Okay, I'll make this quick. I have a Compaq Presario computer from 2004ish, and it's really starting to fall behind with all the current games that there are. I already upgraded from the integrated graphics to my 8800 (Which at the time was the most amazing thing EVER), but now I think it's time to upgrade my CPU. Currently I have an AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3500+. What can I upgrade to, that's at or under $100? Thanks.
don't waste your money on a socket 939 processor, just get a new computer
Why not? I'm pretty sure that this one is fine (although a bit old)
939 is a dead socket, anything you find that's worth buying will be well over $100
Well...then is there anything relatively cheap I can do that I'll be able to preserve most of my parts? I'm fine with my graphics/ RAM/sound card/PSU/everything else, I just need a new CPU. Or atleast I think so.
Post your current specs (in detail, I need to know everything from what kind of RAM you have to how powerful your PSU is, and whether you have PCIe or AGP).
Is there a program I can easily do that with?
nothing really comprehensive, but CPUZ will tell me nearly everything I need to know.
If you don't know your PSU's wattage, you'll have to open up the case. If it can support an 8800GT, it's likely fairly decent.
[url]http://www.piriform.com/speccy[/url]
also what psu do you have?
You can reuse the gpu and hard drive and optical drive.
Its cheaper to buy new mb, cpu, psu, gpu and ram :)
Get a Intel Pentium Dual core ... They r cheap and good
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I have a AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ , 4GB ram and a (old) Gforce 8500GT
I can play games like gta 4 ... bf:bc2 on middle detail without problems ..
When i build this pc i paid about 300 Euros :)
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