clayjjojo Posted May 17, 2007 CID Share Posted May 17, 2007 I was given a HP pavilion 513x it has a AMD Athlon XP 1700+ 1.47GHz, 224 MB of ram . I just reinstalled windows xp with sp2 and i have CA Security Center for the protection . I was on hp web site to see how much ram i can have and it was 2gigs is there any way to boost up the processor ? I also have Cable Nut on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted May 17, 2007 CID Share Posted May 17, 2007 There might be a wat to put a different processor in... But it is going to be really really expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayjjojo Posted May 17, 2007 Author CID Share Posted May 17, 2007 If i can up grade the processor i will . I just live 10min from TigerDirect so it cant be to much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted May 17, 2007 CID Share Posted May 17, 2007 You are going to have to research thw motherboard first to see what other processors are supported by the chipset. Then check out tigerdirect.. to see what they have in the AMD stuff. The problem is that AMD does not make the Athlon XP anymore. So you are going to end up buying an OEM processor, if you can even find one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PeePs Posted May 18, 2007 CID Share Posted May 18, 2007 i betcha its got a socket 939 motherboard and you can definately get a faster processor for it. Just go to the HP website and search that model number, and then go to tigerdirect and search for CPU's with the same socket type. I betcha you can get a processor with a lot more power for under $150. But then again it is an HP and you have no idea with kind of **** they put in those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted May 18, 2007 CID Share Posted May 18, 2007 The Athlon XPs are socket A not 939. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted May 18, 2007 CID Share Posted May 18, 2007 HP Pavilion 513x Motherboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted May 18, 2007 CID Share Posted May 18, 2007 Alright based on that and some research here is your answer.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PeePs Posted May 19, 2007 CID Share Posted May 19, 2007 The Athlon XPs are socket A not 939. right you are sir, i was thinking of the 64's i guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iced98lx Posted May 20, 2007 CID Share Posted May 20, 2007 You're going to notice a staggering change just by putting in some more ram. Go with a lower voltage than what you have Proc if you can find one, I upgraded my poopy e-machines Xp2600 mobile to a 2800 mobile that was a lower voltage chip, saved some power, saved some heat, gained battery life... I also jumped from 512 to 2gb of ram, and it made the darn thing usable again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siryak Posted May 20, 2007 CID Share Posted May 20, 2007 Ofcourse there is the fact that you could almost buy yourself a new one just as fast for the price it will cost you to upgrade that one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eversman Posted May 23, 2007 CID Share Posted May 23, 2007 and the new ones with true mobile CPUs will probably run cooler and offer you better GPUs with em too. not worth the upgrade, use that lappy as your backup and get yourself a new lappy as your primary. youll be happier. ev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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