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AMD X2 4800+

mame said:
well you have pretty much the best s939 CPU already? What else could you do ???

Are you looking at the newer AMD x2 "socket AM2" CPUs? the 5600+, 6000+ etc? For that you would need a new motherboard and new memory also
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Is there a company that you can send the whole thing off and get it upgraded for you, for a charge plus price of components? Business idea, anybody?
 
Hmm. Dont feel capable of mass-upgrading, and dont really want to spend mega-bucks on a whole new system! I guess i'll just swop the GFX card and have it CPU limited!
 
Do you get everything you need to make a new mobo stable (and all aspects of it work) in the box? Do they come with detailed setup (software aswell) instructions?
 
Moeks said:
To be perfectly honest, if you are prepared to get into overclocking those older S939 chips, which to the best of my knowledge do not support the 'AMD Overdrive' software based overclocking, then I'd say you're getting into something which is in my opinion, probably more 'involved' and potentially risky than actually doing a total motherboard, cpu and memory upgrade.

By saying this, I am by no means saying it is particularly difficult or risky at all. Far from it infact, I am just trying assure you that upgrading such components actually sounds more difficult than it really is. Once you've taken a deep breath and gotten your hands dirty once, you'll see what I mean I'm sure, this forum is a great source of info and support and you'll find no end of help and support if you're really worried about doing it. Go on, give it a go :p ...you know you want to :D
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Dont get me wrong....i've changed gfx cards, hdd's, optical drives, memory, and cpu's but never done a mobo. The bios set up and drivers etc make me a tad anxious!...i dont want to end up with a buggy unstable system!
 
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