https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/upgrade-I7-950/m-p/1198566#M45331 <P>Hello all&nbsp;</P> <P>I have seen my old processor i7 950 dont have "avx" instuctions. I have troubles for open some new games.... is it possibility to upgrade it ?</P> <P>tyvm in advance</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Tiffendrius</P> Sat, 08 Aug 2020 08:17:57 GMT Tiffendrius 2020-08-08T08:17:57Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/upgrade-I7-950/m-p/1198566#M45331 <P>Hello all&nbsp;</P> <P>I have seen my old processor i7 950 dont have "avx" instuctions. I have troubles for open some new games.... is it possibility to upgrade it ?</P> <P>tyvm in advance</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Tiffendrius</P> Sat, 08 Aug 2020 08:17:57 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/upgrade-I7-950/m-p/1198566#M45331 Tiffendrius 2020-08-08T08:17:57Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/upgrade-I7-950/m-p/1198594#M45332 <P>Well, you would have to ask your system/motherboard manufacturer what processors their BIOS supports.&nbsp; Then, you would have to check those processors for AVX support.</P> <P>There are some 2nd gen processors with AVX support, but it all depends on what processors are supported by the manufacturer's bios:</P> <P><A href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Vector_Extensions" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Vector_Extensions</A></P> <P>Personally, I would abandon this effort and upgrade the entire system.</P> <P>Doc</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 08 Aug 2020 12:11:19 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/upgrade-I7-950/m-p/1198594#M45332 AlHill 2020-08-08T12:11:19Z