https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:48:50 +0000 Wed, 24 Aug 2016 08:18:23 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3305 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3305&PID=16177&title=g31mgs-cpu-upgrade#16177 Author: wardog
Subject: 3305
Posted: 24 Aug 2016 at 8:18am

I'd seriously consider now, due  to age and soon removal, to be a good time to replace it.
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Subject: 3305
Posted: 24 Aug 2016 at 5:21am

Yes, I've been searching ebay and such and I can find one for about 15 dollars, which is pretty great.
If I do get one, do I need to get a new power supply or better cooling? It still has the original
As far as cooling goes, i do have a fan and a heatsink which have always worked pretty good
Thanks for the advice
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Subject: 3305
Posted: 24 Aug 2016 at 4:30am

Core 2 Quads are a great deal now. I wouldn't bother with a dual core for what these Quads are selling for.
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Subject: 3305
Posted: 24 Aug 2016 at 1:09am

Hello everyone
I have an old desktop that my mother uses for web browsing and watching movies that has just become too slow and quite unusable for her.
I'm trying to figure out if I can update it a bit for a decent price, since its use is light, instead of buying a completely new desktop.
The current config is as follows:
MOBO: ASRock G31M-GS
CPU: Intel Pentium D 915
RAM: 2gb DDR2
Graphics: ATI Radeon 4300/4500
A friend recommended buying a cheap intel 2core duo or a intel 2 core quad. For the uses i stated above do you think I should go for the duo or the quad (or neither)?
I'm also thinking about getting 4gb ram, 2 sticks of 2gb, don't know if 667 or 800.
Do you think this will make it run smoother?
Never updated or built any pc so thanks for your help, any advice would be appreciated
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