Best CPU for LGA775 Socket?

[soundmadness]

I need it for gaming, but with this crap motherboard i'm stuck with pentium D. But somehow the cpu died and looking to buy a new one. What's the best cpu for gaming with a LGA775 Socket also here's the motherboard :http://gyazo.com/f4a33f4add14440ee877df13c8e1f325 also budget is like $60 but still I would like to know which best one I can afford for now and the best this socket can take for the future
thanks in advance

:edit: also I know it's a dumb question but I reckon a quad core won't work on this motherboard right?

 

[Wolfshadw]

Best processors that motherboard will accept are the Intel Core2Extreme X6800, Intel Core2Duo E6700, and Intel Core2Duo E6600 (CPU Support List).
No, there are you quad-core processors that will work with that motherboard.

Recommendation:
Intel Core2Duo E6700 - $33
MassCool CPU Heat Sink/Fan - $9.99

-Wolf sends

 

[suborbiter]

i have the same socket on my motherboard, which is also from the same manufacturer, i have an intel Core2Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz in mine, and it seems to be excellent for gaming with reasonably CPU heavy games. its about $75 from what i can gather.

 

[FUBAR44]

Best processors that motherboard will accept are the Intel Core2Extreme X6800, Intel Core2Duo E6700, and Intel Core2Duo E6600 (CPU Support List).
No, there are you quad-core processors that will work with that motherboard.

Recommendation:
Intel Core2Duo E6700 - $33
MassCool CPU Heat Sink/Fan - $9.99

-Wolf sends

Kind of along the same lines...I have an old Dell optiplex 745 mini tower (link to it- http://www.levnapc.cz/ProductsFiles/dell-optiplex-745-technicke-specifikace-en.pdf ) with an e6700 in it and I was wondering if there was any better processor I could stick in it for gaming? I am trying to put something together very cheaply for my little brother to game on.

I found 4x2gb 667 ram on ebay really cheap ($10), and newegg has a really good deal on a corsair 430w psu ($15) and a r7 250x gpu ($69). I just need a better cpu to go with these to make it able to game on for him. I dont want the cpu to bottleneck anything.

Any thoughts?

 

[Wolfshadw]

Unfortunately, given the limitation I've found (65nm, dual-core, 1066 Front Side Bus) I think you already have the best processor for your motherboard.

-Wolf sends

 

[FUBAR44]

Unfortunately, given the limitation I've found (65nm, dual-core, 1066 Front Side Bus) I think you already have the best processor for your motherboard.

-Wolf sends

Thats a bummer! Ive been searching around ebay for a couple days for a better cpu and it turns out that the e6700 is the best my mobo will handle. How much of a bottle neck would the e6700 be if I go ahead with the r7 250x and 8gb of ram, or at this point is it even worth upgrading from 4x1gb to 4x2gb of ram??

BTW thanks for the fast response!!!

edit...i just found this thread on here that says a q6600 will work so im just a little confused. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/333836-28-dell-optiplex-upgrade

 

[Wolfshadw]

The link you provided above states a dual-core processor limit. If others are successfully running Core2Quads (and I don't see why they wouldn't be able to), then I guess you can go that route.

-Wolf sends

 

[FUBAR44]

The link you provided above states a dual-core processor limit. If others are successfully running Core2Quads (and I don't see why they wouldn't be able to), then I guess you can go that route.

-Wolf sends

Awesome thanks for all the help so far wolf!
Also any idea on bottlenecking from the e6700 with newer graphics cards and newer games? My brother wants to be able to get the best frame rates possible at 1080p for the least amount of money in upgrades (he is only 15 and no job so he has very little expendable cash) He exclusively plays rpg games (skyrim, oblivion, legend of grimrock, etc)
Thanks

 

[Wolfshadw]

I think you'd be fairly balanced with either a Geforce GTX750 or Radeon R7-260.

-Wolf sends

 

[goldenturkey]

I just purchased the GTX750 (Asus) and have an 8400 Core 2 Duo (3ghz). Seems to run most things till I have to upgrade everything!

 

[Metastacia]

On Ebay, i found a core2duo E8500 @ 3.16Ghz for only 20$ free shipping. Best deal IMO

 

[stolega]

I have the Q9550 @ 2.83Ghz. its one of the better ones ;-)

 

[strawhat64]

Best processors that motherboard will accept are the Intel Core2Extreme X6800, Intel Core2Duo E6700, and Intel Core2Duo E6600 (CPU Support List).
No, there are you quad-core processors that will work with that motherboard.

Recommendation:
Intel Core2Duo E6700 - $33
MassCool CPU Heat Sink/Fan - $9.99

-Wolf sends

I believe the best for socket 775 is Intel Core Duo E8600. Before I had E6850 and when I inserted E8600 I gained 20% more performance in all kinds of tasks. For example, before it would take me 30 minutes to encode a 25 minute long video in 360p resolution, now it needs 20 minutes or less to do it.

 

[Wolfshadw]

:sigh:

-1 for bringing up a long solved thread (~6 months)
-1 for not checking the CPU Support List.

What good is an E8600 processor if that motherboard doesn't support it?

-Wolf sends