Upgrading Processor Info

Custom1998

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Mar 8, 2013
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I have a desktop pc I mess around with and I am going to be upgrading me processor soon, and was wondering a few things.
1) Does it have to have the same cache?
2) Does the lithography have to be the same?
3) Does the FSB have to be the same?
4) Does the TDP have to be the same?
5) Does the Wattage have to be the same?
Sorry for all the questions, Im only 14 and am trying to teach my self all this stuff.
 
It has to be the same socket and the motherboard has to support it. You need to check the CPU support list on the motherboard makers website. You can't just assume it will work based on anything you listed, and it's all either irrelevant or varies based on the board.