cpu upgrade

[sniper104]

Hey guys i want to upgrade my cpu but i'm kind of confuse see right now I have a amd duron(tm) running at 946 mhz processor i don't know what kind of mother board do i have, but I do know it works with SDR Ram not DDR and is a socket A .  My question is i want to buy an amd athlon xp CPU but i'm not sure it will work with my bother board. i know they work with mother boards that have DDR ram but will it work with SDR ram
 

[neb1211]

It all depends on the motherboard.  You might be able to find out your motherboard model by using a program such as CPU-Z.

You can download CPU-Z from http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php .  All the motherboard info would be on the Mainboard tab.  When you figure out the model number, you can try looking around to see what processors and processor speeds the motherboard supports.  If you can't find anything, then please feel free to post the model number here and we might be able to help you.

[sniper104]

this is what i found out, is from american megatrends INC Version 062710 Date 07/15/97 chipset SIS

[neb1211]

That would probably be the bios version.    The motherboard manufacturer and model number are up at the top of the screen under the motherboard section.  If you still are having problems would it be possible to post a screenshot of everything displayed on the mainboard tab.

[sniper104]

that's the only thing that is tells me nothing else in the top it does not tell me the manufacturer i will put the picture later

[neb1211]

That is odd.  Would it be possible to look on the motherboard for a manufacturer name and model number?  I couldn't really tell you anything for sure without knowing the manufacturer and model of the motherboard.

Looking at the date of the bios, it would probably just be best to get a new motherboard, processor, and ram.  It would probably end up to be more of a worthwhile upgrade.