Upgrade help required

Post by **OnlyOneKenobi** » 18 Mar 2003, 12:42

I have several questions :
 
 I am planning to upgrade my Duron 1.2Ghz to an Athlon XP 1700 + or higher. Before I go buying things I wanted to see if I could manage the removal & reinstallation of my older components, and have run into a few problem areas concerns.
 
 1. I am having some trouble removing the heatsink off my processor, I am unsure as to how to go about this, is there any documentation or good site on undoing the heatsink clips? I have looked at the AMD site but it only focusses on the installation of the new components, not the removal of the old ones. I really wouldn´t want to damage anything try to force things which shouldn´t be forced.
 
 2. Will the heatsink I that used to be on my Duron 1.2Ghz processor be sufficient for an Athlon XP 1700 + or higher? Do I need to buy another heatsink for a new processor?
 
 3. Do I need a bigger PSU than 250W for a PC with an Athlon Processor? I currently have a 250W running a 5200RPM HDD, Geforce 4Ti 4200, network card, onboard sound, and 256 DDR RAM. Will the more powerful processor require a bigger PSU?
 
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SnowMonkey · Post by **SnowMonkey** » 18 Mar 2003, 15:35

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 1. I am having some trouble removing the heatsink off my processor, I am unsure as to how to go about this, is there any documentation or good site on undoing the heatsink clips? I have looked at the AMD site but it only focusses on the installation of the new components, not the removal of the old ones. I really wouldn´t want to damage anything try to force things which shouldn´t be forced.
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 If you look carefully on the pin of the heat sink you will see a slot. In that slot you will put a phillips screw driver and push down quiet hard that will cause the HS to pop off.
 
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 2. Will the heatsink I that used to be on my Duron 1.2Ghz processor be sufficient for an Athlon XP 1700 + or higher? Do I need to buy another heatsink for a new processor?
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 It will work fine make sure to apply some thermal paste though
 
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 3. Do I need a bigger PSU than 250W for a PC with an Athlon Processor? I currently have a 250W running a 5200RPM HDD, Geforce 4Ti 4200, network card, onboard sound, and 256 DDR RAM. Will the more powerful processor require a bigger PSU?
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 I would go with a 300watt but I`ve got the similar set. CD RW, Cd Rom, 2000+, Ti4200, 40Gig HDD all running of a 250 PSU so I`m sure you`ll be alright!
 
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Post by **Synkronos** » 18 Mar 2003, 16:25

I always advise people to get more cooling rather than less, since it is relatively inexpensive and can save you a hell of a lot of money, time and frustration. Many new chips come packaged with a heatsink anyway, and always _always_ put new thermal paste on, otherwise the heatsink can end up being useless.

yUDi · Post by **yUDi** » 20 Mar 2003, 19:14

I upgraded my PC to an XP 2000+. The processor installation was done for me and I´m usingXP Home. However in the system tab my processor reads 1.26 GHz.!? Is´nt it supossed to be 1.67 GHz?

Flytek · Post by **Flytek** » 21 Mar 2003, 00:47

it seems your board is still running at 100 fsb. look for a jumper and hopefully a bit of info on the motherboard or at its website. set to 133fsb if you are sure that your cpu is cool.

mr_xtc · Post by **mr_xtc** » 22 Mar 2003, 10:54

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 I upgraded my PC to an XP 2000+. The processor installation was done for me and I´m usingXP Home. However in the system tab my processor reads 1.26 GHz.!? Is´nt it supossed to be 1.67 GHz?
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 yes as far as I know... 1.67.
 are you sure you were not conned (ripped off?)