core 2 quad q9650

I'm getting back into PC gaming and I'm trying to see what the best GPU for my old computer is. I just upgraded the CPU to an Intel Q9650 and 8GB of DDR3 memory. I'm looking to play games from 2007 - 2015 era in 1080p, and I also plan to have a separate drive to boot into Windows XP to play even...

Hello everyone, does anyone have a ideal and very good CPU cooler for the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650, that is socket LGA775, and my motherboard is P35-DS3 (rev 2.1) by Gygabyte. My budget is aproximatelly 60€, and later in this post I will say how big it should be in mm so that my pc case ideally...

I have an old PC with LGA775 mobo and I want to use a graphics card, kindly please help me with your best suggestions. And please can i use any higher DDR5 graphic card with this? Specs: Motherboard : LGA775 DDR3 Processor: Q9650 Ram: 8 GB (4x2GB 1333MHZ) PCIE: 2.0 PSU: will upgrade according...

Hi, Recently I have noticed that my Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.00 GHZ has started overheating and the temperature reaches above 80' Celsius. The CPU cooler is stock CPU cooler. The Specs are HP PRO 3120 SFF, LGA 775, Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.00 GHZ. 8 GB DDR3 RAM 1066 MHZ 4 sticks 2gb each. 2 HDDs...

Hello, im planning to upgrade my pc with new graphic card so i would like to hear your suggestions. My components: GPU: GeForce GTS 450 1gb Q9650 (not planning to overclock) 8GB DDR3 Mainboard Pegatron 2A94h My resolution is 1980x1080 I was calculating bottleneck and i have result of 100%...

Hello, Would anyone here happen to know a place to find some 4GB DDR2 800MHz stick for a decent price? I'm not really finding any good deals, and the ones I do find say they're AMD only or are for servers. I'm building a Core 2 Quad Q9650 build (not my main system) and I am using the Foxconn...