You might need a temporary solution until you fix your motherboard.
You might need a temporary solution until you fix your motherboard.
Your motherboard isn’t working properly. The VCCD pins and SA_MA-1 are faulty. You have two options for Linux: a 2GB DDR2, Pentium E5200 at 3.33GHz or a 4GB DDR2, C2D E4300 at 1.8GHz (possibly up to 2.4GHz). Which one fits better? Also, which distribution—Xubuntu or Lubuntu—performs better on the suggested choice?
People rarely inquire about this choice. A 7th Gen processor paired with a DDR2 chipset seems odd compared to modern options. Those systems offer more performance than older setups.
I own exactly what I need right now. If I needed a new motherboard, I’d spend around 200 dollars, but finding one under 250 dollars is quite tough.
I assumed you were going to purchase those units. That shifts things entirely. The e4300 works well with overclocking—try SetFSB or ClockGen if the BIOS doesn’t offer alternatives.
These setups originate from older manufacturing processes and come with unique characteristics. The e5000 Pentium offers solid performance but may not match newer models in efficiency. The E5400 delivers a 4.5GHz clock at 1.55V, similar to the E8400 at 4.05GHz and 1.25V, though the latter lacks certainty. Both run on an ancient 65nm chip, which limits overclocking potential due to heat and voltage constraints. The E4000 C2DS model is around 1.8GHz, indicating a lower-end configuration. Full specifications for both include motherboard details, power supply requirements, and case compatibility.
I already have them, I can only slightly adjust them for OC. Since I’m on Linux I can’t run setfsb. My Pentium stays stable at around 3.33GHz. I’m not sure if the E4300 will reach its full speed (I have two). I can install 4GB of RAM. Both machines would likely use my main PC case and PSU. The motherboards are salvaged from old systems, they work fine, though the E4300 board takes forever to boot after CMOS reset. The E4300 board is from an HP WX4400 workstation—4GB RAM, ECC, four 666MHz Pentium boards, four 667MHz ones. I assume that was important, but I thought it would be clear from the description. I can’t use setfsb because I was thinking of using Linux, which is a Windows-only app and doesn’t work well with Wine.
Request full details? Other information might be nearby. The best FSB speed on 975x is 505 MHz, and the highest on g33 is 598 MHz (for hwbot). You'll need to check this yourself. If you don't have an E8000 or E7000 CPU, those high speeds probably won't matter because E5000 Pentiums run at lower speeds. I suggest merging an E4300 and E5200 into a G33m03 with 4+2GB RAM and whatever CPU you have—this could be better than just using an E5200.
? I did... I mean the psu is a Thermaltake Smart 600w, better by far than the 200w psus that both came with. Case is a fully fanned meshify c. the fsb for both is 800mhz, bsel gets it up to 1066mhz, I dont know what you mean by 505 and 598... I do have a q6600 that runs at 3.33ghz, but my board for it just stopped working, the g33m02 (i ws wrong, its a m02) doesnt support it, the boad that worked was a dg33m03, that supported 4gb and a c2q If I could find someone who knows what theyre doing on a 775 bios i might be able to get it supported, the chipset supports the q6600.