Hi there everyone, i recently purchased a new gfx card ram etc. the only thing thats letting me down is my processor. i have a AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3000+ and im being told by EVERYONE that this is letting down my system and causing me to not be able to run games properly, i know i can run games on high settings but this lets me down and so i ahve to use a lower detail setting etc. My motherboard is a GIGABYTE K8 Triton, GA-K8NMF-9, it says it supports AMD 64 Processors, and i want to buy a new one, i know that ther are dual-core processors out ther but i have no clue what thi means. so any help would be welcome.
P.S. i was looking on ebuyer and i found a AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Socket AM2 Dual Core (2.2GHz) 512kb L2 Cache AM2 Retail Boxed Processor, i dont know what this is, but its dual core and 4200+ which is better than mine. is this good? it was £47.00.
Duel core means that the processor has 2 cores basically, hence the name. The proccessor you have now is 1 core. A duel core can get twice the amount of work done in the same time as a single core. For example, one core can be working with you to play a game, while the other could be doing windows things such as burning a dvd, downloading music etc.
Anyways, the processor you saw is a good one. It's not top of the line but it is certainly better than yours. A Athlon 6400+ X2 would be top of the line. Not sure if its the right socket type for your mobo though
I have a x2 6000+ and I am very happy with how it is working, so if you have the extra cash, I would suggest buying something a little better. What is your socket type for your motherboard?
ok, first id like to say thanks for the replies. second, i dont have a clue what socket my motherboard is, how can i find out. and i was wondering if there as any chance i could keep the motherboard but upgrade the cpu. I dont have a lot of money atm.!
Yes it does, that means the best processor that you can use with that particular motherboard is this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103543 If you want to be able to use a better processor than that one, you need to get another motherboard with a socket AM2. Any other questions?
