I want to upgrade my CPU. How high can I go?

[ColdFusion]

Hey Guys,

I have a HP DC5750 Microtower. I want to upgrade my CPU as this thing is dirt slow. Just wondering what kind of replacement CPU my motherboard will support. It says the socket is AM2 so does that mean I can get any CPU that is AM2?

This is a printout from CPU-Z

Processors Information
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Processor 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 1 (max 1)
Number of threads 1 (max 1)
Name AMD Sempron 3400+
Codename Manila
Specification AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3400+
Package Socket AM2 (940)
CPUID F.F.2
Extended CPUID F.5F
Brand ID 6
Core Stepping DH-F2
Technology 90 nm
Core Speed 1795.5 MHz
Multiplier x FSB 9.0 x 199.5 MHz
HT Link speed 798.0 MHz
Stock frequency 1800 MHz
Instructions sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64
L1 Data cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 256 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes
Max FID 9.0x
Max VID 1.300 V

Chipset
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Northbridge ATI Xpress 200 (RS480) rev. 10
Southbridge ATI SB600 rev. 00
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 2048 MBytes
Channels Single
Memory Frequency 299.3 MHz (CPU/6)
CAS# latency (CL) 5.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 5
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 5
Cycle Time (tRAS) 15
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 21
Command Rate (CR)

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Mainboard Model 0A64h (0x00000143 - 0x00025080)

Thanks!!

[YARDofSTUF]

AMD X2 2.6ghz, no higher according to its data sheet.

[ColdFusion]

AMD X2 2.6ghz, no higher according to its data sheet.

Thanks YOS. So I'm looking at this CPU:

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=27680&vpn ... acture=AMD

The headline says this:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core Processor AM2 2.7GHZ 2X512KB 65W 65NM Retail Box

So it says 2.7GHZ, but under product specifications it says this:

Product Name: Athlon 64 X2 Dual-core 5200+ 2.60GHz

Is this a misprint or am I missing something here? Anyways would a CPU like this work for me? They have it on special so would be awesome to pick this up otherwise I'll have to look around more.

[YARDofSTUF]

It could be a typo.

Email them. There are 2 5200+ CPUs, a Windsor and a Brisbane, one is 2.6ghz and the other is 2.7ghz.

And yes, Its an AM2 socket CPU, so its the right type. Make sure to get one with a cooler(retail not OEM, or buy a cooler for it) because the one for that sempron probably won't cut it for the new CPU.

[ColdFusion]

Ok so did a BIOS update as recommended by another forum and installed chip and it works! Horray! Thanks again YOS.