need help upgrading (i'm a noob)

danwirthless · Mar 29, 2018

how can i upgrade the cpu and motherboard for this pc?
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c02481325
budget is 30-40 dollars

zyh1987 · Mar 29, 2018

you can't upgrade the motherboard easily.

here is a list of supported cpus:
Processor
AMD Athlon II X2 255
Processor upgrade information
Max TDP: 95W
Motherboard supports the following processor upgrades:
NOTE:
Only Socket AM3 processors are supported with this motherboard.
AMD Phenom II X6 10xxT Six-Core (Thuban core)
AMD Phenom II X4 9xx/9xxe/8xx Quad-Core (Deneb core)
AMD Phenom II X3 7xx/7xxe Triple-Core (Heka core)
AMD Phenom II X2 5xx (Callisto core)
AMD Athlon X4 6xx/6xxe (Propus)
AMD Athlon X3 4xx/4xxe (Rana)
AMD Athlon X2 2xx/2xxe (Regor)
AMD Sempron Single Core 1xx (Sargas core)

get some thermal paste and a new cpu from the list above.
here are the steps:

clean the cpu ihs surface, if its second hand.
turn off psu,
open case,
take off the cpu coooler,
pull up the cpu latch
take out the cpu,
swap cpu, (make sure you align the triangle/dot/w.e)
close the socket latch.
clean the contacting surface of cpu cooler
apply small amount thermal paste on the cpu ihs.
install the cpu cooler.
turn on power and see if it boots.
once getting into the os, check for temperature to be reasonable.
turn off pc.
assemble the case.
you are done.

danwirthless · Mar 29, 2018

zyh1987 :

you can't upgrade the motherboard easily.

here is a list of supported cpus:
Processor
AMD Athlon II X2 255
Processor upgrade information
Max TDP: 95W
Motherboard supports the following processor upgrades:
NOTE:
Only Socket AM3 processors are supported with this motherboard.
AMD Phenom II X6 10xxT Six-Core (Thuban core)
AMD Phenom II X4 9xx/9xxe/8xx Quad-Core (Deneb core)
AMD Phenom II X3 7xx/7xxe Triple-Core (Heka core)
AMD Phenom II X2 5xx (Callisto core)
AMD Athlon X4 6xx/6xxe (Propus)
AMD Athlon X3 4xx/4xxe (Rana)
AMD Athlon X2 2xx/2xxe (Regor)
AMD Sempron Single Core 1xx (Sargas core)

get some thermal paste and a new cpu from the list above.
here are the steps:

clean the cpu ihs surface, if its second hand.
turn off psu,
open case,
take off the cpu coooler,
pull up the cpu latch
take out the cpu,
swap cpu, (make sure you align the triangle/dot/w.e)
close the socket latch.
clean the contacting surface of cpu cooler
apply small amount thermal paste on the cpu ihs.
install the cpu cooler.
turn on power and see if it boots.
once getting into the os, check for temperature to be reasonable.
turn off pc.
assemble the case.
you are done.

you're a life saver. thank you!

dontlistentome · Mar 29, 2018

I suggest you look at Phenom II X4 CPUs. You want a quad core for best results, that rules out the X2s. Nothing you do will really use 6 cores on a Phenom II these days, so that rules out the X6s. If possible, get the X4 with the fastest clock speed, since this generation of CPUs performs much better as the clock speeds go up. Don't forget it has to be a 95W CPU, not a 125W CPU.

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