Question Upgrade Gateway SX1120G

[Changed user]

Hello I have a Gateway SX1120G and the CPU is bad but I need to know what CPU I have. I am wondering if I can Put a Intel core duo in it


thank you

 

[Lutfij]

I can't seem to find much info off of a Google search. You could try and take off the cooling assembly and then take off the thermal paste using isopropyl alcohol and a paper towel or a coffee filter(strainer). Parse images across this thread for us to see if you can't decipher what you're looking at.

 

[Changed user]

Ok but don't you need to put thermal paste back on??

 

[Inthrutheoutdoor]

Ok but don't you need to put thermal paste back on??

Yes, after you install a new one, you WILL have to put paste back on....

As for the replacement cpu, what will work will depend on the socket type/size etc. Most older intel boards were good for 2, maybe 3, generational upgrades of cpu's, but not all of them....

But honestly, for such an old rig, I would not bother, unless you just can't afford a new machine atm

 

[Changed user]

But honestly, for such an old rig, I would not bother, unless you just can't afford a new machine atm

Its running win 10

 

[Changed user]

Luckly, I have thermal paste coming in like 4 days

 

[Inthrutheoutdoor]

Its running win 10

Doesn't matter what OS it runs, I know people that have 6, 8 , & 10 year old machines that are running W10 too....but what I was getting at was

1. Availability & cost of a cpu that will work in that machine
2. Cost vs. performance ratio of upgrading an old machine vs. building /buying a new one
3. Life expectancy of the original mobo going forward

ANY new machine you build now, even a low-mid budget one, will far exceed the performance & available features of your current machine, and provide for more future-looking possibilities in terms of upgrades and replacement parts.

 

[Changed user]

ok