I wanna know if I can Upgrade my Processor

[lakshaychawla079]

i have a lga 775 motherboard and currently an intel core 2 duo e7500 2.93ghz is installed with 3m cache,i want to know if i can install a core 2 quad q6600 2.4ghz (lga 775) on the same motherboard

 

[zoltan.boese]

I can only tell you, if you let me know the make and model of your motherboard, at least chipset. Here is how you can find out https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000634.htm

If you find your motherboard in this list: http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/CPUs/Intel/Core_2_Quad/Q6600_motherboards.html you are safe to upgrade to q6600!

 

[lakshaychawla079]

i have g41 chipset installed in my motherboard and No, i cant find my motherboard in that list

 

[zoltan.boese]

i have g41 chipset installed in my motherboard and No, i cant find my motherboard in that list

Strange. The g41 chipset supports the Q6600. I would still say that you can upgrade to it.
At this other page you can read the supported processors list
http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-Intel_(chipsets)/G41_Express.html

 

[spdragoo]

Is this a prebuilt PC or a PC you built yourself? If it's a prebuilt, you just need to tell us the brand name & model # (i.e. "Dell Optiplex xxxx").

If it's one that you built yourself, look at the motherboard inside the case. You should see the manufacturer's name (MSI, Asus, ASRock, Gigabyte, etc.), & usually a serial number and/or model number on it.

 

[lakshaychawla079]

i upgraded my pc a few months ago,the motherboard is Zebronics G41 D3

 

[lakshaychawla079]

the conclusion is I can upgrade to Quad core safely ??

 

[The Paladin]

well considering the information provided by the manufacturer web site: https://zebronics.com/products/motherboards/zeb-g41-d3-socket-775
the only cpu's supported listed are:
Intel Pentium D LGA 775
Intel Pentium 4 Prescott LGA 775 CPU
Celeron D Prescott LGA 775

so I will guess Duo Core 2 Quad is a big no.

 

[zoltan.boese]

well considering the information provided by the manufacturer web site: https://zebronics.com/products/motherboards/zeb-g41-d3-socket-775
the only cpu's supported listed are:
Intel Pentium D LGA 775
Intel Pentium 4 Prescott LGA 775 CPU
Celeron D Prescott LGA 775

so I will guess Duo Core 2 Quad is a big no.

The core 2 duo e7500 OP uses is not even mentioned.

 

[lakshaychawla079]

im using core 2 duo which is not mentioned there
the information provided at zebronic's website is all messed up,it even says i can use upto 4gb of ram and right now i'm using 6gb of ram out of which 5.87gb is usable

 

[The Paladin]

look I can only confirm what the manufacturer designed it to be use by what hardware, we all know 775 is flexible up to the point of the TDP of the motherboard

* puts detective hat on and explains himself while smoking a pipe.*

Intel Pentium 4 Prescott as per wiki : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Pentium_4_microprocessors
a series of processors that are between 84-89W, therefore I will assume the motherboard was assume to handle 95w.

The q6600 has a TDP of 105w and I would not recommend it for this board.
the Q9650 and Q9400 has a TDP of 95W and could be used.
the Q8400 have a TDP 65W and safest choice.
on ebay all of these are anywhere between 20-75$ on average

Performance wise:

I put the Q8400 compare in a second list (PassMark limits to 3 cpus comparison)

hope I covered all the possible questions.

 

[lakshaychawla079]

i can install the q8400 or q9400 on this motherboard with no problem ? but they are way much out of my budget

 

[lakshaychawla079]

according to game-debate.com,they say that these are the supported processors <
http://www.game-debate.com/motherboard/index.php?mot_id=1346&cpuList=Zebronics%20ZEB-G41-D3

 

[The Paladin]

your budget is what in what country ?

 

[lakshaychawla079]

india,i can't spend more than $20 US

 

[The Paladin]

well I have no idea how much they are selling in India, but the recommendation remains an e8600 isn't going to improve much over what you already got.
time to save some and try to upgrade later.... maybe look for Q8200, Q8400, Q9400 in the future or get lucky on a deal.

 

[lakshaychawla079]

I wanna thank you all for helping me out,I'll try to find out the Q8400 and its TDP is 95v not 65v

 

[The Paladin]

sorry that was a typo but PassMark did sho the right numbers .. again sorry for that typo

 

[lakshaychawla079]

What are you saying bud. i cant understand

 

[The Paladin]

your right 95w not 65w.

 

[lakshaychawla079]

ow,that's okay