AMD processor help

**helpless random** · 06-04-2008, 02:37 PM

I am currently running an AMD sempron CPU, i am wanting to upgrade and wondering if any other AMD CPU will work propperly...

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**qazwsxokmijn** · 06-04-2008, 02:45 PM

What socket is it? 939 or AM2? If 939, your upgrade options are quite limited as anything above 3800+ are getting obsolete.

**helpless random** · 06-04-2008, 02:50 PM

its just AMD 939, but would say an AMD athlon cpu still operate fine in my computer?

**pctek** · 06-04-2008, 02:53 PM

Its not the AMD part you need to pay attention to - its the socket.
Any socket 939 CPU will work.
A socket AM2 will not.

**helpless random** · 06-04-2008, 02:56 PM

ok cheers

**trinsic** · 06-04-2008, 03:54 PM

Yeah pretty much any 939 will work but you might need a newer BIOS so check that out first.

**PENTIUM** · 06-04-2008, 07:13 PM

Your existing AMD processor is not far below the top end of the socket 939 offerings.
You might be disappointed buying something more expensive, some of these Semprons had good L2 cache allocations.
You could increase performance by turning off some of the bells and whistles, both Compaq bloat-ware and Vista extras such as Aero and Sidebar add-ins.

**PENTIUM** · 06-04-2008, 07:15 PM

Sorry, see you do not have Aero.

**Driftwood** · 06-04-2008, 08:14 PM

You might find you have socket AM2 on that system.

**The_End_Of_Reality** · 06-04-2008, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by Driftwood

You might find you have socket AM2 on that system.

Yep, you are quite right, assuming it is the PC in his sig that the OP is talking about...

And if it is AM2, then there is a lot of upgrade opportunity assuming the BIOS supports it.