Best CPU For A Dell OptiPlex 360? LGA 775

[Deleted member 2181076]

I found a optiplex 360 on the side of a road it currently runs win 7 with a 2 Core duo (with the new intel cpu tag 2009) and i was wondering whats the best Cpu for the machine? everything is stock excluding the HDD (LGA 775) also does it support a pci wireless card? or do i need a usb?

 

[clutchc]

Page 6 of this document lists the CPUs supported: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwibuuuS6-zPAhXF8z4KHUQHDiwQFghgMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dell.com%2Fdownloads%2Femea%2Fproducts%2Foptix%2FOptiplex_brochure_360_en_new.pdf&usg=AFQjCNEEFSwyEn5kiMOI6KYO2qJPJvSz7Q&cad=rja
You may already have the fastest. It only accepts dual core processors.

 

[USAFRet]

I found a optiplex 360 on the side of a road it currently runs win 7 with a 2 Core duo (with the new intel cpu tag 2009) and i was wondering whats the best Cpu for the machine? everything is stock excluding the HDD (LGA 775) also does it support a pci wireless card? or do i need a usb?

The 'best CPU' is the one that is currently in it.
Anything else would give only a minimal benefit, if anything.

Does it boot up?
It was free. Don't put any money into it trying to make it 'better'.

 

[Deleted member 2181076]

I found a optiplex 360 on the side of a road it currently runs win 7 with a 2 Core duo (with the new intel cpu tag 2009) and i was wondering whats the best Cpu for the machine? everything is stock excluding the HDD (LGA 775) also does it support a pci wireless card? or do i need a usb?

The 'best CPU' is the one that is currently in it.
Anything else would give only a minimal benefit, if anything.

Does it boot up?
It was free. Don't put any money into it trying to make it 'better'.

its was free put windows 7 on it

 

[Edward_TWN]

I'm running my Optiplex 360 (official BIOS A07) with a quad-core Q6600 without any problem. Planning to upgrade to Xeon E5472 in the near future.