Hey I have the Emachibe T2778 with the AMD Athlon 2700+. It is a good computer but I want a better processor. please tell me what processors will work on it
From the research i have done on your desktop, It looks like the motherboard inside uses a Socket A processor. This line has of course been discontinued and replaced by 754, then 939, then 940, then AM2, AM2+ and AM3. The Athlon XP 3200+ is the best you can do with that particular motherboard. I havent seen too many myself, but you will only get marginal performance enhancements with the upgraded processor.
For Example. Instead of the 333Mhz FSB that the 2700+ Runs at you would be running at 400Mhz FSB
The Clock speed is slightly improved from 2.167Ghz to 2.2Ghz. (33mhz is the difference which is not much in the grand scheme of things)
Basically with this upgrade you may be able to squeak a few more FPS out of any games you can already play, but you are not going to be able to play much more than you already can.
My Advice. Wait until after Oct 22. and buy a new computer with Windows 7 already on it. Not only will you be able to get a much better system as far as hardware is concerned. But you also get the new Windows OS (which i am using now and I love it)
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From the research i have done on your desktop, It looks like the motherboard inside uses a Socket A processor. This line has of course been discontinued and replaced by 754, then 939, then 940, then AM2, AM2+ and AM3. The Athlon XP 3200+ is the best you can do with that particular motherboard. I havent seen too many myself, but you will only get marginal performance enhancements with the upgraded processor.
For Example. Instead of the 333Mhz FSB that the 2700+ Runs at you would be running at 400Mhz FSB
The Clock speed is slightly improved from 2.167Ghz to 2.2Ghz. (33mhz is the difference which is not much in the grand scheme of things)
Basically with this upgrade you may be able to squeak a few more FPS out of any games you can already play, but you are not going to be able to play much more than you already can.
My Advice. Wait until after Oct 22. and buy a new computer with Windows 7 already on it. Not only will you be able to get a much better system as far as hardware is concerned. But you also get the new Windows OS (which i am using now and I love it)
Sorry to say but EMachines is not a good computer. It's a very troublesome brand.
It's not likely that you would be able to upgrade the processor as the motherboard is only designed for the one that's already installed.