New Cpu Question

I just bought this CPU
http://www.compusa.com/products/product ... 7&pfp=cat3

my motherboard is a Biostar p4vma-m
http://www.biostar-usa.com/mbdetails.asp?model=p4vma-m

I posted this to another forum and they said it wouldn't work....but just to make sure i was going to post it here.

So will this be fine....?

Also, Is there anything else that i would need to do after it has been installed....?

Yes it will work, the CPU is skt 478 and the mobo is a skt 478 aswell.

alright thank you..

yeah, it should work fine.... although what do you mean "is there anything else..."?

You will probably have to set the FSB (Front Side Bus) in the BIOS to 800MHz (This may actually require you to set it to 800, 400, or 200 as many motherboard differ on how it is displayed) When you have it set correctly the system will report the correct CPU Name on boot up.... in this case 3GHz or 3000MHz.

thats really all I can think of off the top of my head.

Is this okay ?



or is anything wrong with this ??

Looks fine to me, the Core and Bus speeds look fine.

Does it run fine for you though ? Try running a program called Prime95.

If your computer can run that for a few hours without crashing then your sorted

Looks fine to me too... a little under optimal, but definitely in normal parameters. Don't forget to set temp alarms or shutoffs.... if you let Prime95 run on a bad CPU when you leave the house it is always nice to have a house to come back to!

How do I setup the shutoff temps...and what do you suggest that I should use for it.

As long as its the 7.x version, it looks good.


According to the enlarge pic, it is showing 7.x

http://www.biostar.com.tw/support/cpu/s ... 4vma-m-v73

There are two PCB versions.

2.x and 7.x

2.x supports:
Intel P4 Prescott 3.2GHz (800MHz)
Intel P4 Prescott 2.8GHz (533MHz)
Intel P4 3.4GHz (800MHz)
Intel P4 3.06GHz (533MHz)
Intel P4 Celeron - D 2.8GHz (533MHz)
Intel P4 Celeron 2.8GHz (400MHz)


7.x has:
Intel P4 Prescott 3.0GHz (800MHz)
Intel P4 Prescott 2.8GHz (533MHz)
Intel P4 3.4GHz (800MHz)
Intel P4 3.06GHz (533MHz)
Intel P4 Celeron - D 2.8GHz (533MHz)
Intel P4 Celeron 2.8GHz (400MHz)

Should be a BIOS setting.... RTFM

Normally under a section like "Health and Monitoring"

You want the CPU (under load) to stay under 70° C so I would set temp warnings/shutoff near that level. Warnings maybe a bit lower like 65° C, but a good, safe shutoff is right around 70° C.

Is that your mug, ComputerManDan?

http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/mugs/299a/

There is no way I can setup the alarm temp, But I set the shutoff temp to 70° C.

Has a similar effect, alerts you to the fact your CPU is at a nice temp to fry an egg ....

heh lol

Whats the temp that a CPU can get before it gets damaged?