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This is what i have below...i have an amd athlon 2600 which seemes to be much faster then the one i have, can i swop them with no problems

Processor (CPU)
AMD SEMPRON™ 3000+ (1800MHz) HTT/128K L2 Cache (754 Socket)
Memory (RAM)
512 MB CORSAIR DDR400 PC3200 - LIFETIME WARRANTY!
Motherboard
FOXCONN 6100K8MB: NFORCE 6100 CHIPSET, x16 slot, SATA, 3 PCI
Operating SystemMICROSOFT WINDOWS® XP HOME (inc. Genuine CD & license) (£59)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
160GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st CD/DVD Drive
18x DVD±RW/RAM + Lightscribe (48 x CD-RW) (£18)

Graphics Card
INTEGRATED 128MB GEFORCE 6100 PCI Express (SMA)

Sound Card
INTEGRATED 6 CHANNEL (5.1) AUDIO (RECOMMENDED)



Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100 LAN PORT (ETHERNET) AS STANDARD

Power Supply & Case Cooling


STANDARD 350W PSU with CASE FAN

Monitor


17 INCH TFT SILVER/BLACK 1280 X 1024 RES: 12MS (£108)

Here's what I found on your board from one site:
General
MPN: 6100K8MB-RS
Product Type: Motherboard
Form Factor: Micro ATX
Width: 24.4 cm
Depth: 24.4 cm
Compatible Processors: Athlon 64, Sempron
64-bit Processors Compatibility: Built-in
Processor Socket: Socket 754
Chipset Type: NVIDIA GeForce 6100 / NVIDIA nForce 410 MCP
Max Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Storage Controller: ATA-133, Serial ATA-300 (RAID)

According to that you can use an AMD ATHLON 64, 754 Pin CPU w/ 800MHZ FSB

That other cpu should be an Athlon XP 2600 or Athlon 2600 which is socket "A" and not compatible with the 754 Pin cpu socket and it runs at 333 FSB.
You can find (but not easily) an Athlon 64, 754 Pin CPU at 800 FSB fairly cheap. For my money though I'd buy a motherboard Combo (motherboard, CPU, and CPU fan already mated and replace the old Mobo. (not that there's any thing wrong with your old MOBO, it just works out better for me to replace the setup, build the old setup into something cheap and sell it to off set the upgrade cost.)

firefox834 wrote:This is what i have below...i have an amd athlon 2600 which seemes to be much faster then the one i have, can i swop them with no problems

Processor (CPU)
AMD SEMPRON™ 3000+ (1800MHz) HTT/128K L2 Cache (754 Socket)
Memory (RAM)
512 MB CORSAIR DDR400 PC3200 - LIFETIME WARRANTY!
Motherboard
FOXCONN 6100K8MB: NFORCE 6100 CHIPSET, x16 slot, SATA, 3 PCI
Operating SystemMICROSOFT WINDOWS® XP HOME (inc. Genuine CD & license) (£59)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
160GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st CD/DVD Drive
18x DVD±RW/RAM + Lightscribe (48 x CD-RW) (£18)

Graphics Card
INTEGRATED 128MB GEFORCE 6100 PCI Express (SMA)

Sound Card
INTEGRATED 6 CHANNEL (5.1) AUDIO (RECOMMENDED)



Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100 LAN PORT (ETHERNET) AS STANDARD

Power Supply & Case Cooling


STANDARD 350W PSU with CASE FAN

Monitor


17 INCH TFT SILVER/BLACK 1280 X 1024 RES: 12MS (£108)