upgrading processor

[rebell07]

i really need help

what is socket a?

 

[peterhuang913]

i really need help

what is socket a?

Socket A - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Can you post a CPU-Z screenshot?

 

[rebell07]

its not compatible with a athlon 64
i gonna start new thread to get new mobo and cpu

 

[Apokalipse]

Socket A can use the Athlon XP's, which are no-longer in production. If you want to get one, you'll need to get it second-hand.

The top-end Athlon XP is the 3200+, which is not bad.

 

[rebell07]

i have the athlon xp 3200+ already
i want a athlon64 x2

 

[Apokalipse]

Then you'll need a new motherboard also, because Athlon 64's do not use Socket A.

If you want to use your current (DDR) RAM, you have the option of using socket 754, or 939

Socket 939 you'll have to get second hand, since AMD have stopped production of 939 CPU's (they've moved on to AM2, which uses DDR2)

Socket 754 is still being made I think, but not in high quantities, and the models are only low-mid range. And you won't get a dual core CPU in socket 754.

 

[rebell07]

thanks for all the help i know what m getting