I need a cpu upgrade for my gateway 5200s

[zynx33]

The title says it all, I have a Intel® Pentium® 4 520 Processor 3.0ghz, and I want to play games like arma 2, arma 3, diablo 3, I also just bought a new graphics card but I need a new cpu to run some games.

 

[zynx33]

I heard a AMD Phenom II 720 is a good cheaper one, but I don't know what is compatible with my computer...

 

[zynx33]

Don't got the money for a new system.

 

[Sephypoo73]

Yeah sorry to let you know man but that needs to be completely rebuilt. You're likely better off building a custom PC than trying to upgrade something that doesn't even have PCIE. I highly doubt your CPU would even be the bottleneck and you wouldn't be able to get a good enough graphics card on that platform even if you were to overpay for the older style.

 

[zynx33]

I have a PCIE, I just installed a asus radeon hd4560 in it.

 

[daswilhelm]

there isn't an option for upgrade, your cpu is maxing out its socket already. the cpu was released in 2004, time for a new machine.

 

[Sephypoo73]

Ah, well the spec sheet I found online fails then. Again, those games are not overly CPU demanding... you will get way better performance by returning that card and grabbing something along the lines of a HD 6670 or better than you would by doing anything to your CPU.

 

[zynx33]

Ok, well what along the lines of RAM? I only have 1GB

 

[daswilhelm]

ram for that machine will be way to expensive. 4gig kits for a new machine is around $30 US. don't waste anymore money on that box.

 

[zynx33]

But I don't have the money for a new computer -_-

 

[Sephypoo73]

Ram for that guy is going to be $30 or more per 1GB chip... not sure on your current configuration but it could be pricey to grab more than an extra GB to play with.

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180BD8905&vpn=VS1GB400C3&manufacture=CORSAIR

 

[daswilhelm]

if you have money for a socket 775 cpu, and drr1 upgrade, and a video card.... you can grab a new mb, cheap cpu and ram for about that same price. dont throw money into an 8year old box.

 

[zynx33]

Well on can you run it it says My CPU dosen't pass, and I need 1.5gb of ram for diablo 3.