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Sorry for such a basic, dumb sounding question, but I'm looking to replace my Celeron processor with a less hopelessly slow one, but I don't feel I know enough about processers to make any sort of intelligent decision (also, I don't want to spend <>£100 & find I've bought something incompatible & wasted my money).
My current pc specs (main specs) are:
Machine name: YOUR-Y0MKAZ8JAQ
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: n/a
System Model: n/a
BIOS: n/a
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.60GHz
Memory: 766MB RAM
Page File: 171MB used, 1702MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode
Card name: Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel(R) 82845G Graphics Controller
DAC type: Internal
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2562&SUBSYS_3186109F&REV_03
Display Memory: 64.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
.. etc, etc (not sure what else is relevant here?)
The reason I included graphics card specs are that I'm hoping buying a new, faster processor will have the effect of making my useless (more or less) onboard graphics card work better too.
Anyway, do I have to go for an Intel (i.e. Pentium 4?) processor or are there any others that would be compatible as well? Also, how important is "system bus" in terms of compatibility?
Actually (finally) I'm not even entirely sure I can change the cpu on my pc ~ the motherboard user's guide explains how to do this, but the manual that came with my pc (emachine) doesn't mention changing the cpu: does this mean I can't, or just that they didn't bother including this in the instructions?
Thanks for any help (sorry about the extremely basic questions)....
My current pc specs (main specs) are:
Machine name: YOUR-Y0MKAZ8JAQ
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: n/a
System Model: n/a
BIOS: n/a
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.60GHz
Memory: 766MB RAM
Page File: 171MB used, 1702MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode
Card name: Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel(R) 82845G Graphics Controller
DAC type: Internal
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2562&SUBSYS_3186109F&REV_03
Display Memory: 64.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
.. etc, etc (not sure what else is relevant here?)
The reason I included graphics card specs are that I'm hoping buying a new, faster processor will have the effect of making my useless (more or less) onboard graphics card work better too.
Anyway, do I have to go for an Intel (i.e. Pentium 4?) processor or are there any others that would be compatible as well? Also, how important is "system bus" in terms of compatibility?
Actually (finally) I'm not even entirely sure I can change the cpu on my pc ~ the motherboard user's guide explains how to do this, but the manual that came with my pc (emachine) doesn't mention changing the cpu: does this mean I can't, or just that they didn't bother including this in the instructions?
Thanks for any help (sorry about the extremely basic questions)....