Recent content by Dgonwing

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    LGA 775 CPU Upgrade E8400 To X3363

    I'm looking to possibly upgrade my CPU to give some new life into my dated rig. Hoping to hold me over for a couple more years. This is my current setup: Dell Optiplex 760 SFF E8400 @ 3.00 GHz, 1.1v via RMClock 4 x 2GB PC-6400 DDR2 M863N SFF MB 235w H235P-00 Power Supply (12v @ 17a) OEM low...
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    Are my CPUs broken?

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    Are my CPUs broken?

    Would it make a difference if I paid $20 for everything? (just curious) Thanks for the input
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    Are my CPUs broken?

    Hey everyone, I recently purchased a small lot of computers parts off of eBay. However, the seller didn't properly package everything and one resistor broke off of each CPU (E6600 and E5200). I've read that CPUs missing one or so resistor can function, but not as stably. I'm not interested in...
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    Two computers to choose from, which to keep?

    Hi everyone, I currently have the opportunity to choose between two rigs, one for home and the other for work. I do mainly school work at home and would like to work on gaming more in my free time. At work, I don't need anything 'super fast,' but either of these would annihilate the 1.7GHz P4 I...