Need help regarding PC upgrade?

**Quick answer**

You probably can upgrade your CPU, how much you can upgrade it depends on a lot of factors

**Full answer**

This question was confusing to me as a tech person, mostly because there seems to be some mixed and inaccurate terms in use. I'll try to clear those up first.

By a new unit, i'm assuming you mean a full computer tower, aka a new computer/desktop PC.

CPU stands for Central Processing unit, it is a component used inside the computer that is extremely important and is generally called the processor because it acts as the brains of the computer. A computer itself is not a CPU, but a computer always has a CPU.

By cabinet, i'm assuming you mean the computers case, sometimes called a chassis. This is the outer shell and container for the components of the computer.

To get to your question: venders almost always recommend buying a new computer instead of upgrading. It's easier for them, and it's often the smarter choice for someone lacking proper computer training. However there are alternatives. I would suggest going to a local computer shop and asking them if your computer could be upgraded. They will most likely charge a little more then if you upgraded it yourself, but it will be cheaper then buying a whole new computer, and safer then trying to upgrade it yourself.

If you want to upgrade the computer yourself, you need to figure out what it is you want to upgrade. There are many components that work together in a computer such as CPU, Hard drives, Random Access Memory (RAM), and Video cards. When upgrading any single component you need to make sure the new component is compatible with all other components and that it allows for enough performance increase to make the upgrade worth while.

Generally people upgrade RAM, CPUs, and sometimes add Hard Drives if they are running out of storage space.If you perform a lot of video processing tasks, such as gaming or HD video watching/editing, then maybe you want to upgrade your video by adding or changing video cards.

If you are going to do this yourself, I suggest asking your computer vender what your upgrade options are, or post a question with your computer model information and someone will let you know what your options are. Most likely you want to upgrade your CPU and Memory (RAM) for the largest performance impact, however how much you can upgrade these depends on what motherboard you have. This is because there are various motherboards with different RAM slots, and CPU sockets. This means the RAM or CPU that you buy must fit in the RAM slot, or CPU socket type that your motherboard has. However the newest and best parts might not be made to fit into your motherboards CPU socket or RAM slots. This could be a problem for you because it might only allow you to upgrade to semi new components which will not result in as much of a performance increase as you may have hoped for.

When you find out what it is that can be upgraded, I suggest asking another question here about where to buy those parts for the best price (Most likely newegg.com), and how you would install them. Be sure to include your computers model information in that question.

I hope I answered your question.

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It's hard to say what would work best for you as you don't post any details about your current system, and how much you want to upgrade (maybe adding RAM would help). The key to most upgrades is; "What will your motherboard support?" Once you answer that question you can start making decisions about how much of an improvement you can make to your system, how much it will cost you and how much of a benefit the upgrade will gain for you. You can evaluate your system by downloading some free software that will give you the basic information about your system, and can help you decide what to do next.

Otherwise you might want to look at purchasing recondition systems to keep your cost low, and speed up your computing.

when you say cabinet I think you mean your computer case ? The source of the problem here is your motherboard. All motherboard have a cpu socket. That cpu socket will determine what you can use maximum.

Without any more info, its hard to tell if an upgrade is needed depending on your needs and what you use that pc for but if the pc is really old then best bet would be to buy a new one.

yes it is possible in some cases.

don't worry if doesn't fit then just upgrade your ram and your board

They are somewhat right.

New processors work faster. Your old devices/peripherals would work with it but you want to see more effect of the new processor which is possible with the new devices that use the improved capabilities of the processor.

But it is not necessary to do so. Still, it's better to buy all new.