Advice on new CPU

[stephen-mc]

hey , im looking for a decent cpu without buying a new computer. My socket is LGA 775 and currently have a intel pentium duel core 2.8ghz.

 

[das_stig]

Need the motherboard mode, some oldest 775 motherboards only support 65mn chips Presler, Smithfield, Prescott, Conroe and Ceder Mill families, while the last generation 775 motherboards support Q and E series.

 

[iduhfuse]

Get a really good cooler and OC it??

 

[geofelt]

hey , im looking for a decent cpu without buying a new computer. My socket is LGA 775 and currently have a intel pentium duel core 2.8ghz.

I would not invest much on a mobo that is at least two generations old.
When you compare what you can get with the cheapest sandy bridge, it is not worth doing.
A pentium d 2.8 has a passmark # of 742. A $80 intel G620 is 2526 and it goes up from there. That is about the level of a E8600 which sells used on e-bay for $150.

If you must, then run CPU-Z to get your motherboard model, revision and bios level.
Go to the manufacturer's web site, and find the list of cpu's supported for that motherboard.

 

[pckitty4427]

The Core 2 Quad Q9650 is the best CPU you can get for the LGA775.

 

[stephen-mc]

finally someone who answered.

 

[DD_93]

Q9650 is not the best CPU for LGA 775, that is the qx9770, however either is a waste of money for an outdated socket

 

[oby20]

from a Pentium dualcore 2.8ghz to any Core2 Extreme qx9- - - is already a big upgrade, you can see the difference even if core2 quads are not the latest today because it has 4 cores than your pentium d 2 cores, and is a newer cpu models to that pentium dualcores. if you can spend much go for the Core2 Extreme QX9770 or Extreme QX9650, if your on a tight budget then you can get the Core2 Quads 9650, 9550, 9500.

 

[stephen-mc]

might as well get a new motherboard then seeing as its so much trouble.

 

[geofelt]

You are talking about a new mobo, cpu and ram. Perhaps $200-$250.
What do you do with your PC, and what problems do you have with it now?
Do you have a budget?

 

[stephen-mc]

link for my motherboard thread:http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/294627-12-getting-motherboard

main problem is that its just so slow.i have alot of hard drive space left.