replace single core with dual core?
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Wasn't sure if the os (ie windows) needed a reinstall after an cpu upgrade (question on behalf of op) googling results seem not really a bother. Perhaps motherboard regarding chipset drivers and other additional motherboard features Windows would need a chance to configure from a fresh reinstall.
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1) Your Sempron supports 64-bit (and 32-bit) so there's no issue there as said.
2) Again, you need to go to the MOTHERBOARD SUPPORT SITE and find the CPU list of supported CPU's. Then go to PCpartpicker to see what matches. If anything.
Update:
*There are no AM2 CPU's even listed (only AM2+, AM3, FM2..). Unless you got on E-Bay for cheap or through a friend you likely won't find one.
3) Performance in Passmark:
a) Sempron LE-1250-> 538
b) Dual-core similar Sempron-> about 1000 to 1200?
c) G3258 (modern 2-core Intel)-> 4018
d) i7-4790K (modern 4-core Intel)-> 11,234
So if you're trying to get better performance in games it will help a lot compared to now. Assuming you're massively CPU bound you'd get at best almost 2X the frame rate but don't expect miracles. You'll be very CPU bound on even a GTX740 or similar $100 graphics card (or even cheaper).
If it's just to give a smoother WINDOWS experience it should help though it's hard to say if an SSD would be a better choice there (for BROWSING you definitely need a faster CPU as I go above 20% at times on my i7-3770K). If offline VIDEO is stuttering try using K-Lite standard with the included WMPC-HC player and make sure Hardware Decoding is enabled (MPEG2, AVC, VC-1). By default it uses software which your CPU wouldn't handle for HD content.
My sister had a SINGLE CORE X2-3000+ or similar and it couldn't handle HD content until I did the above with K-Lite then it was okay.
I cloned her C-drive to an SSD and that made a HUGE difference to the general Windows experience. Later I upgraded the entire system as it was still too sluggish for browsing and other tasks.
2) Again, you need to go to the MOTHERBOARD SUPPORT SITE and find the CPU list of supported CPU's. Then go to PCpartpicker to see what matches. If anything.
Update:
*There are no AM2 CPU's even listed (only AM2+, AM3, FM2..). Unless you got on E-Bay for cheap or through a friend you likely won't find one.
3) Performance in Passmark:
a) Sempron LE-1250-> 538
b) Dual-core similar Sempron-> about 1000 to 1200?
c) G3258 (modern 2-core Intel)-> 4018
d) i7-4790K (modern 4-core Intel)-> 11,234
So if you're trying to get better performance in games it will help a lot compared to now. Assuming you're massively CPU bound you'd get at best almost 2X the frame rate but don't expect miracles. You'll be very CPU bound on even a GTX740 or similar $100 graphics card (or even cheaper).
If it's just to give a smoother WINDOWS experience it should help though it's hard to say if an SSD would be a better choice there (for BROWSING you definitely need a faster CPU as I go above 20% at times on my i7-3770K). If offline VIDEO is stuttering try using K-Lite standard with the included WMPC-HC player and make sure Hardware Decoding is enabled (MPEG2, AVC, VC-1). By default it uses software which your CPU wouldn't handle for HD content.
My sister had a SINGLE CORE X2-3000+ or similar and it couldn't handle HD content until I did the above with K-Lite then it was okay.
I cloned her C-drive to an SSD and that made a HUGE difference to the general Windows experience. Later I upgraded the entire system as it was still too sluggish for browsing and other tasks.
photonboy
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SSD:
Just in case you're interested here's two SSD's.
*Check C-drive drive usage. It's likely you can delete some files by using "Disk Cleanup" but otherwise make sure you don't exceed 75% of the listed size. For 120GB that's 90GB. Reason being is that after formatting etc you'll have less and also need a bit of space left over.
$50 (120GB)-> http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-sv300s37a120g
$93 (256GB)-> http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct256v4ssd2
Cloning software: http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx
I used this a long time ago to clone from HDD to SSD. I forget if I had to make a boot disc or not. I do remember there was a "VERIFY" feature that was optional but I strongly recommend. In fact, the first time I tried verify said there was an error but the 2nd time it worked. Verify compares the clone to original to see if it's an exact match.
You can use the HDD after verifying the SSD works. Here's the steps:
1) Attach SSD
- apply Firmware update now if it exists.
2) CLONE
3) Remove HDD and test for a week
4) Attach HDD. Make sure you boot from SSD. If not, then go into the BIOS ("DEL" on bootup usually) and make sure Boot Order has SSD first (or 2nd if you have the DVD drive first).
5) Format HDD (use "FULL NTFS". Don't use quick format which is default. Full builds a bad sector table.)
6) Create a BACKUP IMAGE using Acronis True Image or similar. Backup SSD to store on HDD in case of SSD failure or virus/bugs requiring restore of backup. (If WD HDD they have a free version. Seagate has same program but called "DiscWizard")
Just in case you're interested here's two SSD's.
*Check C-drive drive usage. It's likely you can delete some files by using "Disk Cleanup" but otherwise make sure you don't exceed 75% of the listed size. For 120GB that's 90GB. Reason being is that after formatting etc you'll have less and also need a bit of space left over.
$50 (120GB)-> http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-sv300s37a120g
$93 (256GB)-> http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct256v4ssd2
Cloning software: http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx
I used this a long time ago to clone from HDD to SSD. I forget if I had to make a boot disc or not. I do remember there was a "VERIFY" feature that was optional but I strongly recommend. In fact, the first time I tried verify said there was an error but the 2nd time it worked. Verify compares the clone to original to see if it's an exact match.
You can use the HDD after verifying the SSD works. Here's the steps:
1) Attach SSD
- apply Firmware update now if it exists.
2) CLONE
3) Remove HDD and test for a week
4) Attach HDD. Make sure you boot from SSD. If not, then go into the BIOS ("DEL" on bootup usually) and make sure Boot Order has SSD first (or 2nd if you have the DVD drive first).
5) Format HDD (use "FULL NTFS". Don't use quick format which is default. Full builds a bad sector table.)
6) Create a BACKUP IMAGE using Acronis True Image or similar. Backup SSD to store on HDD in case of SSD failure or virus/bugs requiring restore of backup. (If WD HDD they have a free version. Seagate has same program but called "DiscWizard")
Hi many thanks for your answers,
yeah I just bought a new 2.5 HDD and put windows 8.1 on it. I just want to make it a bit faster as u found out bluray rips are playing slowly with a lag but my old WIN XP did fine. THe motherboard i have is gigabyte M61SME-S2. It says in device window that it is x32 bit OS (which is what I installed) and X64 based processor.
Now i realised i made a big mistake with installing windows 8.1 (x32) version
Can an X64 OS support X32 programs?
yeah I just bought a new 2.5 HDD and put windows 8.1 on it. I just want to make it a bit faster as u found out bluray rips are playing slowly with a lag but my old WIN XP did fine. THe motherboard i have is gigabyte M61SME-S2. It says in device window that it is x32 bit OS (which is what I installed) and X64 based processor.
Now i realised i made a big mistake with installing windows 8.1 (x32) version
Can an X64 OS support X32 programs?
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