time for new processor?

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I'm using a AMD Atthlon xp 2000 1.66ghz. wondering if it wound be benifical
to upgrade to a better on. i'm happy with the one i have just want better. i
have 768 of ram,play alot of games, what kind? why that kind? don't bother?
what do you suggest?

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Depends on how old the MoBo is, your MoBo might only
support up to a XP 2200, which isn't much faster then the
xp2000+. You might need to download a newer BIOS for the
Mobo, and/or play with the CPU FSB clock, and or
multiplier factor settings in BIOS to get a stable
system. Changing the CPU can be costly, you could end up
purchasing a new Mobo and memory, if your not too sure
about the Mobo you have now is able to support.



>-----Original Message-----
>jomniomnious wrote:
>> I'm using a AMD Atthlon xp 2000 1.66ghz. wondering if
it wound be
>> benifical to upgrade to a better on. i'm happy with
the one i have
>> just want better. i have 768 of ram,play alot of
games, what kind?
>> why that kind? don't bother? what do you suggest?
>
>If you're happy with the one you have right now and
don't feel the need to
>upgrade then i'd be inclined to say wait until you're
not quite so happy. If
>you are happy with AMD products then have you looked at
the Athlon 64 range?
>
>What kind of games are you interested in? Things like
Far Cry & Half Life 2
>will take all the processor and video card that you can
throw at them...
>
>
>.
>

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a robert thnx for the time. i'm using a asus deluxe a7n8x-e, and it quotes 3
kind of processors can be used AMD athlon, " " XP and " duron. what are
these. different ghz, cache? My VC is a radon 9600. yea i play far cry. i
had to update driver for VC. and all fixed. i just don't want to left hangin
in midair with no option but buy or don't play. oh what wound the noticable
changes be if i did change processors. thnx agin........

"Robert Moir" wrote:

> anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:
> > Depends on how old the MoBo is, your MoBo might only
> > support up to a XP 2200, which isn't much faster then the
> > xp2000+. You might need to download a newer BIOS for the
> > Mobo, and/or play with the CPU FSB clock, and or
> > multiplier factor settings in BIOS to get a stable
> > system. Changing the CPU can be costly, you could end up
> > purchasing a new Mobo and memory, if your not too sure
> > about the Mobo you have now is able to support.
>
> Which is why I suggested that if they were happy with things as they were
> (which is what the post said) that they should not change until they were
> unhappy.
>
>
>