UPGRADE Help Please

[Chris Beckett]

Looking to buy this processor. Anyone tell me whether I have any compatibility issues or whether I can get a better and faster AMD Processor that is dual core.??
Any advice welcome.
Thankyou.
Chris Beckett
AMD X2 Dual Core Athlon 64 4200 512 Socket 939Pin - OEM

Current system......

Mainboard : Abit AN8 Series(NF-CK804)
Chipset : nVidia nForce4
Processor : AMD Athlon 64 3500+ @ 2200 MHz
Physical Memory : 1024 MB (4 x 256 DDR-SDRAM )
Video Card : Nvidia Corp GeForce 6600
Hard Disk : SAMSUNG (80 GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-616T
CD-Rom Drive : SAMSUNG CD-R/RW SW-240B
Monitor Type : Maxdata Computer B101927 - 19 inchs
Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
DirectX : Version 9.0c

 

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Looking to buy this processor. Anyone tell me whether I have any compatibility issues or whether I can get a better and faster AMD Processor that is dual core.??
Any advice welcome.
Thankyou.
Chris Beckett
AMD X2 Dual Core Athlon 64 4200 512 Socket 939Pin - OEM

Current system......

Mainboard : Abit AN8 Series(NF-CK804)
Chipset : nVidia nForce4
Processor : AMD Athlon 64 3500+ @ 2200 MHz
Physical Memory : 1024 MB (4 x 256 DDR-SDRAM )
Video Card : Nvidia Corp GeForce 6600
Hard Disk : SAMSUNG (80 GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-616T
CD-Rom Drive : SAMSUNG CD-R/RW SW-240B
Monitor Type : Maxdata Computer B101927 - 19 inchs
Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
DirectX : Version 9.0c

I have a similar computer. Rather than spend $ 169.00 +
on a AMD X2 Athlon 64 4200 @ 2.2.Ghz, I would take that money a buy
something like, XFX GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video
Card. @ $ 160.00
See: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150213
Your AMD Athlon 64 3500+ @ 2.2 Ghz is good for gaming, if you're a PC gamer
and if your existing CPU is working okay. That's my opinion.

ZAN
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