Change CPU?

[Starfalcon2]

I have old 333 mhz computer, and I want to higher speed as 1.5 ghz. Will it work if I change cpu to 1.5 ghz? or I have to change motherboard?

[AtmaWeapon]

You will probably have to change motherboards. Most motherboards have a max capacity, and I have a feeling that if whatever processor you have is 333 Mhz, the motherboard was not planned to go up to Ghz.

[Starfalcon2]

what I thought, thanks!

[MottZilla]

Also, some motherboards from machines made by compaq, emachine and such, have intergrated parts, so you can't change the CPU because of all the stuff intergrated into the motherboard.

[inori]

This is why I built my own computer from the beginning. Now if I want to upgrade something, I don't have to replace everything. :kawaii:

Wow, 333 MHz to 1.5 GHz? That's quite a jump...

[Arcayn]

It's probably impossible to do such an upgrade, and even if it worked, it'd still be better to get a completely new one. Compatibility issues aren't nice, as my old PC will testify. It used to crash randomly, even scrolling down in MS Word could lock it up... :/