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I am considering doing a custom build. I am not a hardcore gamer, I do enjoy games and intend to do some gaming. I am also only mildly interested in overclocking. I may or may not attempt it. Hence overclocking or lack thereof isn't a deal breaker. Price and actual noticeable performance...

lol@myself just noticed this thread was nearly 5yrs old

Yes AMD has a temp monitoring software package available for free http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMDSystemMonitor.aspx Made for the new APU's but works with Phenom and Athlon class processors as well.

I was thinking about upgrading...was just trying to minimize cost..i have next to nothing invested in this setup, trying to keep it that way. My main concern was since 71C is the max safe rating of the processor would running it at that while for periods of say 2-3hrs a few times a week be a...

I recently put a AMD 64 X2 4800 on an older board to replace the AMD 3800 it had, replaced heatsink and fan also with Alpine 64 Temp at idle is around 35C but under 98% load of processors they max out to 71-72C. This occurs while under severe load otherwise temps range between 35C-50C...

This little quest to boost my performance may end up with me building a new pc..or scrapping out the mobo/cpu in this one...I have already replaced the HD, RAM, Power Supply, and have a graphics card added (nothing fancy but gets the basics done).oh yea and a snazzy new monitor..been looking at...

Ok I haven't had a lot of sleep...work 3rds...have a small child..etc... I went to check my Bios version and it says Version 5.02 went to the HP page and didnt find an update for the Bios...if anyone can point me in the correct direction I would be very very happy.

That is helpful, it seems someone has used a processor 5600 which is better than the 4800 on my info page. Still if anyone knows about a better processor that mobo can handle I would love to know about it Thanks Johnnyb105

http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/Compaq-Presario-SR5000-Desktop-PC-series/3328519/model/3411013/document/c00907982/ If it helps here is the link to my mobo info page

http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/Compaq-Presario-SR5000-Desktop-PC-series/3328519/model/3411013/document/c00907982/ If it helps here is the link to my mobo info page

I have a Presario SR5023WM desktop with a M2N68-LA Ivy motherboard. According to HP page for my PC it says my upgrade is up to Athlon X2 4800. I am assuming this is what was the latest compatible processor at the time was. Can anyone tell me if there is a quadcore that is compatible with this...