well i think i need an upgrade

[rorschachzzx]

Hello everybody ive got a silly pentium D 820 and i think it mite just suck and its bottlenecking my graphic card and i want a new processor .1 dont know how to install em im a noob ill figure it out2. im looking for a cheapish one that will run better then the one i got im looking at this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103773 wish i could find acheaper one but idk im gonna be playing Age of conan pretty demanding game. if you could help me find one or pick one out that would be great. btw i got 430w power supply with 1 harddrive and an external drive. the cpu fan a case fan and then just the disk drive so i think that mite be ok plz help yall thankies! maybe this one ?? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103244

 

[Atomic Rooster]

Neither of those processors will work as AMD CPU's will not work on an Intel motherboard. You need an Intel socket LGA775 compatible CPU. If you can post what your motherboard specifications are, we could help you pick a CPU that will work in your system. If you don't know what motherboard you have, just post up the make and model number of your computer system.

 

[rorschachzzx]

Manufacturer : HP Pavilion 061
Mainboard : Asus EMERY
Bios : Phoenix Technologies, LTD
Chipset : Intel i945P
Physical Memory : 2048 MB DDR2-SDRAM
LPC bus : Yes
PCI Bus : Yes
Bus PCI-Express : Yes
USB Bus : Yes
SMBus/i2c Bus : Yes
Bus HyperTransport : No
Bus CardBus : No
Bus FireWire : Yes
that what you need?
if its its HPpavilion a1440n

 

[Atomic Rooster]

Perfect!

That motherboard supports Intel Core 2 Duo E6x00 and Core 2 Duo E4x00 series processors. But they are getting tough to find and run well over $100 on average.

They have one at ZipZoomFly, but it's $145: INTEL E4700 Core 2 Duo 2.60 GHz

 

[rorschachzzx]

145 great great. why is this one so like perfect? though like why u say perfect is it like the only one my motherboard can support

 

[Atomic Rooster]

I meant "perfect" as in the info you posted about your motherboard.

I didn't mean the CPU was "perfect". Sorry for any confusion.

I'm thinking you might be better off saving your money for a new system other than trying to update an older one.

 

[rorschachzzx]

ok well i found some http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N=2010340343 50001157 1051707842&name=LGA 775 any of those wolfdale ones would work for me but prolly the 5300 or 5200 think those will be an upgrade they got hyper threading right?

I meant "perfect" as in the info you posted about your motherboard.

I didn't mean the CPU was "perfect". Sorry for any confusion.

I'm thinking you might be better off saving your money for a new system other than trying to update an older one.

yea but i mean i dont want an extreme machine and thats what i would do if igot a new one so im thinking well if i get a processor with hyperthreading my computer mite just run faster and im hoping it does

 

[Atomic Rooster]

Yea, either of those should perform better than the Pentium D.

 

[rorschachzzx]

but the 5300 doesnt have 32 bit is that ok i use xp 32bit servicepack 2

 

[Atomic Rooster]

It will be fine. The CPU can handle both 32 and 64 bit operations.