i want a new cpu

[BIGRICO88]

my computer right now is running a AMD A4-5300 APU at 3.40 GHZ, although the spu runs fine i want a quadcore cpu which this one only has 2 cores. i wanted to know if i could get a a8 or a10 cpu and just swap it out?

 

[BIGRICO88]

also this is the computer http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0AJ35M7360&cm_re=a4-5300-_-9SIA0AJ35M7360-_-Product

 

[Outlander_04]

You need to know what motherboard you have .

Then look at the makers webpage for that board and find the CPU support list .

That will tell you which processors can run in that board .

Then head to pcpartpicker.com and find out what is available

 

[BIGRICO88]

You need to know what motherboard you have .

Then look at the makers webpage for that board and find the CPU support list .

That will tell you which processors can run in that board .

Then head to pcpartpicker.com and find out what is available

how exactly do i do that

 

[BIGRICO88]

You need to know what motherboard you have .

Then look at the makers webpage for that board and find the CPU support list .

That will tell you which processors can run in that board .

Then head to pcpartpicker.com and find out what is available

wait is it the chip set?

 

[Outlander_04]

Open up the case . Somewhere on the mb will be the model number printed

It will be in a format like Asus A55M-E

In that case the "a55" tells us its an a55 chip set , and the "m" tells us the size of the mb