Upgrading AMD cpu

[DeepMartin]

Hello, my friend has an Emachine T6524 it has an AMD Athlon 64 3500+ / 2.2 GHz. This got me to thinking that he could get a better processor (and or vcard)

his motherboard is MSI MS-7184
"Processor
• Supports 64-bit AMD® Athlon64/64FX processor (Socket 939)
• Supports AMD Athlon 64 (up to 4000+) and Sempron (up to 3200+) processors"

by myself browsing on newegg i found opteron dual cores that fit into the socket 939 so is it possible for him to get a dual core on this machine? or the bios is just not going to allow it?

i found someone that did get a dual core in the End User's Upgrades with an AMD athlon64 x2 toledo (socket939) which i can not find other than in ebay
are any of this worth the money? are they good working dual cores?

the main reason for this post is that i am confused and unexperienced with their names and sockets and backwards compatible upgrades like that athlon 64 x2 in a socket 939

PS im also making him get a better psu since i heard here theres the bad luck of emachines that the psu dies and takes the mobo and cpu with it (any suggestions for on budget psu will be great )

 

[Matthew DeCarlo]

I would not expect the motherboard to support an Opteron Dual Core CPU just because it conforms to the Socket 939 specifications.

It's hard for me recommend a PSU without knowing the rest of his hardware specifications nor his budget (apart from the fact that you obviously want one for as cheap as possible), but these would probably do the job, and well too:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371005
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151038
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151032
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194002

 

[kpo6969]

X2 dual-core socket 939 are getting harder to find and expensive.
Here's a few if your willing to pay, at least they are new and have a warranty:
X2 4400
http://www.starmicro.net/detail.aspx?ID=693

X2 4200
http://www.starmicro.net/detail.aspx?ID=901

X2 3800
http://www.starmicro.net/detail.aspx?ID=736

 

[DeepMartin]

Thank You both this are great options

it makes sence to get the AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 2.4GHz X2 since it has the most htz for the money ($120) plus it has the lest thermal power (89W)

And also the Antec earthwatts EA380 is a great choice with the 80plus certified and the atx12v 2.0 with 17ams

 

[Acclamator]

Why would you recommend such weak power supplies?

 

[Matthew DeCarlo]

Why would you recommend such weak power supplies?

There isn't anything wrong with the PSU's I recommended. They are more than capable of running his hardware.

 

[kpo6969]

Why would you recommend such weak power supplies?

Do you think they need more than the EA380 @ 27amps on an Emachine?
I'd be interested in your logic for more.

 

[Didou]

Well the consensus amongst many forum posters is the more you have, the better & so they don't hesitate to recommend 1000W PSUs even for a Via CPU. Go figure.

 

[kpo6969]

You could power 3 Emachines and still have some left for the coffee maker with a 1000w psu.

 

[Matthew DeCarlo]

You really think a 1000W PSU will be enough for his PC? I'd aim for the minimum of a 1200W. He wants to upgrade to a dual core CPU. That's like two whole computers on a single chip.

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

ROTFLMAO Zenosincks, nice one! :grinthumb