Update My Processor?

Adama · Jan 16, 2006

My computer is not running some of the newer games as well as I would like so I am thinking about upgrading my processor. However, I'm not sure what brand I should buy or what my motherboard will support.

Here are my system specs.

Field Value
Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)

Motherboard
CPU Type Intel Celeron, 2400 MHz (24 x 100)
Motherboard Name ECS P4VMM2 (2 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR, 2 SDR DIMM, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video)
Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8751(A) ProSavageDDR P4M266(A)
System Memory 768 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type AMI (07/03/03)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)

Display
Video Adapter RADEON 9600 SERIES - Secondary (256 MB)
Video Adapter RADEON 9600 SERIES (256 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Radeon 9600 (RV350)
Monitor Gateway EV700 [17" CRT] (8394957)

Multimedia
Audio Adapter VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller

Storage
IDE Controller VIA Bus Master IDE Controller
SCSI/RAID Controller NERO IMAGEDRIVE SCSI Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive ST340014A (40 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Optical Drive LITE-ON DVD SOHD-16P9S
Optical Drive NERO IMAGEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device (Virtual CD-ROM)
Optical Drive OPTORITE CD-RW CW5205 (52x/24x/52x CD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions
C: (FAT32) 38152 MB (5508 MB free)

Any help appreciated.

Major Attitude · Jan 16, 2006

Ugh, some may disagree, but you have a Celron process, not a good choice, its a budget chipset and sure enough, its on a cheap motherboard. You might be better off doing a board\chip combo, you can get good deals. Only possible downside is your ram might not work in the new board, but seriously consider it. Deals can be found by purchasing a chip and board together. Try http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=list&SubCategory=446 for example.

Adama · Jan 17, 2006

Thanks for the reply. I suspected that it was a cheap CPU because my grandfather built the computer and was trying not to spend too much.

I've got a few more questions. Would I be better off buying the motherboard and CPU seperatly or buying a Motherboard/CPU/VGA set? How good of a Board/CPU will I need to see around 25% performance increase?

Major Attitude · Jan 18, 2006

Well, it depends. MAny onboard video cards also share memory, so plan on extra memory. The Nforce boards have become popular and have Nvidia onboard, I like those, so there are options as far as Motherboard\cpu\vga all in one. Buying the board and CPU is only spending more money. The more components you get in combo deals tend to be better.

Adama · Jan 18, 2006

Okay. I'm a bit confused about the onboard video thing.(I guess that is what VGA is?) I have a Radeon9600 Pro with 256MB memory and I thought that was way better than any onboard video.

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