G31M-GS CPU upgrade

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   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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CptOrange16 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 24 Aug 2016 Location: Portugal Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote CptOrange16 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: G31M-GS CPU upgrade 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

wardog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 6447	Post Options Post Reply Quote wardog Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply 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.

CptOrange16 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 24 Aug 2016 Location: Portugal Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote CptOrange16 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply 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

wardog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 6447	Post Options Post Reply Quote wardog Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply 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.