performance on my new pc? and does the sound thing have anything to do with the motherboard or not? __________________

October 12th, 2004	#2 (permalink)
bahamut_2006 AMD Join Date: May 2002 Location: Iredell, Texas, USA Posts: 779	I know very little about P4's, but you need to make sure the mobo you want to put the processor in would support that P4 (I dont think it will, but dont quote me on that). If I was you, I would get my money back and get one without the integrated video (integrated sound, however, is usually good in my experience). Something else you could try is updating the sound drivers. __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 3700 (2.2 Ghz) San Diego core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 400 ram\|ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo\|512 MB eVGA GeForce 7950GT\|Primary HD: 300 GB Maxtor\| Secondary HD 200 GB Western Digital HD\|Aspire X-Dreamer II case w/550w Antec PSU\|Sony DVD-Rom\|Sony DVD-RW\|19" Sceptre LCD\|4.1 Surround Sound\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2

October 12th, 2004	#3 (permalink)
XxCrashxX Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 398	but they both have p4s __________________

October 12th, 2004	#4 (permalink)
WEXP Elemental Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 289	I guess the easiest way is to try. It's probably not dangerous, the only thing you risk is that the older mobo don't support the faster CPU. __________________

October 12th, 2004	#5 (permalink)
Stifmeist Nobody Knows Him Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sarpsborg, Norway Posts: 520	I must say that i agree with WEXP, that is the only risk that the mobo doesn't support faster CPU. __________________ ================================================ [Motherboard] ABIT KV8 Pro /w uGURU Clock ¤ [OS:] Windows XP unProfessional SP1 [CPU:] AMD Athlon 64 3200+ ¤ [Video Card:] nVidia Geforce 6600GT With 128MB DDR3 [RAM:] Corsair Value Select PC3200 DDR 512 MB Kit (2x256) 333 MHz @ 400 MHz [HDs:] 1x 200gb Western Digital S-ATA ¤ [RES:] 1600 x 1200 x 32bpp 75Hz

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XxCrashxX Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 398	in which case would there be any permanent risk __________________

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