Help!

Spike88 · 01-08-09, 03:49 PM

I have a Dimension c521. It came with an AMD Sempron 3000+ 1.8ghz. The motherboard has a AM2 slot. So I purchased a AMD Athlon 64 X2 60000+ 3.1ghz, which would nearly double my processor speed, and its a dual core instead of the single core. The new processor arrives in the mail today and I go to install it and its new heatsink(came with the processor). When I realized something that threw a wrench into my plans. The computer has a built in fan and heatsink. Thats fine and dandy, except for the fact I can't install the new heatsink.
Right now I'm kinda stuck. I cant' afford a new mother board, case, and graphics card(because my current graphics card is built into the motherboard). What should I do?

01-08-09, 03:49 PM	#1
Spike88 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 3,052 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Help! I have a Dimension c521. It came with an AMD Sempron 3000+ 1.8ghz. The motherboard has a AM2 slot. So I purchased a AMD Athlon 64 X2 60000+ 3.1ghz, which would nearly double my processor speed, and its a dual core instead of the single core. The new processor arrives in the mail today and I go to install it and its new heatsink(came with the processor). When I realized something that threw a wrench into my plans. The computer has a built in fan and heatsink. Thats fine and dandy, except for the fact I can't install the new heatsink. Right now I'm kinda stuck. I cant' afford a new mother board, case, and graphics card(because my current graphics card is built into the motherboard). What should I do?