Upgrade Gateway AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3500+

Should work with a processor of the same socket type. I'd seriously upgrade the psu myself. Personally I'd upgrade the motherboard and processor to a quad core, and get the fastest ram, look at ebuyer.com, you can buy a bundle upgrade package for less than you may think. :)

There is a full list of AMD 64 processors at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Athlon_64_microprocessors.

The Socket of your CPU is 754 which means that the highest you can go is to a 3400+ at 2.4GHz.

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yes you can certainly buy a better video card but there is no real reason to upgrade ram its well within parameters. unless you want to start upgradeing your processor,motherboard and so on.

CPU/Processor

• Socket: 939
• Supports the following processors:
  • AMD Athlon 64 X2 up to 4800+
  • AMD Athlon 64
  • AMD Sempron

CPU/Processor

• Socket: 939
• Supports the following processors:
  • AMD Athlon 64 X2 up to 4800+
  • AMD Athlon 64
  • AMD Sempron

CPU/Processor

• Socket: 939
• Supports the following processors:
  • AMD Athlon 64 X2 up to 4800+
  • AMD Athlon 64
  • AMD Sempron

Cpu/Processor Type
Socket: 939

• Supports the following processors:
  • AMD Athlon 64 X2 up to 4800+
  • AMD Athlon 64
  • AMD Sempron

That
is a socket 754 motherboard. It will support AMD Athlon processors up to Athlon64 3400+. It is a bit long in the tooth by today's standards, and only uses DDR memory, not DDR2. You may get more of a bang for your buck by buying a "barebones" system, which can consist of a motherboard with processor and memory, depending on how much you want in the barebones package.

Typically you use the case, power supply you already have with the new motherboard and processor and ram (memory).

At any rate, if you only want to upgrade your processor, keep in mind that your board only supports up to the Athlon64 3400+. It will support up to DDR 400 ram. You would probably benefit more by buying 2 sticks of 400 DDR ram at 2 gigs each, if you don't have much ram now. If your processor is close to the 3400+, then another processor in that board isn't going to change things much.

Good luck, and write back if you'd like more help.

Sirwriter

Socket754 Supports AMD Athlon64 upto 3400+;

Best way to do all that is to buy a new computer, already configured as desired.

Your existing CPU will not work with that motherboard. The AM2+/AM2 processor slot is for AMD processors only. For this motherboard, you will need one of the following processors: Phenom FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2

this board supports up to 4 gig , wether the operating syatem will see more than 3 gig will depend on wether you have a 64bit operating syatem like vista or a 64 bit version of windows..

Need to look at the motherboard specs along with the processor "Socket". It will usually be a 754 or 939 depending on what your motherboard says. I wouldn't try too fast and set yourself up for disappointment. I would upgrade the RAM before the processor.