Building MSI 1722... first build, please help

[jehicks87]

So, I've won a 1722 barebones laptop on ebay. Pretty good deal. My plan is to put the intel E8500 CPU in that bad boy, then 4 gigs or ram, etc etc. My question is this... do all the values have to be the same? For instance, the CPU is a 1333 FSB mhz, but the fastest ddr2 notebook ram i've found is 1033, though MSI says it supports up to 800. What do I do? I know for sure the E8500 is the CPU I want, so i guess my REAL question is... what other hardware do I need to make this processor work in this barebones laptop?

Your help is greatly appreciated!

 

[SSWilson]

First of all, the E8500 is a desktop CPU and you need a notebook CPU, socket P. The speeds don't have to match, you can use a 1066 FSB CPU and DDR2 800 or 667 Ram, etc.

If this is just a straight barebones, then you will need CPU, Ram, Hard Drive and Wifi card. Depending on the model you may have to get a DVD Rom also.

You can find a lot of info on this barebones in the forum of Notebook Review

 

[jehicks87]

I was aware that the E8500 was a desktop CPU. The reason I was considering this was due to the fact that a 1722 is compatible with the Q9300 CPR, which is also a desktop CPU, right?