Failed processor upgrade

HP Support > HP Pavilion Media Center M8000n Desktop PC > Main Support Page,

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?product=3377257&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&lang=en&cc=us

Click on - Product information
Click on Product specifications
Click on Motherboard Specifications, M2N68-LA (Narra)
Click on the + sign to the left of - Processor upgrade information

1) Uses a Socket AM2 processor socket

2) Will support a Processor with Up To an 89 Watt, Thermal Design Power (Thermal Design Point)
{ In otherwords can support a Processor that will use Up To 89 Watts}

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_design_power

The motherboard chipset is an Nvidia GeForce 6150SE, with an Nvidia nForce 430.

The Front Side Bus (FSB) support is up to 2000 MegaTransfers per second.
(Can also be stated as 2000MegaHertz. 2000MHz )

The AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Black Edition processor you stated, uses up to 89 Watts of power, according to CPU World,

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K8/AMD-Athlon%2064%20X2%205600+%20-%20ADA5600IAA5DO%20%28ADA5600DOBOX%29.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Athlon_64_models#.22Brisbane.22_.28energy-efficient_65W.2C_G1_.26_G2.2C_65_nm.29

,uses up to 65 Watts of power according to the above article, and the FSB support of the motherboard will support it.

Uses a Socket AM2 processor socket.

Short answer?

Y-E-S

For additional questions please post in a Comment.

Regards,
joecoolvette

Here are the specs of the motherboard, both answers to your questions are "Yes". Happy purchase and have fun with it !

CPU
• Support socket AM2 for AMD® Athlon 64/Athlon 64X2 CPU / AM2+ for AMD® Phenom CPU / AM3 for AMD® Phenom II / Athlon II CPU . (95W only)
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.
Hyper Transport Bus

• HyperTransport 1.0 supporting speed up to 1000MT/s

Chipset
• NVIDIA® nForce 630a & GeForce 7025 chipset



Main Memory

• Supports Dual Channel DDR2 667/800
- 2 DDR2 DIMMs (240pin / 1.8V)
- Supports a maximum memory size up to 8GB.



Slots
• One PCI Express 1.0 x16 slot.
• One PCI Express 1.0 x1 slot.
• Two PCI slots (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface).



On-Board IDE

• One IDE port by NVIDIA® nForce 630a & GeForce 7025 chipset
- Supports Ultra DMA 66/100/133 mode
- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation mode
- Can connect up to two IDE devices

On-Board SATA

• Two SATA II ports by NVIDIA® nForce 630a & GeForce 7025 chipset
- Supports storage and data transfers at up to 3Gb/s

RAID Function

- SATA II 1~2 supports RAID 0, 1 mode by NVIDIA® nForce 630a & GeForce 7025 chipset

I would suggest you not to go for a processor upgrade, if you want to play games. You should consider upgrading your graphics Card(GPU). The processor that you mentioned above is enough for playing High-end games when combined with a good graphics Card. Upgrading your processor will boost very little game performance. But when you will upgrade your graphics Card. You will notice great boost in game performance and more new games will be supported. Two major manufacturer of Graphics Card are NVIDIA and ATi. You can opt any one of them. Nvidia GPUs are considered as a Good Performer. But also ATi is known for its long lasting life. Both the manufacturers produces a long list of models. Opt for the one that suits your Budget and the performance.
Hope this will help for sure.....

You are upgrading the graphics.
Instead of using Integrated Graphics, you will be using a dedicated graphics card.

Integrated Graphics is also referred to as OnBoard Graphics.
On the motherBoard.

The GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is soldered to the motherboard.

It is not a video (Graphics) card.

A dedicated graphics adapter card has it's own GPU, and graphics ram memory.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPU

Information on the Gateway 4006136R - Nvidia GeForce 6150 AM2 uBTX 1394 motherboard,

http://support.gateway.com/s/MOTHERBD/Shared/4006136R/4006136Rnv.shtml

Viewing this small photo of the motherboard, the Orange long slot you see is a PCI Express x16 slot.

1) The Northbridge chip is a C51PVG
2) The Southbridge chip is an MCP51

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_6_Series#GeForce_6100_and_6150_series

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Motherboard_diagram.svg

(CPU stands for Central Processing Unit. Another name is Microprocessor, or simply Processor for short)

3) Made by ECS
4) Has an AM2 processor socket on the motherboard, for AMD processors.

Continued in an additional Comment.

• Any AMD processor for AM2 socket that has a higher rating will do. Best one is http://www.mwave.com.au/newAU/mwaveAU/productdetail.asp?SKU=19040125

All it takes is a powerfull enough motherboard with a matching BIOS.
Or you could buy this combo

• http://www.outletpc.com/c3688.html

hi there..

i also have the same mobo like yours. i also thinking to upgrade my old processor with better one..

made some quick research.. i would say the mobo unable to support the new processor. checked the BIOS update n CPU support list in Abit's site..

didn't show X4 processor is supported :(

go to cnet.com & download its driver & install



enjoy.....

Hi,
The motherboard in the machine is an MS-7207
The chipset drivers are nForce 430/410

You can download the chipset drivers from nVidia here >>>>>>>>>





http://www.nvidia.com/object/nforce_nf4_winxp32_8.26_11.09.html





Don't worry, the network (LAN) driver is included in the package.



Regards.

CPU: AMD Athlon™ 64 3400+ Processor (with AMD 64 technology)
(2.20GHz, 1600MHz system bus, 512KB L2 cache) Operating System: Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
Chipset: NVIDIA® nForce™® 410 Memory: 1GB DDR (2 × 512MB), 400MHz dual channel
Expandable to 4GB Hard Drive: 200GB HDD (7200rpm, 2MB cache) Optical Drive: 16x DVD±RW multiformat double layer drive Media Reader: 8-in-1 digital media manager (Secure Digital™ (SD), smart media, micro drive, memory stick, memory stick PRO, compact flash, multimedia card, USB 2.0) Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 6100 GPU
up to 128MB of shared video memory
PCI-Express® (PCI-E x16) slot available Sound: 6-channel (5.1) high definition audio Network: 10/100Mbps integrated Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port) Modem: 56K ITU V.92-ready fax/modem (RJ-11 port) Peripherals: Premium multimedia keyboard, 2-button wheel mouse, amplified stereo speakers Ports/Other: 5 USB 2.0 ports (4 in back, 1 in media reader), 1 VGA external connector, 1 serial port, 1 parallel port, 2 PS/2 ports (keyboard and mouse), 5 audio ports (2 in front, 3 in back) Dimensions: 14.25"H x 7.25"W x 16"D Weight: 22.5lbs
LInk to spec page : http://www.e4me.com/support/product_support.html?cat=Desktops&subcat=T%20Series&model=T6420

Need to look at the motherboard specs along with the processor "Socket". It will usually be a 754 or 939 depending on what your motherboard says. I wouldn't try too fast and set yourself up for disappointment. I would upgrade the RAM before the processor.