Upgrade an exisiting CPU

[LunarSteak4576]

I have an old HP Pavilion a1509in

Prod# RX915AA#ACJ

S/N: ***bleep***

I wish to upgrade it to a decent level for a good gaming option.

Please guide me through

[NonSequitur777]

@LunarSteak4576,

Welcome to our HP community forum!

You posted an interesting question, because I was unable to find any references (other than this in HP PartSurfer) with regard to an "HP Pavilion a1509in Desktop PC (RX915AA)".

It would be helpful to have the following information: type in "System Information" in your Windows search bar, and click on the System Information app, then please provide the information to the right of "Processor" and "BaseBoard Product".

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[LunarSteak4576]

Can't get the info right now coz I don't have a suitable OS to run the CPU. But I'll give you revision from the basic setup. 

BIOS:  3.23   11/30/06

Core Version: 08.00.12

Model:a1509in

CPU type: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 3.00GHz

Cache RAM: 2048 KB,

I'll post more details once i set up the hard disk

Thank you

[NonSequitur777]

@LunarSteak4576,

What I can tell you in the interim is that an HP Pavilion a1509in Desktop PC wouldn't be a functional gaming PC.

For example, this PC is maxed out with 4 x 1GB of DDR2 PC2-5300, 667 MHz, Non-ECC, Unbuffered, DIMM, 240-pin RAM sticks, which is far too little and too slow, and the Pentium processor running at 3.00 GHz (either a Pentium D 830, 925, or 930), is also unsuitable for any gaming purposes other than the most basic 20+ year old legacy games.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[LunarSteak4576]

Would it help if I change the mother board keeping in the mind the graphics I would need for a game like GTA 5 to run. I'm also open to SSD, for increased performance if that may help

[NonSequitur777]

@LunarSteak4576,

Honestly, rather than wasting money on a system that is simply too outdated, consider looking into a new(er) system with at least a 6th or 7th gen Intel processor.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777