LGA 775 cpu upgrade

[Cowmill45]

I have an old Emachines pc with an Intel Celeron 420, LGA 775, and 2gb of ram. I want to upgrade the CPU, and I need some suggestions on what i should use. My budget is $50. Fire away.

 

[InvalidError]

If the PC has a 64bits OS on it and the PC is going to be used for anything remotely serious gaming or productivity wise, I'd upgrade to 4GB RAM before bothering with putting a faster CPU in it. 2GB is barely cutting it for mere web browsing these days.

 

[voltoid27]

I can guarantee the Celeron 450 will work, but that's hardly an upgrade at all. What specific Emachines model do you have? Alternatively, you can open up CPU-Z and see which chipset you have since that's the main factor in determining compatibility.

 

[k1114]

$50 will get you a whole pc with a core 2 duo that would be better.