Recent content by Lobsterbox

Well, I lucked out. I got a core2quad Q8300 for free that is (according to findlaptopdrivers.com) supported by my HP 2820h motherboard. The Q8300 is 2.5ghz with a 4mb L2 vs my existing E8400 with a 3.0ghz with a 6mb L2. As stated before, overclocking is not an option. Since there is no...

Lamiel, you are quite right. I cannot overclock the computer no thanks to HP's BIOS. In addition, I will not have the large sum of money needed for a top of the line PC build for at least another year so (nor would I want to spend that money now for a PC that will be as outdated as lead...

Hello all. This is my first post in the forums at tom's hardware. In the grand scheme of things, although I do know my way around the inside of computers, I am still a noob. There is so much out there I still don't know. A while ago, I was given a free computer - a HP Compaq DC-5800...