Replacing cpu

farriswheel · 01-20-2008, 07:08 PM

Is this easy? I am really new to upgrading anything on a comp. Im not looking for anything special, but my mom is giving me a 2001 gateway(its got a floppy drive

) I think its about 512 mb (i will upgrade to maybe 2 gig, good idea?). Will i ned to upgrade the motherboard? Im mostly using it for movies/music. mAybe a little bit of gaming. But nothing fancy. Any help is greatly appreciated

Thanks!
-farriswheel

[-0MEGA-] · 01-20-2008, 07:14 PM

It's doubtful that your motherboard will support 2GB of RAM. Also, since the computer was made in 2001, the processor is extremely out dated and you won't find anything thats really worth the upgrade.

If I were you, I would just keep it and upgrade the RAM to the max it supports (most likely around 768MB-1GB), and just save up for a completely new PC.

farriswheel · 01-20-2008, 07:19 PM

could i upgrade the motherboard and cpu?

Gogey · 01-20-2008, 08:01 PM

Imo just look at the sub-400 builds that get posted here every now and then, because so much has happened in those 7 years (Like the latest pentium 3) that it probably wont support anything you try to do with it.

If you did want to upgrade, try to find specs for the computer so we know what we can work with (Might have to call gateway)

MosIncredible · 01-20-2008, 08:34 PM

If you have a decent budget that allows a cheap new PC, I wouldn't upgrade it. I have a 2002 Gateway with a P4 2.0Ghz & 2GB of ram but it wasn't really worth buying the extra ram for. This one will go to my mom when I start my new build (whenever the Q9450s come out) cause it handles everyday task great but will struggle doing anything intensive.

farriswheel · 01-20-2008, 10:04 PM

well, i really would like too stay away from buying a whole new comp. I might in a couple years, but i dont really need one right now. Also, if this helps, it has a vertical floppy drive and cd drive. Im away from my house so i don't know the model or anything.

whats a sub 400 build?

taylormsj · 01-20-2008, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by farriswheel

well, i really would like too stay away from buying a whole new comp. I might in a couple years, but i dont really need one right now. Also, if this helps, it has a vertical floppy drive and cd drive. Im away from my house so i don't know the model or anything.

whats a sub 400 build?

It doesnt help lol

Gogey · 01-21-2008, 12:15 AM

By that I meant a build for under 400 dollars, which I said because I wasnt sure how much money you had to spend, but if youre looking into upgrading, its probably not much.

[-0MEGA-] · 01-21-2008, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by farriswheel

could i upgrade the motherboard and cpu?

You could, but then you would also need to get new RAM, and at that point you might as well buy a new case, PSU, and hard drive and get a brand new PC.

farriswheel · 01-21-2008, 06:55 PM

Well personally i would rather build a comp, building something is funner than buying something IMO. But i would hate to start it and then mess it up.

could i atleast put a dvd burner a larger hard drive, and a video card with a s-video out? I would atleast be fine with it like that.

01-20-2008, 07:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
farriswheel New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 7	Replacing cpu Is this easy? I am really new to upgrading anything on a comp. Im not looking for anything special, but my mom is giving me a 2001 gateway(its got a floppy drive ) I think its about 512 mb (i will upgrade to maybe 2 gig, good idea?). Will i ned to upgrade the motherboard? Im mostly using it for movies/music. mAybe a little bit of gaming. But nothing fancy. Any help is greatly appreciated Thanks! -farriswheel

01-20-2008, 07:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 27,046	It's doubtful that your motherboard will support 2GB of RAM. Also, since the computer was made in 2001, the processor is extremely out dated and you won't find anything thats really worth the upgrade. If I were you, I would just keep it and upgrade the RAM to the max it supports (most likely around 768MB-1GB), and just save up for a completely new PC. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

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Gogey Gold Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sayville, NY Age: 14 Posts: 291	Imo just look at the sub-400 builds that get posted here every now and then, because so much has happened in those 7 years (Like the latest pentium 3) that it probably wont support anything you try to do with it. If you did want to upgrade, try to find specs for the computer so we know what we can work with (Might have to call gateway) __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte DS3R \| Intel Core 2 Duo 6550 @ 3.25 Ghz (stock voltage) \| Zerotherm Nirvana NV120 \| Evga GeForce 8800GTS 320 MB \| Seagate Barracuda 320GB \| 2GB Corsair Ram (+.1v) \| Corsair 520HX Power Supply \| Windows Vista Home Premium Names/Tags/etc.: WoW: Gogey - 70 Hunter on Malorne GW: Zomg Gogey Xfire: Gogey087 Steam: gogeta087

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01-20-2008, 07:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
farriswheel New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 7	could i upgrade the motherboard and cpu?

01-20-2008, 08:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
MosIncredible Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 194	If you have a decent budget that allows a cheap new PC, I wouldn't upgrade it. I have a 2002 Gateway with a P4 2.0Ghz & 2GB of ram but it wasn't really worth buying the extra ram for. This one will go to my mom when I start my new build (whenever the Q9450s come out) cause it handles everyday task great but will struggle doing anything intensive.

01-20-2008, 10:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
farriswheel New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 7	well, i really would like too stay away from buying a whole new comp. I might in a couple years, but i dont really need one right now. Also, if this helps, it has a vertical floppy drive and cd drive. Im away from my house so i don't know the model or anything. whats a sub 400 build?

01-21-2008, 06:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
farriswheel New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 7	Well personally i would rather build a comp, building something is funner than buying something IMO. But i would hate to start it and then mess it up. could i atleast put a dvd burner a larger hard drive, and a video card with a s-video out? I would atleast be fine with it like that.

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