questions about upgrading an AMD cpu

[willfish19]

hello. i have a few questions. i have an HP zv 6000 laptop that is about 2 years old and was
thinking about just upgrading the hardware instead of buying a new computer. my current set up is a AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+ running at 2.4 ghz (and a 512 KB cache speed), i have 1 gb of ram and an 80 gb hdd. i was thinking about upgrading to a dual core processor of about the same speed (2.4 ghz) but i lack the technical knowledge of the hardware to just go out and pick a new processor. i do know that the processor is a 939 pin and i would have to use another AMD processor. i was needing to know what exactly to look for when trying to find a processor that is similar to the specifications i have given you.

also i was wondering what to look for in a good upgrade to the ram as well. i was thinking about upgrading to 2 gb of ram. i have 2 512 mb things of ram right now so i would have to get 2 1gb things of rams as an upgrade.

please help.

 

[VirtualLarry]

As far as the CPU goes, assuming that the BIOS will handle it, then you should be able to drop in any X2 Socket-939 CPU, like an X2 4200+ at NewEgg for $60-odd dollars.
As for the RAM, I dunno, take your pick of DDR1 1GB DIMMs. AMDs aren't too picky about RAM, just avoid Centon-brand RAM, I've found it to be incompatible with AMD CPUs. I've used PNY 1GB DIMMs and Kingston HyperX, both with great success.

 

[willfish19]

i looked on that on that newegg website and was wondering which one of those processor would be good. i do like the price of the 4200+ processor though. a friend was telling me to look at the cache when looking for a processor because it will affect the the speed of the processor.

also do you happen to know what kind of ram my computer uses (model # mainly) and approximately how much it costs.

 

[AVP]

you said laptop, is that what you are trying to upgrade?