16Nov/090
Quad Core on a P5B
The weekend project ... how to update my ASUS P5B (dual core 2.6Ghz) to a Quad-core (Q9550) ... here's what i did
- change the CPU, reboot the machine (windows 7 - 64 bit)
- forget the thermal paste and don't notice it
- after a heavy session of DVD conversion (24 hour) I finally installed a CPU temperature monitor ... oops almost 100 degrees for the last 24 hours ... I guess the Intel chips can handle it
- buy thermal paste and shutdown the machine
- apply the past and reboot ==> system won't reboot
- utter a few words in Dutch, French and English ... try again ... still no luck ==> Panic, think about the financial crisis and how you might just have to contributed to it (in a positive way ...)
- Finally notice that your memmory is running at 675 Mhz (odd number !), the systems board at 333 Mhz and the multiplier is 8.5 ... so by reducing the systems board to 270 the memory (2.5 x 270 = 675) but the machine is running a little slower 8.5 x 270 = 2.2 Ghz
- be happy that you don't have to explain this little stupid stunt to your financial controller ...
- buy new 800 Mhz DDR2 memory ... this is for next week
