which prossesor

[isboas]

1st deapets apoligies i just posted and realised i had not cliked general threads so sorry for posting in wrong section


hi, im new ill make a intro soon :>,, but i have a question i have not built me own pc for several years,, im recently upgrading a little campaqu which is lovely little pc, and crikes the choices their is now days, im so lost haha rite this is the spec of my mother board

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...=en&product=1827311&lang=en&docname=c00590356

i hope any way.. now what is the best cpu i can put on it,., im assuming itl be this one here from dabs can some one advise if im rite thanks

http://www.dabs.com/productview.asp...e=1&NavigationKey=11147,4294958803,4294963789

i dnt want it to be capable of running games,,, however it would be nice!!

maybe some one could tell me if my pc would b able to when new cpu is in, i downloaded crysis l;ast nite and could run it tops at 1024x768 in medium setting

i have 2 gigs of ram (max allowed)
and a 512mb sapphire x1950 pro

 

[Me__2001]

from the motherboard info, you can only put in pentium dual core CPU's, the one you've linked to is a core 2 duo which i dont think will be compatible unless there is a BIOS update to enable the use of newer CPU architectures

 

[PotGuy]

Crysis is a very demanding game - one of the most demanding.

You are doing well to get everything maxed at 1024x768 IMO.

 

[isboas]

nope not maxed medium,., but ive not been involved in anything demanding like lots of exploshions etc ,, i have sen on hp thir is a bios upgrade so ill have t see what tht is i guess.. am i rite in thinking mynownly let down is the fact i dnt have a dual core prossesor

 

[Me__2001]

what is your current CPU? if you have a fast Pentium 4 you should be ok

 

[isboas]

celeron d 3.06 is wht it came with