CPU's are designed for specific socket types, heat dispersal mechanisms and, power supply voltages. Try adding a new Hard drive to your system. Read the Drive Copy manual before using this and ask for help if you feel uncomfortable in performing this task yourself. Make sure your motherboard can handle the larger drives, and if you are not running Windows 95 version B or Windows 98, you will be subdividing your drives into 2GB partitions due to limitations with the operating systems. A screen will pop up and you can read on the front screen what system is on the computer.
Video cards are another quick fix for many systems.
Naturally this option varies depending upon what system you are running now, and a few systems cannot be upgraded in this manner. If you play games or music CD's on your computer, consider this upgrade. If you're drive is 10-speed or more, simply upgrading maybe be a wasted opportunity. The hottest thing to hit the market this year is the DVD Drive . This is a sort of a super CD- Rom, but uses a different format.