Swapping out CPU's - Question

[jay51]

Originally Posted by rjbarker

Jay...how'd that 8800GTX work out for you anyways!?

working great ,its the gpu im using atm with a 37" lcd... no more sli ,ill put 1 in each pc.
card runs cool on box(open air) have not tried it in a case yet ... gotta get back to fin my builds soon.
then try to OC this 8400 also.

im very happy with it,
thanks again :)

[rjbarker]

Glad to hear it Jay....you'll be already now to "batten down the hatches" in preperation of your Sask winter!

[rjbarker]

Hey...remember you were telling me about that OCZ SLI Memory ??..do you still have it?

[jay51]

sure do bud, 2 sets 2x1gb 8500@1066,i be willing to let a set go,if you in need...
give me a call or drop me a pm ,im sure we can work something out

edit:i also acquired a of set of OCZ DDR2-1150/PC2-9200 ,how fast you want to go? :)
maybe i can get settings from you to OC my E8400/780i when you find your max OC

[Linus]

FYI if you swap CPUs in Vista you will have to reformat to make your TV tuner work again (if you have one). I learned this the hard way some time ago :(

[Supergrover]

Originally Posted by Linus@ncix.com

FYI if you swap CPUs in Vista you will have to reformat to make your TV tuner work again (if you have one). I learned this the hard way some time ago :(

Wicked, thanks Linus
Since I didnt know this and have a TVtuner on the way, and wanted to see if the 9950 would net me any realworld gains in my HTPC project.

[sswilson]

Might as well jump in with a somewhat related question since the thread is kinda leaning in that direction......

How have the enthusiasts amongst us found Vista's behaviour to frequent hardware changes? One of the reasons I was originally opposed to upgrading from XP was the concern that folks who change hardware frequently would find themselves SOL after a certain # of hardware changes. Was that concern valid? Does anybody (with a legit Vista license) have first hand experience with the process or is everybody on Vista who changes hardware frequently running some form of "patch" which does an end-run around the issue? (No discussion on the actual "end-run" please... :) ).

[Supergrover]

Originally Posted by sswilson

Might as well jump in with a somewhat related question since the thread is kinda leaning in that direction......

How have the enthusiasts amongst us found Vista's behaviour to frequent hardware changes? One of the reasons I was originally opposed to upgrading from XP was the concern that folks who change hardware frequently would find themselves SOL after a certain # of hardware changes. Was that concern valid? Does anybody (with a legit Vista license) have first hand experience with the process or is everybody on Vista who changes hardware frequently running some form of "patch" which does an end-run around the issue? (No discussion on the actual "end-run" please... :) ).

The only problem that I have had has been when my mobo blew a cap, since it is a OEM copy I had to call MS.
I have changed everything from CPU's to hdd's and that was the firstime I had a problem.

[sswilson]

Originally Posted by Supergrover

The only problem that I have had has been when my mobo blew a cap, since it is a OEM copy I had to call MS.
I have changed everything from CPU's to hdd's and that was the firstime I had a problem.

No issues with M$ getting it activated on a new motherboard then?

This is an important issue for me as I've been through at least 8 different CPUs and 6+ different chipset motherboards with each of my current XP licenses (OEM). I've also been through Socket A, S754, S939, & S775 without having any issues other than the need to call them to confirm that it's only installed on one computer.

[Supergrover]

Originally Posted by sswilson

No issues with M$ getting it activated on a new motherboard then?

This is an important issue for me as I've been through at least 8 different CPUs and 6+ different chipset motherboards with each of my current XP licenses (OEM). I've also been through Socket A, S754, S939, & S775 without having any issues other than the need to call them to confirm that it's only installed on one computer.

Yes and No they didn't want to do it but I bitched that the mobo died and since it wasn't covered by warranty no RMA was available. It took about a hour of jaw-jacking to someone that I could barely understand ( harsh accent) to drive that home but in the end I got a new Key.