Question 1

I have a Compaq Pressaro CQ532OF Product #AY030AA#ABA and I would like to/plan to upgrade the  AMD Athlon IIX2 240 Processor the system board is Narra6 6.01 ,BIOS 5.7 if this info helps the HP Site say’s it will upgrade to the following (1)AMD Phenom IIX4 9xx/9xxe/8xx quad core (DENEB) (2)AMD Phenom IIX3 7xx/7xxe/triple cor (HEKA) (3)AMD Phenom IIX2 5XX (CALLISTO) (4)AMD II Athlon X4 6XX/6XXE (PROPUS) (5)AMD II Athlon 3X 4XX/4XXE (RENA). I do not know all this stuff what I want is the best buy for my buck. I want it to work the the best. Can you help ? thank you ed butler

Accepted Answer

Yes you should be able to upgrade to this CPU with your current motherboard,  make sure you have the latest bios update. You can try and install this CPU without updating bios, if it works, your good to go, if not then bios update may fix any issues you run into.
   If you are running a 64 bit operating system, this may also be a good time to maximize memory, you can never  have enough memory.  Just make sure you get correct memory, HP website should help with this.   Good Luck.

Question 2

will this processor run on the asus M5A78L-M/USB3?

Accepted Answer

Yes, that processor will work on that board. I cannot link you to the supported cpu list on the Asus site, but it is on the list.

As a general rule, any AM3 processor will work in any AM3+ board. The ridiculous part is that all AM3+ CPUs may not work in any AM3+ board.  This is generally due to different power ratings of the boards and cpus. AM3 CPUs do not require anywhere near as much power as the upper end AM3+ models, and the bios on a new board may not support the newer AM3+ cpus without an update.

Hope this helps and good luck.

Question 3

Can I use AMD Athlon II X4 640 with Biostar A780L3C Mother board? Will I have improved performance over AMD Athlon II X3 450 processor?

Accepted Answer

Yes it will fit that motherboard because it supports AM3. It would be an upgrade to go with the Athlon quad core but I would recommend a phenom 965 quad core to actually notice a difference because between an Athlon X3 and an X4 there is not a hugely noticeable difference.

Question 4

I own this and am wondering how it partners up with the Nvidia GTX 770 graphics card. Are they compatible, and is the upgrade worth the money? I currently have the ATI Radeon HD 5450.

Accepted Answer

I upgraded from a Gigabyte HD 6670 to the GTX 760 and it works fine as far as I know. I'm not a huge techy so I'm not sure if it's being held back or anything. My upgrade was worth the money in some aspects because I can handle higher grapgics on games. BUT, you will still be annoyed with the slower processor speeds and will have limitations on how well you run things. I'd recommend getting a slightly less expensive graphics card and upgrading the processor.

Question 5

i have an HP touch-smart 310-1125F and the specifications tell me that i can upgrade to this processor. however, this PC is an all in one and i wonder about using my current cooling system or the one included, because most definitely it wont fit in my all in one?

Accepted Answer

with the lack of space for the factory fan you will have use the one that fits. As long it an amd

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