How do I upgrade my processor?

I'm not much of a hardware guy. What are the steps to upgrade a processor? Where do I start?

Nikolay said:

I'm not much of a hardware guy. What are the steps to upgrade a processor? Where do I start?

First things first, you need to find out two things.

1. What processors is your motherboard compatible with.
2. What socket does your processor use.

#2 should be easily found via CPU-Z and #1 can probably be found on the motherboards Manufacture's website somewhere.

Err, what? You're assuming I know something about hardware.

Nikolay said:

Err, what? You're assuming I know something about hardware.

Its an AM2 Socket.

I found this site:

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/V...E14062,00.html

I know about the PSU. I need a PSU with enough watts to support the hardware, correct?

Nikolay said:

I found this site:

Socket AM2 Processors

I know about the PSU. I need a PSU with enough watts to support the hardware, correct?

Yep, otherwise we'd have problem. What kind of processor are you planning to use (AMD Quad Core 3.0ghz for example)

Something similar to my current one but dual core

Nikolay said:

Something similar to my current one but dual core

Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200 Brisbane 2.7GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

Cheapest Dual-Core AM2 Socket CPU at Newegg.

DarkNovaGamer said:

Nikolay said:

Something similar to my current one but dual core

Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200 Brisbane 2.7GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

Cheapest Dual-Core AM2 Socket CPU at Newegg.

That's perfect. Would it work with my 220 watt PSU?