and how
2007-05-04 10:56:14 · 8 answers · asked by shaam 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
It depends on the Athlon that you have. If it is Slot A, Socket A(462), Socket 754 then no. If it is Socket 939 then yes but they are scarce. If it is Socket AM2 then most definitely yes. If you download the program (link below) cpu-z you should be able to get this information. If not then search the Motherboard type you have in Google and it should tell you the socket type.
2007-05-04 11:07:54 · answer #1 · answered by wizardryuk 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
you're asking how...
... if you dont know how to do it dont do it, you could do more harm than good to your computer. generally AMD and Intel processors use different sockets so you would need to replace the motherboard as well, which may mean having to replace the RAM as well, if it is a different RAM socket on the new motherboard, and also may mean having to replace powerpack and hard drive, but its rare it goes that far.
2007-05-04 16:43:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a AMD S939 CPU, then you can use a dual core S939 x2 procesosor, as long as your motherboard supports it, or with a BIOS update, most can do it without doing anything much.
If you have a AM2 CPU, then its standard for dual core support
2007-05-04 11:09:12 · answer #3 · answered by Cupcake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the socket that it is being inserted to. You will have to check out the socket and make sure that the Dual core uses the same socket, you will also need to get a drived for it.
2007-05-04 10:59:18 · answer #4 · answered by mikeh0303 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't swap an AMD for an Intel, if that's what you mean. The sockets are different.
2007-05-04 10:59:00 · answer #5 · answered by Nexus6 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need to know some info about your motherboard.Download cpu-z to see the processor,mobo,chipset,and memory you have. and socket you have s939 or AM2
2007-05-04 11:08:37 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No! The motherboards are incompatible. You would need to replace the motherboard and the processor to make it work....but then, motherboards are not all that pricey.
2007-05-04 11:00:15 · answer #7 · answered by Shaula 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
they are not being replaced with dual core,they are being replaced with multi cores.
2007-05-04 11:00:38 · answer #8 · answered by mack j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋