- Oct 8, 2014
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My CPU is maxed out when viewing vids etc.
I do not game - I do use skype and netflix instant.
Memory usage- half left.
AM2 socket...
All Bios are up to date, no virus'/malware, sp1, Firefox/Thunderbird...
I do not want to throw this machine away if I can get just a little better performance.
I have been digging and felt I needed to find expert advise,
who can supply me with answers to these 3 key questions:
Is it worth upgrading CPU to improve performance ?
Does it make sense to upgrade mother board at the same time ?
Does it make sense to include graphics card also?
OK - now that you have read my questions and viewed my specs below-
any recommendations and where to buy ?? Thank you so much for any help.
CPU specs:
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AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+
Figure 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 logo
Image of AMD logo
Operating speed: Up to 2.5 GHz
Number of cores: 2
Socket: AM2
Bus speed: 2000MT/s
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Mother Board specs:
Manufacturer: ECS
Form factor: microATX - 24.4 cm (9.6 inches) x 24.4 cm (9.6 inches)
Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
Memory sockets: 4 x DDR2
Front side bus speeds: 2000MT/s (2.0 GT/s)
Processor socket: AM2
Expansion Slots:
1 PCI Express x16 slot for graphics card
1 PCI Express x1 slots
2 PCI slot
I do not game - I do use skype and netflix instant.
Memory usage- half left.
AM2 socket...
All Bios are up to date, no virus'/malware, sp1, Firefox/Thunderbird...
I do not want to throw this machine away if I can get just a little better performance.
I have been digging and felt I needed to find expert advise,
who can supply me with answers to these 3 key questions:
Is it worth upgrading CPU to improve performance ?
Does it make sense to upgrade mother board at the same time ?
Does it make sense to include graphics card also?
OK - now that you have read my questions and viewed my specs below-
any recommendations and where to buy ?? Thank you so much for any help.
CPU specs:
hide
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+
Figure 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 logo
Image of AMD logo
Operating speed: Up to 2.5 GHz
Number of cores: 2
Socket: AM2
Bus speed: 2000MT/s
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Mother Board specs:
Manufacturer: ECS
Form factor: microATX - 24.4 cm (9.6 inches) x 24.4 cm (9.6 inches)
Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
Memory sockets: 4 x DDR2
Front side bus speeds: 2000MT/s (2.0 GT/s)
Processor socket: AM2
Expansion Slots:
1 PCI Express x16 slot for graphics card
1 PCI Express x1 slots
2 PCI slot
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