Hi guys,
Just wanting to know if anyone can offer me some advice about an upgrade for my processor, and perhaps graphics card also.
the processor is a 'AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+ [x86 Family 15 Model 7 Stepping 10]'
From reading around, am I right in thinking I can upgrade to a dual core processor WITHOUT having to change the motherboard? Something like that would be Ideal, as i'm not wanting to spend alot on this. With that information in mind, what processors could I realistically be looking at?
Now, the graphics card is an ATI RADEON X800 XL, with 256MB, and it says the chip type is ATI Display Adapter (0x554D). First of all would a new processor affect this card, and second of all would any of you recommend any upgrades?
The computer is a few years old now, and it still runs fine, it's been a great machine, got 3GB of ram also, but just with some games, like flight sim etc, its getting a bit slow, so any upgrades that can be done relatively cheaply, i'd be greatly appreciative of any advice.
Thanks for your time.
Tom
Just wanting to know if anyone can offer me some advice about an upgrade for my processor, and perhaps graphics card also.
the processor is a 'AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+ [x86 Family 15 Model 7 Stepping 10]'
From reading around, am I right in thinking I can upgrade to a dual core processor WITHOUT having to change the motherboard? Something like that would be Ideal, as i'm not wanting to spend alot on this. With that information in mind, what processors could I realistically be looking at?
Now, the graphics card is an ATI RADEON X800 XL, with 256MB, and it says the chip type is ATI Display Adapter (0x554D). First of all would a new processor affect this card, and second of all would any of you recommend any upgrades?
The computer is a few years old now, and it still runs fine, it's been a great machine, got 3GB of ram also, but just with some games, like flight sim etc, its getting a bit slow, so any upgrades that can be done relatively cheaply, i'd be greatly appreciative of any advice.
Thanks for your time.
Tom