Am I able to upgrade my Compaq presario cq5700y.

[AmerAmer]

My compaq presario cq5700y is pretty old but I've decided to upgrade it to make it my pc

Here are the specs. https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/Compaq-Presario-CQ5700-Desktop-PC-series/5035292/model/5049574

I have upgraded the ram to 6 gb

Upgraded the CPU to an amd phenom II x4 840 which is 3.2 ghz

This mother board is pretty old and I am loooking for a motherboard that supports my CPU and the ddr3 ram and can get a new graphics card, on a budget

Suggestions..

 

[cin19]

If you want to upgrade the PC really, buy other used cpu, like AMD Phenom II X6 or AMD Phenom II X4 9xx/9xxe, make sure they will not cost too much, maybe other cpu cooler, plus if you buy other GPU, you will need other PSU, becuase the PC had the 250W in it.

And I recommend to use it for now, save more money to buy the whole new PC, that will be the best choice. Don't wast the money on the old PC.

 

[AmerAmer]

If you want to upgrade the PC really, buy other used cpu, like AMD Phenom II X6 or AMD Phenom II X4 9xx/9xxe, make sure they will not cost too much, maybe other cpu cooler, plus if you buy other GPU, you will need other PSU, becuase the PC had the 250W in it.

And I recommend to use it for now, save more money to buy the whole new PC, that will be the best choice. Don't wast the money on the old PC.

If I do have to do that, am I able to upgrade the power supply and the motherboard?

 

[cin19]

For PSU, yes.
For the MB, maybe or maybe not, because it is the OEM PC, I don't have time to look at what format it is. If it is the regular micro ATX format, usually the OEM PC will use this kind format. Then you need to check the I/O shield backplate can be removed or not. If it can, and you can change the MB. And next you will need to buy the new OS, because the OEM OS can't use on other brand MB.

 

[AmerAmer]

For PSU, yes.
For the MB, maybe or maybe not, because it is the OEM PC, I don't have time to look at what format it is. If it is the regular micro ATX format, usually the OEM PC will use this kind format. Then you need to check the I/O shield backplate can be removed or not. If it can, and you can change the MB. And next you will need to buy the new OS, because the OEM OS can't use on other brand MB.

Thank you