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There is probably no need to reinstall Windows after a processor upgrade, and the performance increase between the two said processors is probably not worth purchasing a newer version of Windows for.
Most people upgrade their processor, ram, video, and sound cards for gaming.
1GB of RAM, Dual core processor (Pentium 4 or higher)
With this being a Pentium II, or Pentium III, you would be looking at a speed of either PC100, or PC133. Hope this helps be safe Cadishead Computers
Using windows you can right-click on my computer and click properties. The processor name should be posted under tab "general."
A computer can hold memory depending on how strong the motherboard and the processor is. For example you have a Pentium 1 computer, obviously you cannot afford to put a 1GB memory on it.
No. Pentium 3 and Pentium 4 stand too apart from each other. For upgrading any processor on the same motherboard, they need to be in same socket type and the external interfaces should be compatible. P3 is a very old single core chip and is a lot different from latest dual core processors, so this upgrade is not possible.
If you are actually able to see the processor die, you should be able to read the text written on the top of the processor.
hi 1st is the motherboard, 2nd possessor, 3rd ram, 4th graphics card,
in the processor it self it should say the make and model. like Intel Pentium 4 or AMD 64.
See, an RAM upgrade will give you the power to run more programs without any lag. If your current computer runs without hanging and you just want a speed boost then you may consider an upgrade in the processor. I recommend you to see Intel i3-3200 processor. It is much better then core2duo and not very expensive.
Of course, however you have to know the type of processor you can handle. You may have a HP, DELL, COMPAQ, or other brand written on your computer. Go to their site and put in the product key on the computer, it should direct you to your model. Now you can look at the specs on your motherboard and it should tell you what your motherboard is aloud to upgrade to for you processor. As for the power supply =, you may want a specialist to look and see what kind of power supply you should buy depending on what your trying to do. Hope this helps!