AMD Upgrade Can I upgrade from a AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800 + to a X2 6000? manufacturer Acer Model EM61SM/EM61PM Chipset NVIDIA MCP61 Southbridge NVIDIA MCP61 Seen some posts where the wattage supported by the MB may not be enough for the 6000.

Here are the spec on your pc if the information you gave me is correct. You can only upgrade the cpu to the socket you have. I think you would be better off adding more RAM and a better video card that isn't onboard. Processor / Chipset

• Type AMD Athlon X2 7450 / 2.4 GHz
• Number of Cores Dual-Core
• 64-bit Computing Yes
• CPU Qty 1.0
• Max CPU Qty 1.0
• Chipset Type NVIDIA GeForce 8200

hi my name is rui i suggest you go to www.acer.com click what country you are from the search the model driver for your motherboard their. dont worry its free.

if you have a old PC then upgrading the graphics card alone will not get your computer up to date to play 2011 games, you might need to buy a whole new 2011 computer. Go online and do a system requirement test of the game you are willing to download or buy and play.

It looks as though my resources were incorrect, as far as the two motherboards having the same processor socket.
(MSI RS480M uses a Socket 754)

What does concern me, is if the motherboard chipset used is the same. This was the stated information.

The motherboard chipset consists of the Northbridge chip, and the Southbridge chip.

Chip, and Chipset are slang terms for IC. Integrated Circuit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_circuit

Viewing this motherboard diagram may help explain how the motherboard chipset comes into play,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Motherboard_diagram.svg

[You can also type, one at a time, Northbridge (computing), Southbridge (computing), Comparison of AMD chipsets, in the Wikipedia search bar, to gain more knowledge]

The Northbridge chip determines what Processors can be used.
It also controls high speed graphics technology.
AGP and PCI Express being high speed graphics, not PCI.

Determines what Ram Memory is used, and what Southbridge chip is compatible with it.

Let's go back to basics, and see what Northbridge chip is on your motherboard.
Two ways.
One, it looks as though you may be using a tiny program such as CPU-Z, or Belarc Advisor.

If not, I would advise downloading the free, tiny program CPU-Z from CPUID.com
Can you install the old processor, (AMD Athlon 2.25GHz), and get your computer to work, or are you using it now?

After you have CPU-Z running, left-click on the Mainboard tab, and tell me what it states for Chipset. Also tell me what it states for Southbridge.

Second way.
Physically look at the Northbridge, and Southbridge chip. IF, they are not covered with a heatsink.

The Northbridge chip is usually a large chip, and is located close to the processor socket.
Most configurations are like this; Processor socket at the top of the motherboard, ram memory slots to the right, Northbridge chip below the processor socket.

Motherboard designers put the Southbridge chip all over the place. There is no usual spot.

It is my belief at the moment, that your Northbridge chip will not support dual core processors, such as an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
Only Single core processors.
Once I know what Northbridge chip you have, we can determine what your CPU support is.

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

check compatabilty check online for your board chipset on the www.acer.com/support will find the solution for the upgrade cpu compatabilty, gudday !!

Max speed supported for your mobo is: DDR2-533
You will have to buy (4) 1gb sticks (2gb sticks not supported)
To use all four gigs of ram you need a 64 bit os.32 bit only supports 3gb of ram. Hope this helps!
Here is the specs :

ASUS A8M2N-LA (NODUS-GL8E) (DDR2-533MHz) Memory Maximum Memory 4GB Memory Slots 4 (4 banks of 1) non-removable base memory 0MB Machine name: ASUS A8M2N-LA (Nodus-GL8E) Motherboard
CPU options: Supports AMD Athlon 64, Athlon 64 X2 and Sempron processors.
Chipset: Nvidia GeForce 6150 LE Chipset
HD Bus:
Front Side Bus options:
Memory Speed options: PC2-4200 DDR2-533 240pin SDRAM DIMM
Special notes:
- Motherboard manufacturer's name: ASUS A8M2N-LA
- HP/Compaq name: Nodus-GL8E


NOTE: *Actual available memory may be less w/o 64 bit os

Property Value
Manufacturer Acer
Model EM61SM/EM61PM
Version

North Bridge NVIDIA MCP61 Revision A3
South Bridge NVIDIA MCP61 Revision A3

CPU AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+
Cpu Socket Socket AM2 (940)

System Slots 7 PCI

Memory Summary
Maximum Capacity 16384 MBytes
Maximum Memory Module Size 4096 MBytes
Memory Slots 4
Error Correction None

Warning! Accuracy of DMI data cannot be guaranteed

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.