OK I have this older Gateway with the i3 2100 6gig ram and 1.5tb that the CPU is no longer any good in. This isn't 100% mission critical machine. So here is what I do know. Or think I know....
CPU can be i3 or i5 less then 65watts... However I also know that when I bought this system some years ago my aunt also got a same type rig but with the an SX2855 with G620 2.6 Cpu. SO I am wondering what can I really put in this computer. I was wondering if maybe there was a way to put in a better CPU? I don't want to invest in say a G2020 to find out that it wouldn't work in this MB! The G2020 is a TDP 55watt and I know that it isn't as fast as the i3 2100 but it does have some better things that I would be interested in....
Power consumption for my use would almost drop 1/2. Right now power use on the pc is 100. where the G2020 could drop that to around 48ish....
Also the G2020 is newer from 2013 where the i3 2100 is from 2011! so I would assume that it would have better HD Graphics, I know it does allow 3 displays where it is only useing 1 most times and rarely sees the use of 2 but does from time to time..
So I am wondering if there is anyone out there that has made an updage like this with a Sx2855? Or even know if this can be done? I will be making this replacement within the next week (Or a replacement anyway)
Thank you
James
