[SOLVED] Can i upgrade to an i5?

[Gjpc]

Hi I am a newb at pc's but i was wondering if i could upgrade a core 2 quad Q6600 to an i5, for a little better performance thanks.

 

[jojesa]

Hi I am a newb at pc's but i was wondering if i could upgrade a core 2 quad Q6600 to an i5, for a little better performance thanks.

Nope, those two CPUs use different sockets. The Q6600 LGA 755 and first generation i5 LGA 1156.
You will need to upgrade to a newer platform (motherboard, RAM, CPU, etc).

 

[Gjpc]

Ohhhh ok th a is for the help