Hello, I have a Compaq-Presario from 2006 that I'm looking to upgrade, I was running a Geforce 8500 GT but it recently died on me so I'm using a Radeon x600 series from a ancient computer. I'm giving this to my nephew so i would like to upgrade it so he can actually play some games.
My current specs are:
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) Processor LE-1640, ~2.7GHz
Mobo: M2N68-LA (Ivy8) motherboard - http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c01237548#N442
Memory : 2x1GB Not sure on the speed or the brand
PSU: Rosewill Stallion Series RD450-2-SB 450W ATX V2.2 Power Supply
GPU: Radeon x600 Series (From ancient computer had to install windows 7 just to get the right drivers)
I'm having trouble finding a GPU that will fit in the PCI-E x16 slot, If possible i would like something that's better than a Geforce 8500 GT 512MB but not breaking the bank.
(Would a PCI-E 3.0 video card work on this mobo? I have a friend with a MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2gb that is willing to give me a really great deal?)
I've been using this single core processor for the longest time, I don't want to have me nephew to suffer like i did. I'd like to find the best processor that can run on this mobo since it only supports AM2. I think its a AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ (duel core, runs at 2.5 Ghz) but i am not 100% sure. Even if I'm right i still couldn't find this to buy online anywhere and i don't know if Microcenter or Best buy would carry parts this old.
Thank you for reading this, Any help you can provide me is much appreciated.
My current specs are:
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) Processor LE-1640, ~2.7GHz
Mobo: M2N68-LA (Ivy8) motherboard - http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c01237548#N442
Memory : 2x1GB Not sure on the speed or the brand
PSU: Rosewill Stallion Series RD450-2-SB 450W ATX V2.2 Power Supply
GPU: Radeon x600 Series (From ancient computer had to install windows 7 just to get the right drivers)
I'm having trouble finding a GPU that will fit in the PCI-E x16 slot, If possible i would like something that's better than a Geforce 8500 GT 512MB but not breaking the bank.
(Would a PCI-E 3.0 video card work on this mobo? I have a friend with a MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2gb that is willing to give me a really great deal?)
I've been using this single core processor for the longest time, I don't want to have me nephew to suffer like i did. I'd like to find the best processor that can run on this mobo since it only supports AM2. I think its a AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ (duel core, runs at 2.5 Ghz) but i am not 100% sure. Even if I'm right i still couldn't find this to buy online anywhere and i don't know if Microcenter or Best buy would carry parts this old.
Thank you for reading this, Any help you can provide me is much appreciated.