Recent content by kylesful

Okay, I actually have a phenom II 4 core lying around that I’ve been meaning to Use. My computer is an hp m8100n. I think it has ddr2 ram but I’m not sure. Is there a motherboard that I could get that is a little better? I prefer 2 pcie slots

AMD athlon with two cores and 2.7 ghz

Model of my motherboard or cpu?

I have a nettle 2 motherboard. Currently paired with an Amd athlon 64 x2. What are some good upgrade choices? I know they are limited, but I don’t know what any of the cpu specs mean. Just looking for a low cost gaming budget.

:'(

and if you search on google "what's the best amd am2 socket processor" a Phenom II is the first answer lol

it says am2+/am3 so i assumed that it would work :(

did you update your driver software?

if you can boot windows and browse windows explorer then i'm sure that you're okay. did you buy the hard drive new?

I recently attempted to upgrade the cpu for my hp pavilion m8100. I switched out my Amd Athlon 64 x2 2.8 ghz 5600+ for an Amd Phenom II x4 3.0 ghz. When i turned the computer on, the fans started, but nothing else happened. I waited and waited. I tried turning off and on again. When i switch...

Bent pins means a dead processor usually. Maybe try to gently bend them back?