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Does the motherboard support the new cpu, stupid question, but if it doesn't, everything will work but no output to the monitor or anything else for that matter.
So basically you`re saying you didn't do any research before buying the new card ?
Learn more about the GIGABYTE GV-N550D5-1GI
Model
Brand
GIGABYTE
Model
GV-N550D5-1GI
Interface
Interface
PCI Express 2.0 x16
Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer
NVIDIA
GPU
GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi)
Core Clock
900MHz
Shader Clock
1800MHz
CUDA Cores
192
Memory
Effective Memory Clock
4100MHz
Memory Size
1GB
Memory Interface
192-bit
Memory Type
GDDR5
3D API
DirectX
DirectX 11
OpenGL
OpenGL 4.1
Ports
HDMI
1 x HDMI
D-SUB
1 x D-SUB
DVI
1 x DVI
General
RAMDAC
400 MHz
Max Resolution
Digital max resolution: 2560 x 1600
Analog max resolution: 2048 x 1536
3D VISION Game Ready
Yes
SLI Support
SLI Ready
Cooler
With Fan
System Requirements
Minimum of a 400 Watt power supply.
Power Connector
6 Pin
Dual-Link DVI Supported
Yes
HDCP Ready
Yes
Card Dimensions
8.8" x 5.4" x 1.6"
Omg yeah, what is the old CPU? That is, what CPU is the E7500 going to replace once it works?
It should because my pc had a a core duo in it before hand but it was a e4500 I believe
Can you try the E4500 with the 7600 GT to see if that combination still works?
It makes no difference if the pc had a C2 duo in it already. The mb HAS TO SUPPORT the new cpu.
You're probably right because the E4500 is a 65nm CPU and the E7500 is a 45nm CPU. Back in the old days, I had an EVGA 680i SLI motherboard and my first CPU was the E2180. It is a 65nm Pentium Dual Core, but it's practically a Core2 Duo because it's a Conroe chip. I upgraded to the E8400 which is another Core2 Duo, but a 45nm chip. This required me to update my motherboard's BIOS because a Micro Code update was needed in order to support 45nm CPUs.
I put the old CPU back on and the screen turned on so is there any way to get the new one to work?
You'll need to update to the latest BIOS. That's not exactly the same process for every motherboard, so yo can either figure out how to do it yourself (it's actually significantly easier than you might think), or you can tell us the exact model of your computer so that we might be able to figure it out and tell you.
Edit: In light of what AddRAM is saying, what's the model of your computer? Perhaps there's a list of supported CPUs we can find. I'm not going to ask for the model of your motherboard because I can see that you have an HP computer, not a custom computer.