thefly Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I have an older machine that I would like to upgrade. I have little memory how I even built the thing back in 2010 but wonder if I can add hardware to get it running 2020 style. MB - ECS A885GM-A2 Version 1.0 CPU - AMD Sempron 145 @ 2800 Mhz Power Supply TX 750 Any suggestions? Can I simply upgrade the CPU? Thanks. Quote Link to comment
ashman70 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 That is a pretty old board/CPU, you could look into whether or not it can take a more powerful processor but given it's age, you are probably better off replacing them both with something newer. Quote Link to comment
S80_UK Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Agreed - It's an AM3 socketed board, but the manufacturer's list for supported CPUs stops at 6-core Phenom II. So unless you can pick up a very cheap secondhand processor I would say you've already had your money's worth out of that board and it's probably time to move on. And even if you did get it running with a replaced CPU, it's going to be quite power hungry compared to a more modern build. Quote Link to comment
thefly Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 Thanks. Can you recommend a board and CPU? Quote Link to comment
thefly Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 Mostly serving HD movies to lots of Plex friends off site Quote Link to comment
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