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MovedGoalPosts · 11-04-2009, 10:33

I'd be more tempted to buy new, that way there is a warranty.

You may see a bit of improvement. It depends on what you are actually doing. Games are more likely to be affected by the Graphics card you use. Internet, word will see no change. Few applications currently make use of dual cored CPUS, let alone quad core. The advantage is you can run more things at once with them interfering less on each other.

I'd be looking at other aspects of your spec before any CPU upgrade. How much RAM, what OS, what Graphics. Is the HD a bottleneck?

11-04-2009, 10:33	#2
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 61 Posts: 15,868	Re: CPU Upgrade questions I'd be more tempted to buy new, that way there is a warranty. You may see a bit of improvement. It depends on what you are actually doing. Games are more likely to be affected by the Graphics card you use. Internet, word will see no change. Few applications currently make use of dual cored CPUS, let alone quad core. The advantage is you can run more things at once with them interfering less on each other. I'd be looking at other aspects of your spec before any CPU upgrade. How much RAM, what OS, what Graphics. Is the HD a bottleneck?