Buying new CPU, is it better?

[Decisive The Hallowed]

Now I know a fair bit about Computers, but Im alil lacking the knowledge when it comes to CPU's.

At the moment I'm running off an AMD Athlon X2 64 2.6GHz Dual Core.
Iv had it for a few years now and I think its finally beginning to pack up on me.
I have been looking on Trademe, (Nz version of Ebay) and the one I'm looking to get is AMD Athlon II X2 270 Processor 3.4GHz 2MB Cache. I want to know if its better than the one I already have. I know mine is 2.6 GHz and the new one is 3.4GHz, but I'm still alil unsure. Btw my motherboard can only handle AM2 slot CPUs.

[BicycleMafioso]

Moved to sub-forum.

[vesseblah]

x2 270 is 4-5 years newer than x2 64 series Athlons so it will be faster, really hard to say how much faster though since x2 64's are so ancient tech those aren't really compared to more modern processors anywhere that I know of. If you can, you should rather get Phenom II x4 940 which is the fastest AM2 processor you can get.

You also need to doublecheck from the motherboard manufacturer's website that the upgrade is actually possible, or if it requires BIOS patching. 4-5 year gap usually don't work without a patch.

[chazus]

Would it be better? Yes. By a lot? Ehhh... probably not. Not only that, but I'm pretty sure the 270 is an AM3 socket CPU. So you'd need a new board as well.

[Woakerio]

Do yourself a favor and go Intel

[Decisive The Hallowed]

My Motherboard info is here: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M2NMX_SE_Plus/
Would the CPU work for my Motherboard?

[chazus]

Newp. All the documentation I'm seeing is the 270 is AM3. It also does not support the Phenom II X4 940, likely due to power restrictions. The highest that board would support is a Phenom X4 9450 or an Athlon 64 X2 5050e... Though I would not recommend either. It's time to save up some money for a proper upgrade.

[Decisive The Hallowed]

Okay, Thanks for the help

[slasher0161]

I have a spare athlon 64 x2 here I was about to drill a hole in and turn into a keyring (still completely function I just have no use for it) if you want it I can post it over, only thing i'm not sure about is how I can send it without it getting damaged.

[vesseblah]

Unfortunately proper upgrade means
- you'll also need to get new RAM (currently have DDR2)
- drives might be incompatible depending on if you have SATA or PATA HDDs and DVD drive

[Decisive The Hallowed]

I have a spare athlon 64 x2 here I was about to drill a hole in and turn into a keyring (still completely function I just have no use for it) if you want it I can post it over, only thing i'm not sure about is how I can send it without it getting damaged.

Dont worry bout it, but cheers for the offer