Whats the easiest way to upgrade a processor

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charlie - Jul 31, 2009 at 11:49 AM
xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Jul 31, 2009 at 11:12 PM
Hello,
Whats the easiest way to upgrade a processor i have at the moment a pentium 4 and i wanted to upgrade to a intel core 2 duo processor and it wanted to know whats the cheapest way i can do that.
Thanks

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xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,824
Jul 31, 2009 at 11:12 PM
You will need to buy a new motherboard what supports the core 2 duo.

These new motherboards have limited support for IDE hard drives and CD/DVD drives. You might only have two IDE ports to connect your old hardware. Then you will need to reinstall Windows and the NEW device drivers that your new motherboard needs.

Good Luck
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