Installing 4400X2. Any advice?

[jo4re]

Hi All,
I am upgrading from my 3700 San Diego. My mobo is an ASUS A8N Sli Premium. I am wondering if there are any special tips or tricks to installing the dual core? I have read that to have the least amount of trouble I need to reformat my HD and reinstall XP. Apparently a simple swap won't work well. Is there any truth to this?

Any suggestions appreciated.

J.

 

[thescreensavers]

Maby a bios Update and also dont force it it shuold drop in. Bent pins will cuase it not to drop in no force is neeed if it does not go in buy placing it in the soket then check for bent pins

 

[IeraseU]

Some people are able to just swap the CPU in and have it function without a problem. I myself found I had trouble with some programs using this method......however it's definitely worth a shot, this method could save you some time if it works out.

 

[jo4re]

I have the latest bios (not beta) so I'll try the swap and see what happens (fingers crossed). Are there any AMD programs/drivers I need to load?

 

[Penth]

AMD X2 Drivers

If you're not using XP 32bit

 

[jo4re]

Awesome, thanks Penth.

What do the drivers do anyway?

 

[biostud]

Originally posted by: jo4re
Awesome, thanks Penth.

What do the drivers do anyway?

fixes 99% with game crashes caused by running a dualcore.

 

[Alkali]

Originally posted by: jo4re
Installing 4400X2. Any advice?

Yes... Get ready with the daipers, cus your gonna wet yourself how slick it is

 

[Some1ne]

Plug and play.

 

[imported_michaelpatrick33]

If you are watercooling make sure to take off the thin plastic cover off the waterblock. I forgot to take off the thin plastic cover (that prevents scratches and oils to get onto the block) and wondered why my temps were so high, LOL. I could only overclock to 2450 (X2 4400+) and knew something was wrong. Went back and discovered my idiocy. Now I am at 2730 at 46C full load. PHHEWWWW. I am glad I didn't fry my chip, LOL.

 

[jo4re]

No water here, just using a Coolermaster Hyper 6