This CPU is AMAZINGLY better than my old one. I spent $55.00 on this chip and am hoping it will help in multi-tasking a lot. I haven't gotten to check how fast it is yet really.
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Ok, so finally, after learning how to do a BIOS flash on a USB I got the CPU to be recognized by the system. I am going to install it and try out a couple games and tell you guys what I think of the increased performance. Thanks for reading, and I know it was LONG So i've found an AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+ for Socket 939 Motherboard, and i'm wondering is it worth it? i'm getting a laptop in February and I'm just wondering I should *Max* this computer out (This would be my final upgrade) so that I can stop thinking about it, and get a good speed boost?Īnd also, Would I have to get a new, better fan for the 3800+? And personally, I like to play flash games every once in a while when I'm bored. This really ticks me off cause it's either ONLY playing a flash game, or doing everything else without playing it. When I run some flash games my CPU usage goes to around 80+ percent making it impossible to multi task. Now, I am left with one final upgrade: the processor READ ONLY FROM HERE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO READ THE WHOLE THING: Opening GTA:SA while Firefox was open.Īt this point I decided it was time for a quality power supply, so I got the Antec Earthwatts 430watt at newegg for 59.00 free shipping My system became VERY unstable, shutting down if I ran too many things at once. THEN, my system was okay, until 4 months later(November). O, I found a cheap Sapphire radeon HD 3650 on sale at newegg and bought it. Since last year around this time i've been upgrading this computer because it was so slow.įirst i got the 2 GB of RAM from, which proved to be AMAZINGLY faster compared to my old 384 MB (Integrated card took up 128mb)īUT, when i tried to play games like COD 4 and GTA: San andreas they were really jerky like 12 FPS at the best START READING FROM HERE IF YOU WANT TO READ MY WHOLE STORY: Hi, my current computer's specs are as so:Įmachines T6212 ( i know, its shit but I got it like 5 years ago)