g31 upgrades please

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ethan hunt

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i want to upgrade my gigabyte g31 , i currently have p4 in it ! need help to upgrade it to dual or quad core ! please suggest me a good processor which isn't discontinued ! and i have RAM of 3 gb !
 
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The problem you will be facing is that prices for unused LGA775 CPUs are expensive. I am still using a Q9450 which I bought back in 2008. I think I paid around $375 for it back then because of the huge demand for it. Intel's suggested price was about $315. New Q9450 can still purchased, but at above Intel's suggested retail price. The cheapest one is selling $366 at Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00116VIEE/ref=dp_olp_all_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=all

For less than $366 you can essentially...
hey guys , i upgraded my CPU with E8500 , now please guys , suggest me , which graphic card should i use so that my CPU support a 1080p movies without lag ! I know u suggested me GTX 650 , but i was just looking for a cheap and best option Coz its 7k-8k around here ! Thank u all for helping me out in all this process !