Compaq SR5010NX Celeron D Processor 360 $199 @ Bestbuy NR

[rich123]

Quote from Syrinx : Installed a 8500GT and the PC keeps shutting down. Do I need to upgrade the power supply?

According to this page (http://www.axiontech.com/prdt.php?item=79269), the 8500GT requires a minimum of a 300 Watt power supply. (Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 18 Amp Amps.)

[jack_d12]

I installed a e4300 and 2gb ram and flashed to the ecs bios. but when i checked the cpu multiplier it's stuck at 6. everest, cpu id reports it as 6 running at 1200mhz ... but in windows system properties it shows up as 1800 mhz ?!?! anybody know how to check for sure ?!

[Mikeosoft]

i would run that compute pi program, i mean u should be able to tell if its taking very long

[americanpierg]

Quote from jack_d12 : I installed a e4300 and 2gb ram and flashed to the ecs bios. but when i checked the cpu multiplier it's stuck at 6. everest, cpu id reports it as 6 running at 1200mhz ... but in windows system properties it shows up as 1800 mhz ?!?! anybody know how to check for sure ?!

benchmark it i guess, or use cpuz, as for the pi program, thats not a good way to do it, as itd be almost impossible to tell unless your doing very long ones that take like 20 minutes and even then its hard to tell the difference between 20 minutes and 22 minutes and which should be normal

[jack_d12]

i flashed it back to the original hp/compaq bios and it still reports as multiplier being 6x ?!?! WTF!!! both cpu z and everest is reporting as 6x !!!! windows system properties is reporting as 1.8mhz tho ... ?!?!?

[squidbilly]

Quote from jack_d12 : i flashed it back to the original hp/compaq bios and it still reports as multiplier being 6x ?!?! WTF!!! both cpu z and everest is reporting as 6x !!!! windows system properties is reporting as 1.8mhz tho ... ?!?!?

I reported the exact same problem in earlier post in this same thread. Flashing back to the right bios corrected the issue for me. Are you sure the the 6x multiplier (with the original bios) isn't due to speedstep? Does the multiplier stay at 6x even when you stress the system?

[jack_d12]

Quote from squidbilly : I reported the exact same problem in earlier post in this same thread. Flashing back to the right bios corrected the issue for me. Are you sure the the 6x multiplier (with the original bios) isn't due to speedstep? Does the multiplier stay at 6x even when you stress the system?

yeah ran a few benchmarks in everest and sisoft and it jumps to 9 ... now i gotta decide if i keep this or my 3800+ x2 if i can't overclock this

[NarcoZ]

Ok this is my first post on SlickDeals, here goes...

-- With my E4400 inside...
1) I flashed my stock bios to the 945GCT-M (V1.0) [com.tw] BIOS.
2) In BIOS settings I went to Advanced Setup >> CPU TM Function >> Change to "Disabled" (This will unlock the multiplier from x6) .
3) At the same screen you can Disable Speed-Stepping to make sure the multiplier stays at x10 all the time.
4) Now go to Frequency/Voltage Control >> Make sure Spread Spectrum is Enabled, and Auto Detect CPU Freqency is Enabled.
5) Now you can Overclock your E4x00 by changing the "CPU Over-clocking Freq" from 200 to higher.

I have a E4400 in my system and 284.4 seems to be the highest setting even if i set my "CPU Over-clocking Freq" to anything higher it will still be 284.4 which is not bad considering that it brings the speed from 2 Ghz to 2.8 Ghz. I also got a 500W PSU and a Sapphire X1950XT Video Card. I Upgraded my RAM to 2 GB. Last time I ran 3DMark '05 I scored slightly over 12000. This is all with stock cooling (ASUS Fan)
Overall Cost:

$80.00 - for the SR5010NX (Just the tower, keyboard, and a ball mouse )
$90.00 - for PC2-5300 Ram 1 GBx2 (Total 2 GB Ram)
$39.99 - for a APEVIA ATX-CW500WP4 ATX 500W Power Supply [newegg.com]
$129.99 - for a E4400 CPU
$169.99 - for a SAPPHIRE Radeon X1950XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 VIVO HDCP Video Card [newegg.com]
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$510 - Total price without Tax

[jack_d12]

Quote from NarcoZ : Ok this is my first post on SlickDeals, here goes... -- With my E4400 inside... 1) I flashed my stock bios to the 945GCT-M (V1.0) [com.tw] BIOS. 2) In BIOS settings I went to Advanced Setup >> CPU TM Function >> Change to "Disabled" (This will unlock the multiplier from x6) . 3) At the same screen you can Disable Speed-Stepping to make sure the multiplier stays at x10 all the time. 4) Now go to Frequency/Voltage Control >> Make sure Spread Spectrum is Enabled, and Auto Detect CPU Freqency is Enabled. 5) Now you can Overclock your E4x00 by changing the "CPU Over-clocking Freq" from 200 to higher. I have a E4400 in my system and 284.4 seems to be the highest setting even if i set my "CPU Over-clocking Freq" to anything higher it will still be 284.4 which is not bad considering that it brings the speed from 2 Ghz to 2.8 Ghz. I also got a 500W PSU and a Sapphire X1950XT Video Card. I Upgraded my RAM to 2 GB. Last time I ran 3DMark '05 I scored slightly over 12000. Overall Cost: $80.00 - for the SR5010NX (Just the tower, keyboard, and a ball mouse ) $90.00 - for PC2-5300 Ram 1 GBx2 (Total 2 GB Ram) $39.99 - for a APEVIA ATX-CW500WP4 ATX 500W Power Supply [newegg.com] $129.99 - for a E4400 CPU $169.99 - for a SAPPHIRE Radeon X1950XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 VIVO HDCP Video Card [newegg.com] ------------ $510 - Total price without Tax

i was gonna ask what the other options were .. but i had a feeling someones gonna tell me to do a search aka "go find out yourself"

[americanpierg]

howd u get the tower itself for 80?

[NarcoZ]

Quote from americanpierg : howd u get the tower itself for 80?

It was an internal deal with Best Buy.

[NarcoZ]

So Squidbilly, did you try what I said? Did it work?
Anyone else gave it a shot?

[jack_d12]

my e4300 is running at 250 x 9 ... so 2.25 ghz .. couldn't get it to anything higher ... 266 won't boot ..

there is no vcore settings in the bios so i guess that's all i can get .. wonder how you got it to go 28xmhz .... i used the asus hsf that came w/ the desktop and artic silver and now the temps are 46 idle 77-78 under load ...not sure if that's ok but i did the stress test for about an hour and haven't had errors yet .. i'll let the artic silver break in before running more stress test ..

[wocman]

I will be testing it soon enough when the e4500 get in stock at a good price. The x11multiplier of the e4500 should be a good fit for this motherboard since its oc'ing is a bit limited. Hopefully I can at least hit 3ghz.

[rich123]

Quote from wocman : I will be testing it soon enough when the e4500 get in stock at a good price. The x11multiplier of the e4500 should be a good fit for this motherboard since its oc'ing is a bit limited. Hopefully I can at least hit 3ghz.

Just installed an E4500 that I acquired from Newegg.com. Had to use the Compaq HSF as the Intel-provided one uses different fasteners. This CPU does not work with current (May 2007) Compaq BIOS - It gives an error indicating invalid CPU.

Flashed with the latest ECS 945GCT-M (V1.0) BIOS dated 7/24/2007 - It has been upgraded to recognize the E4500.

Note: You must have the Celeron or other Compaq-recognized CPU installed in order to perform the flash. You cannot get past the E4500 Compaq/AMI error message screen to flash the BIOS.

Easy overclock to 2.70 Ghz.

You can get windows reactivated with the new BIOS, but you will have to enter the code from the sticker on the PC and in due course, you will be referred to microsoft's telephone inquisitors.