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I have a Emachine ET 1352G-03W with a AMD ATHLON II X2 260u DUAL CORE Processor, What can I upgrade to, Really wanting a quad core.. I have no idea what mother board it has...
cpu upgrade advise
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imsqam
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First, to be totally certain we should get the system information. You can just run either one of these free programs to get your system information. HWinfo64 is more complete, CPU-Z is easier to understand.
https://www.hwinfo.com/download.php
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
Also, open up your case and look at your Power Supply Unit (PSU), there should be a label on it that states the wattage. If you are unsure, just take a picture and post it. I am particularly interested in the the number of amperes (A) on the +12V circuit (rail). I suspect that it will be a budget 300W.
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1927916/power-supply-101-understanding-power-supplies-selecting-job.html
https://www.cnet.com/products/emachines-et1352g-03w-micro-tower-athlon-ii-x2-260u-1-8-ghz-4-gb-640-gb/specs/
The AMD ATHLON II X2 260u is an AM3 socket CPU with a 25w power requirement (TDP).
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K10/AMD-Athlon%20II%20X2%20260u%20AD260USCK23GM.html
This is an issue as it is very hard to find CPU's with wattages this low. To get a faster CPU you would have to up the CPU wattage and I don't know if your mobo, PSU or cooling can handle it. If you want to proceed then you will need to provide the info I asked for. But even after that it still may not be worth it and it may not be possible due to BIOS incompatibility. Don't know.
https://www.hwinfo.com/download.php
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
Also, open up your case and look at your Power Supply Unit (PSU), there should be a label on it that states the wattage. If you are unsure, just take a picture and post it. I am particularly interested in the the number of amperes (A) on the +12V circuit (rail). I suspect that it will be a budget 300W.
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1927916/power-supply-101-understanding-power-supplies-selecting-job.html
https://www.cnet.com/products/emachines-et1352g-03w-micro-tower-athlon-ii-x2-260u-1-8-ghz-4-gb-640-gb/specs/
The AMD ATHLON II X2 260u is an AM3 socket CPU with a 25w power requirement (TDP).
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K10/AMD-Athlon%20II%20X2%20260u%20AD260USCK23GM.html
This is an issue as it is very hard to find CPU's with wattages this low. To get a faster CPU you would have to up the CPU wattage and I don't know if your mobo, PSU or cooling can handle it. If you want to proceed then you will need to provide the info I asked for. But even after that it still may not be worth it and it may not be possible due to BIOS incompatibility. Don't know.
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