Question HP 430 , i3 2nd Gen, can play any game ?

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I have a old laptop, hp430, with i3 2nd Gen CPU, 8gb ram 1333mhz, I upgraded hard-disk, now installed 124 gb ssd, can I play age of empire asian dynasty on this ? Or which are games I can play on it.
One more thing most of time it's CPU run 20 to 100% on every program, like I use chrome, outlook, office word excel etc. CPU usage goes high. Vents are clear but temp is always 50 plus goes up to 75.
Upgraded os from Windows 7pro 64 bit to windows 10 pro 64 bit.
Kindly advice on above issues.
 
Quite an old title, should run. System requirements for it are pretty minimal.

I can't really provide you a list of games, it would be in the tens of thousands. But really anything that wasn't a high end first person shooter from around 2010 and back. With low enough resolution and settings you might be able to play some modern Mobas and e-sports titles, you'll just have to look up desirable titles and check for system requirements.

Expectation is that you want tasks to be done as quickly as possible, so the CPU going to 100% usage is not necessarily a bad thing. 75C is not that high a temperature for a laptop, as long as it keeps around there everything is working fine.

This is an older system, so the CPU is not amazing. Nor was it high end when it was released, about in the middle. With no discrete graphics card you are relying on the integrated Intel GPU which is not for gaming, but certainly as capable as older graphics cards from the mid-2000s, which really leaves a lot of game titles as options.

Dos-box will let you run truly old titles. Various emulators will let you run old console titles. And there are endless numbers of light titles that don't require much in the way of graphics. Turn based strategies, 2D JRPG, story driven titles, just depends on your tastes.

Modern real time strategy games do rely on CPU, so if you like those titles, you may start running into performance issues as you advance forward.
 
Quite an old title, should run. System requirements for it are pretty minimal.

I can't really provide you a list of games, it would be in the tens of thousands. But really anything that wasn't a high end first person shooter from around 2010 and back. With low enough resolution and settings you might be able to play some modern Mobas and e-sports titles, you'll just have to look up desirable titles and check for system requirements.

Expectation is that you want tasks to be done as quickly as possible, so the CPU going to 100% usage is not necessarily a bad thing. 75C is not that high a temperature for a laptop, as long as it keeps around there everything is working fine.

This is an older system, so the CPU is not amazing. Nor was it high end when it was released, about in the middle. With no discrete graphics card you are relying on the integrated Intel GPU which is not for gaming, but certainly as capable as older graphics cards from the mid-2000s, which really leaves a lot of game titles as options.

Dos-box will let you run truly old titles. Various emulators will let you run old console titles. And there are endless numbers of light titles that don't require much in the way of graphics. Turn based strategies, 2D JRPG, story driven titles, just depends on your tastes.

Modern real time strategy games do rely on CPU, so if you like those titles, you may start running into performance issues as you advance forward.
Is there any cpu which I can upgrade ??
 
I don't want to say yes, but it does appear that the board has a socketed CPU. It wouldn't be all that worth it, this would still be a nealy 10 year old CPU.

#1, your are stuck with the heatsink and cooling in that system, unless you buy an upgraded version of that laptop, which would effectively be buying that same laptop again. So putting in a faster more powerful CPU may lead to overheating and less than ideal performance.
#2, even if the chipset and motherboard are technically compatible, doesn't mean that HP made it that way. They have control over the BIOS and could have limited it by power or by chip.
#3, Tracking down a loose laptop CPU, you have to trust the buyer, etc. Easy to get a dead one or the wrong one if they are unscrupulous.
#4, this would be putting money into a system that even an entry level PC of today would outperform, it is not a wise investment.

I would say this is only worth doing if you have the excess money (As in enough to replace the system if you mess it up) and want the experience of doing so. The biggest problem with a job like this is having the skills or knowledge to take apart a laptop down to the bare board, replace components, replace thermal compound, reassemble and succeed in doing all of this without breaking anything. All the little cables and connectors, hinges, snaps, and screws. Doesn't require a complete disassembly to get at the CPU, but quite a bit will need to come off.

Options include the i5-540m which would be a very minor improvement. Graphics clocks were a little faster, and a tiny bit to the core clock frequencies.

i7s of that era were not really desirable, low clock speeds, but more cores.