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upgrading my processor is it worth it or save for a new system
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mytymaus007:
This is my motherboard a replacement that i purchased for a compaq: http://www.pcchips.com.tw/PCCWebSite/Support/CPU_Support_Model.aspx?detailid=415&CategoryID=1&MenuID=69&LanID=2
newmanfamilyvlogs:
Ah, ok. Here's where it used to be sold on Newegg, just for a more concise listing of capabilities:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813185113

I noticed it's got a Geforce 6100 series card integrated on it.. I need to do some more research because I don't remember much about that generation of card, but I'm wondering if the 6100 won't actually be a more capable device.
DillonFoulds:
It won't. I've used an onboard 6xxx series (fairly certain it's a 6100, i don't fully recall though), and it chugged pretty hard on PSX and Dreamcast emulators.

For MAME it's fine, but to get the other emulators going I upgraded to an Asus HD4350. Everything is nice and smooth now.

This is with my Athlon II X2 260. A higher CPU would be a welcome upgrade, but I'm not sure it's really that necessary?
newmanfamilyvlogs:
To clarify, I meant more capable than the X1300. Certainly the newer cards mentioned are far more powerful. Either way they are both older devices.
Blanka:
Keep the bucks for the ram in your piggy bank. 1.25 is more than enough for emulation. Together with the 70 bucks for the processor, you're halfway a fresh 32nm i5 system with 4ghz turbo-boost.
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