Upgrading Pentium 2 400mhz?

robertgdean86 · January 30th, 2004, 05:31 PM

Hi guys, I was woundering if anyone out there more IT wise could help me please... I have a compaq presario 5640 and I'd like to upgrade its processor to the highest 1 possible, this site has all its stats: Click Here
Do you know the highest processor I can buy....?
Thanks alot for your help!

Jarhed7276 · January 30th, 2004, 06:06 PM

It depends on your motherboard. It's a slot 1 so you can get a 1 GHz cpu if your motherboard will support. You probably will need to update the bios to get a 1 GHz cpu to work. I looked at your specs and it says the cpu is upgradable but it doesn't say to what.
A 1 GHz slot 1 cpu with heatsink and fan cost $397. You can get a P4 2.6 for about $175. Next week the price of a P4 2.8 is supposed to drop to P4 2.6 prices. I think you would be better off getting a new pc.

elroy · January 30th, 2004, 06:46 PM

You have a choice of a faster slot 1 cpu or getting a convertor [slocket] that utilizes a socket 370 and getting a socket 370 cpu. See if you can determine the maximum multiplier setting on your board or in the bios and post back with it.

Overclocked412 · February 12th, 2004, 12:54 PM

You have a slot one motherboard. Search ebay for a slot 1 pentium 3, for about 130 bucks (think jarhed is smoking something), you can get a pretty fast pentium III 1.2 Ghz+. That'll whip ya thru anything that you need to do

Also, the 370 socket, dosent give you a choice of a faster processor. Stick with the slot one, and get yourself a Pentium 3

robertgdean86 · March 8th, 2004, 03:57 PM

Hi guys,
Would you be able to tell me if this processor could comply with my machine (mother board) as Id like 2 b 100% certain b4 buying it! Cheers

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...0&category=164

HeadBand · March 8th, 2004, 04:14 PM

compaq usually dosen't let their boards support much more than it comes with

that cpu also seams to be some other brand...C3 mabey but i couldnt tell you...it would be better to stick with a 1ghz p3 or a 1.4 celeron on a slocket adapter...but thats only if your motherboard will support it...the link says no upgrade options for cpu but that may be because compaq dosent want you to...even then i would susspect that it would only support the pII or mabey smaller pIIIs but nothing that big

MrMikeL · May 12th, 2004, 02:34 PM

I got a Compaq Presario 5610 to work with that PowerLeap upgrade, works well.

However, I am finding that upgrading an older Compaq Presario to be EXTREMELY PAINFUL. The BIOS is really locked down tight with very few adjustments allowed. The BIOS won't even show me the hard disk I have installed.

Outside of the CPU upgrade, beware any further upgrade attempts on a Compaq Presario. Good luck!

-Mike

**EvilRick** · May 12th, 2004, 03:25 PM

The motherboard has a BX chipset, so you aren't going to be able to go over the 100MHz FSB hurdle. I didn't see anything on HP's website as to what the max CPU you could put in there is.

CompGeeks has a PIII650 for $42+S/H that might work. The multiplier is locked into the chip, so you wouldn't have to worry about any jumpers on the mobo, the CPU should override them.