Switch processors between two computers

Felixander · 02-27-2010, 03:12 PM

i was wondering if it was possible to switch the processor from one computer to another. would it work or not. im thinking there might be a problem with the fact that the motherboards are diff and there are completely different computers to start with. they are both intel pentium 4 so they should switch thought. correct? please help.

Legodude522 · 02-27-2010, 03:15 PM

Depending on the socket type and the amount of wattage drawn by the CPU but that probably won't be an issue. Also depends on if the motherboard supports a higher CPU, but it likely will.

Post the motherboard models or any other information that you may have that will lead to finding out the socket type. Also what is the reason that you would like to do this?

And welcome to ComputerForums!

Felixander · 02-27-2010, 03:52 PM

i opened them up and i pulled out the cpu's and there are distinctly different. one is bigger than the other and one has pins while the other doesn't. the reason i was thinking of doing this was because i have two computers; both have problems but they are different problems. even though they are different i figured i could take the good out of both to make a completely different one.

nbrikha · 02-27-2010, 07:40 PM

Ya, looks like one is the lga 775 and the other 478. Not interchangable

02-27-2010, 03:12 PM	#1
Felixander Beta Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 5	Switch processors between two computers i was wondering if it was possible to switch the processor from one computer to another. would it work or not. im thinking there might be a problem with the fact that the motherboards are diff and there are completely different computers to start with. they are both intel pentium 4 so they should switch thought. correct? please help.

02-27-2010, 03:15 PM	#2
Legodude522 Daemon Poster Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,218	Re: Switch processors between two computers Depending on the socket type and the amount of wattage drawn by the CPU but that probably won't be an issue. Also depends on if the motherboard supports a higher CPU, but it likely will. Post the motherboard models or any other information that you may have that will lead to finding out the socket type. Also what is the reason that you would like to do this? And welcome to ComputerForums! __________________ PC: AMD Phenom 9950 2.6ghz Quad Core, ATI Radeon HD 5770, 6gb DDR2 RAM, 1tb Samsung HDD, 1tb Seagate HDD, 500gb Western Digital HDD, Windows 7 Ultimate

02-27-2010, 03:52 PM	#3
Felixander Beta Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 5	Re: Switch processors between two computers i opened them up and i pulled out the cpu's and there are distinctly different. one is bigger than the other and one has pins while the other doesn't. the reason i was thinking of doing this was because i have two computers; both have problems but they are different problems. even though they are different i figured i could take the good out of both to make a completely different one.

02-27-2010, 07:40 PM	#4
nbrikha In Runtime Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 336	Re: Switch processors between two computers Ya, looks like one is the lga 775 and the other 478. Not interchangable __________________ Desktop: AMD Phenom II 840 X4 @ 3.7Ghz // Asus Sabertooth 990FX // CM HAF 932 // XFX HD 5770 // 8GB Corsair Vengeance @1600 + 8GB G.skill Sniper @ 1600mhz (C9) // Cooler Master 600W // Zalman CNPS9900 // Sidewinder x8 Laptop: Dell Vostro 3555 // AMD A6-3400 1.4Ghz x4 w/ 6520 // 500GB HDD // 4GB Ram upgrading to 8GB soon // Backlit Spillproof Keyboard

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