I was told motherboard would not accept a higher upgrade cpu from the
people that built this system. So all you think i need is new
motherboard and new cpu? thanx for input
stephen r stanfield
Thomas Mayer wrote:
> I would plan to reuse everything and just upgrade CPU if possible. You
> gave enough details except for the motherboard and RAM. If the MB can
> not handle an upgraded CPU or not enough of an upgrade to satisfy your
> desires, you will need a new motherboard and CPU. Then you will have
> to check your existing RAM specifications to determine if they will
> work with the new motherboard. Also, a new motherboard may only have
> two RAM slots and you may need to replace the two existing 256 sticks
> with a new 512 stick to retain a total of 1024 RAM. I assume you have
> a fairly standard case that will easily accept a new motherboard.
>
> Try TigerDirect.com to start as they have a good selection of CPU's
> and motherboard/CPU combinations (some with memory) to chose from.
> Since you are not looking to build a high performance game machine,
> the selection is wide open. You might want to give preference in your
> selection to reviews by other users. TigerDirect prices are normally
> very competitive, but once you make a choice, you might want to check
> prices against other retailers such as NewEgg.com. If you like AMD,
> stay with it. They are competitive in performance to Intel (except
> very high end) and they are normally cheaper for similar performance.
> However, I've run into a problem in the last two days getting my AMD
> machine to play nice with two recent non-critical Microsoft updates.
> I've had to uninstall the updates to have Windows XP successfully load
> in normal mode. There may be a problem with other components rather
> than the CPU. I have not dug into it yet.
>
> My opinions.
>
> Tom Mayer
>
> srs wrote:
>> Hello All, I would like to build a pc. I don't play games but I
>> would like it to be fast (processor speed). I do some photo from
>> digital camera. Some programs from MS Word, business applications,
>> writing leases, but nothing that requires a lot of space. Mainly
>> used for surfing net and e-mailing. I also like to listen to music.
>> Present pc: windows XP Home SP2, 1.73ghz AMD Athlon XP, 128kb
>> primary memory cache, 256kb secondary memory cache, 81.94 Gb Hard
>> Drive with 64.29 free space, Samsung CD-R/RW SW-252F CD-ROM drive,
>> 3.5" format floppy drive (never used hardly) Bus Clock 133 mghz, 1024
>> Mb Installed memory(512, 256, 256), connected to a HP Officejet 6210
>> series all-in-one, Bose speaker system, Logitech Keyboard and
>> Logitech optical mouse, 17" lcd monitor. I would like to get latest
>> technology with upgrade capabilities. I just replaced the hard drive
>> about six months ago. Can I still use it? Also what other items
>> could I re-use? What type of motherboard and processor? Any and all
>> suggestions are welcome. I have liked AMD and read a little about 64
>> bit processors, but not clear on advantages and disadvantages.
>>
>> thanx,
>> stephen r stanfield
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