What is the lfastes cpu speed i can upgrade - HP Compaq dc7600 Small Form Factor PC Desktop

Try setting the bios to accomodate the required speed.

CPU speed is not going to make much of a difference. You need to increase RAM (random access memory). This will make a huge difference in speed performance.

you didn't mention your current processor speed. The maximum processor speed that you can install is 2.2mhz and still depending on the type of motherboard you currently have. If what you currently have right now is just a little less than that of the highest possible CPU that your board can accommodate, it's not advisable then for a CPU upgrade. Better upgrade also your board and/or just upgrade your memory for an additional speed.

cpu speed has nothing to do with ram. they are completely independant. ram speed is important to the FSB (front serial bus) this is the speed at which your motherboard communicates with the devives attached to it. cpu speed refers to how fast a cpu can process info. or how fast it "thinks". most motherboards have the capability of upgrading cpu's. your mobo (motherboard will support the following cpu's:
any pentium 4 up to 3.0 ghz
it supports the following ram
ddr (nott ddr 2 or 3) up to 2 gigs (1 gig each slot) of 533mhz speed (or less)
it also supports up to 2 gigs of sdram either pc133 or pc100
you are using 400 speed ram as you stated i would upgrade to a 533 speed ram as it will be faster, but this is not necessary. as for the cpu just get any P4 (pentium 4) that is 3.0 ghz or less and it will work.

Honestly, it is normally not worth it to upgrade the cpu on a laptop. Laptops are build to deal with a certain amount of heat and adding a faster cpu can cause the current cpu cooling fans to not get the job done anymore. You will seem instability in your system and could possibly damage it due to over heating.

With that said you would only be able to upgrade to a very slightly higher speed cpu and your money would be better spent else where. Some good ways to speed up a laptop are max out your memory or install a faster hard drive. For example if your current drive is a stock 5400rpm unit a 7200rpm drive would give you a nice boost. You could also look into a solid state option.

Both these upgrades will give your laptop a better boost without the hassle and risk of a cpu upgrade.

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This is a discussion on the Apple site itself:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7585102?start=0&tstart=0

Upgrades:
http://www.everymac.com/upgrade_cards/by_processor/powerpc750.html

More thoughts about upgrades:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/faq/imac-g3-processor-daughtercard-how-to-upgrade-processor.html

Cheers.

You cannot change your fsb. You need to upgrade to a cpu with a fsb speed that your board can support. Once you install the new cpu your bios will set the fsb to the higher setting of your new cpu if your board supports it. If you have your board specs it will tell you something like supports fsb 1066/800. That would mean you could upgrade to a supported 1066 fsb cpu. Hope this helps & please remember to rate my answer. Thanks.

1. Check user documentation for supported CPUs for your system.
2. If 2.0GHz CPU is supported on your system, you don't need any additional software.
3. I would upgrade the BIOS firmware first. It might have an additional CPU support.
4. Read information from you old CPU. Exemple: 1.4GHz/256/400. 1.4GHz is a speed of your CPU. 256 is a 256k cache, and 400 is 400MHz BUS speed. In general you can boost speed to 2.0GHz or more and cache to 512k, just keep your BUS speed to 400
5. Post your system model or your motherboard model. That information would help in determining the maximum speed of the CPU for your system.

Good lick!

Depends on you mainboard and the cpu speeds it supports.

Upgrading is quite simple, this guide is a bit outdated as cpu's go
but the basics are still the same. Just open up your computer,
push aside all wiring, remove the cpu cooler/fan assembly, remove the cpu, insert the new cpu with the correct amount of cooling paste and gently insert the new cpu, reseat the cooler/fan and your done.

its a SOCKET A TYPE PROCESSOR

here are detailed information

http://www.epinions.com/S0406840_Compaq_Presario_5BW284/display_~full_specs