What is the logical processor upgrade from the current one I have on a machine?
Somebody discarded a perfectly working PC on the street and I happened
to pass by to catch a bus and I saw it. I took it home because I wanted
to use some parts from it. Surprisingly the machine is working so I
decided to upgrade the ram from some spares I had and the disk needs replacement because it is dodgy. I formatted it and installed Windows 10
but because the disk is dodgy, it runs but risky. I have ordered a new
disk and it will arrive in the new year.
In the meantime, I was also thinking of upgrading the processor to make
it full proof for the future. The current processor is "Intel(R)
Core(TM) i5-8500 CPU @ 3.00GHz, 3000 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 6 Logical
Processor(s)" and thought if I can buy a second hand processor from eBay
then it will make my day.
So the question is what do I look for so that the processor would be compatible with the board already in the system. This is just a
preliminary process because I5 processor is not bad as far as I can see.
I have cleaned the machine and vacuumed it inside and outside and wiped
the case clean to remove any IDs, finger-prints and anything that I can
think of. I will resell the machine when done.
What is the logical processor upgrade from the current one I have on a machine?
Somebody discarded a perfectly working PC on the street and I happened
to pass by to catch a bus and I saw it. I took it home because I wanted
to use some parts from it. Surprisingly the machine is working so I
decided to upgrade the ram from some spares I had and the disk needs replacement because it is dodgy. I formatted it and installed Windows 10
but because the disk is dodgy, it runs but risky. I have ordered a new
disk and it will arrive in the new year.
In the meantime, I was also thinking of upgrading the processor to make
it full proof for the future. The current processor is "Intel(R)
Core(TM) i5-8500 CPU @ 3.00GHz, 3000 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 6 Logical
Processor(s)" and thought if I can buy a second hand processor from eBay
then it will make my day.
So the question is what do I look for so that the processor would be compatible with the board already in the system. This is just a
preliminary process because I5 processor is not bad as far as I can see.
I have cleaned the machine and vacuumed it inside and outside and wiped
the case clean to remove any IDs, finger-prints and anything that I can
think of. I will resell the machine when done.
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