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Tech question - Processor upgrade (pg. 5)
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| airwalker1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by cmay119
Anymore, even booting to the flash utility from a Floppy or flash drive is very easy. I personally don't trust flashing from Windows. Although, I realize the risk is still minimal, there are that many more things that could go wrong while in the OS, instead of booting straight to a utility. I do agree that you shouldn't flash your bios just for the hell of it. Though, I doubt Krypton will even need to do that with such a minute CPU upgrade. |
not unless he is runing a out dated bios |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by airwalker1
not unless he is runing a out dated bios |
Define "out dated"...The reason I say this, is a 3 year old BIOS can theoretically support things way past its prime. Including CPUs that were merely shown in a roadmap, but still part of the same CPU core. |
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| airwalker1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
Define "out dated"...The reason I say this, is a 3 year old BIOS can theoretically support things way past its prime. Including CPUs that were merely shown in a roadmap, but still part of the same CPU core. |
i was meaning his bios may not reed the new chip install some dont. new hardware on old hardware never a good thing. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by airwalker1
i was meaning his bios may not reed the new chip install some dont. new hardware on old hardware never a good thing. |
They are basically the same CPU really. He isn't going to c2q. It is another c2d. Same but faster. I am sure it is supported. Also, new cpu on old hardware is not necessarily a bad thing either. It can be, but it depends on a whole host of factors that are unknowns to us. |
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| airwalker1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
They are basically the same CPU really. He isn't going to c2q. It is another c2d. Same but faster. I am sure it is supported. Also, new cpu on old hardware is not necessarily a bad thing either. It can be, but it depends on a whole host of factors that are unknowns to us. |
agreed or thoe it's best to keep things in date for compatibility reasons. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by airwalker1
agreed or thoe it's best to keep things in date for compatibility reasons. |
You keep throwing around compatibility, yet your so off base in the use of that word. Things are for the most part compatible without the need for BIOS upgrades. Only in a few small, but quite uncommon instances, is a BIOS flash even necessary in this day and age. |
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| airwalker1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
You keep throwing around compatibility, yet your so off base in the use of that word. Things are for the most part compatible without the need for BIOS upgrades. Only in a few small, but quite uncommon instances, is a BIOS flash even necessary in this day and age. |
not sure i doubt it and im guessing it depends on what pc you're running? |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by airwalker1
not sure i doubt it and im guessing it depends on what pc you're running? |
I have been building computers since around 1996. In the whole time I have been doing this, BIOS flashing was the last thing on most peoples minds. It still is. Why? Because they are pretty much future-proof as long as you aren't changing sockets or ram type. Other than that, you are basically fine with upgrades. You are more likely to upgrade your board because of a socket change before you actually can't upgrade due to the need for a BIOS flash. |
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| Krypton |
| quote: | Originally posted by cmay119
Anymore, even booting to the flash utility from a Floppy or flash drive is very easy. I personally don't trust flashing from Windows. Although, I realize the risk is still minimal, there are that many more things that could go wrong while in the OS, instead of booting straight to a utility. I do agree that you shouldn't flash your bios just for the hell of it. Though, I doubt Krypton will even need to do that with such a minute CPU upgrade.
EDIT: He's still yet to tell us which motherboard he has. If he could supply that information and his BIOS date, it'd be easy to find out if a BIOS update is in his future or not. |
GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2L LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
I have BIO version F4
CLICK for BIOS versions |
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| airwalker1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
I have been building computers since around 1996. In the whole time I have been doing this, BIOS flashing was the last thing on most peoples minds. It still is. Why? Because they are pretty much future-proof as long as you aren't changing sockets or ram type. Other than that, you are basically fine with upgrades. You are more likely to upgrade your board because of a socket change before you actually can't upgrade due to the need for a BIOS flash. |
you will have to pardon my ignorane as of only rescently i have become a pc neird.and through bad exsperance have i learned more about pc's. but is it not the case of the bios being the part off the pc witch controls everything? |
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| gehzumteufel |
| Just as I suspected. No compatibility updates. All related to energy saver and audio codec . |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by airwalker1
you will have to pardon my ignorane as of only rescently i have become a pc neird.and through bad exsperance have i learned more about pc's. but is it not the case of the bios being the part off the pc witch controls everything? |
BIOS = Basic Input/Output System. It provides the most basic communication. |
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