Wanna make a CPU upgrade

[Harpy Prince]

I want to make a cpu upgrade but I don't know where to begin. What decides what kind of CPU I could have? Is it the pin number? The socket type? And is there anyway to find out the specs on my CPU without taking it out? I did a search for it but all I got was sites trying to sell me the same CPU.

 

[gmanych]

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

Dowload this Program and it will tell you all about your CPU... Post back your specs when you find out...

 

[Harpy Prince]

I hope the lazy way is good enough

 

[b1gapl]

Wow thats very old. You're better off making a new system. What is your budget?

 

[Harpy Prince]

2 or 3 hundred for the cpu

 

[gmanych]

Well you cant buy Socket A (462) Cpu's anymore so you might have to get a whole new motherboard and Cpu... What are your specs so I know... Video Card, Ram, Psu ect

 

[Harpy Prince]

FIC K7MNF-64 Motherboard
AMD Sempron 3000+ 1.9GHZ
2GB PC3200 DDR x2 1Gb
ATI 1600x 512MB AGP 8x

 

[Nukem]

It's not much, but keeping your existing parts, you can get core parts to upgrade until you can save for a new system...

mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813123263

cpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103562

This way you keep the ram, gpu, psu, etc...

 

[gmanych]

Yes go with ^ that setup...

 

[Harpy Prince]

Cool. What should I save up for?