I used to blame my graphics card for the stuffty fps I had on all my games, that was when I figured out that my graphics card was actually good and the processor was to blame because of the number of applications I ran and the amount of AIs used in games.
What I have is an AMD Athlon M300 with 2.0Ghz...
Why I need a new processor:
Almost all the games I run that minimal requirements are below 2.0Ghz (ex. 1.7Ghz) and I have found some games I would like to play but with a low processor speed I cannot play them (Well I could, but the fps would be very choppy) because they are either 2.3Ghz or more.
Why im hesitating:
The computer I am using is a laptop computer which is a Gateway NV53, and because of Gateway's stuffty design decisions they made upgrading almost loving impossible. If I need to upgrade a processor I would need to disassemble the ENTIRE laptop (that includes the screen, keyboard, everything else) to reach the processor and if I mess up I have no contact with the internet so I would be %100 screwed. Also I do risk damaging my system.
Can't find one notebook processor on the market:
I have looked everywhere, Newegg, AMD, Tom's Hardware and none of them supply notebook processors. Where are you supposed to get them if they are not even on the manufacturer's website anyway?
Can't risk overclocking:
So far my average processor temperature when I am just browsing the internet is 86 °C, that's 186.8 °F which is loving hot. I can't imagine it getting hotter to the point of melting.
Should I risk it if I can afford it?
