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Why is it a problem to upgrade CPU?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

It's not. There are certain obstacles to upgrading the CPU (socket type, BIOS compatibility, cost effectiveness, etc...), but there are no inherent disadvantages to upgrading.

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