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    Acer Ferrari CPU Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by 64bitcrazy, Dec 31, 2004.

  1. 64bitcrazy

    64bitcrazy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,
    A few months ago, I bought a top-of-the-line Acer Ferrari, thinking that it would be atleast half a year before Acer decided to mod their Ferrari line. But to my disappointment, I found that within a month of my purchase, Acer came out with the new Ferrari 3400! Now, I am thinking of getting my computer back on top by installing an Athlon 64 3700+ in it.
    Don't worry about compatibility issues, as both chips work on the old 754 chipset. My question is whether or not I will experience overheating problems if I install this new chip into my machine.
    I have done my research:
    The new Ferrari 3400+ is the same computer (same motherboard, same vid card, same case, same memory, same fan, same everything) all they did was install a new chip.
    Also, I have found out that the model number and the heat output of the processor have no correlation whatsoever.
    So my question is: With my Ferrari blow up if I run a 3700+ on it? The 3700+ clocks faster, which does contribute to higher operating temperatures, but maybe AMD modified the chip to overcome this problem. Any thoughts?
     
    64bitcrazy, Dec 31, 2004
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  2. Ballin4life

    Ballin4life Notebook Evangelist

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    even though i dont know much about amd's, i wouldnt think it would be that much a problem if your jump in processor isnt too big...but really, i am trying to get this post to the top of list so more people see it and can possibly give you better answers than me.[ ;)]
     
    Ballin4life, Jan 6, 2005
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  3. mathlete2001

    mathlete2001 Notebook Deity

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    You should be able to drop it in no problem. See how much thermal headroom you have by checking your current temp in the BIOS. If you think you'll get too much heat with a faster chip, you could make your own modifications by lapping the heatsink and using a thermal compound.

    * Inspiron 8600c * 1.8ghz Pentium M * 128 MB Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo * 2x512 MB DDR2700 SDRAM * 60GB 7200RPM HDD *
     
    mathlete2001, Jan 7, 2005
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