What CPU can i fit?

[Dyl___]

Best CPU i can buy for a 771 LGA socket im on a E5440 right now

 

[Arronleeds]

Xeon X5492

but lga771 is so old man, you really need to upgrade to a 4th gen, even an i5 4460 will do.

 

[SkyMembrane]

Xeon X5492

but lga771 is so old man, you really need to upgrade to a 4th gen, even an i5 4460 will do.

Like he said, I think you'd be much better off upgrading your Motherboard and CPU at the same time, either for Haswell or Skylake. In this kind of situation, it's better to wait until you have the money for the upgrade, compared to buying something cheap that won't last very long. Not to mention how hard it might be to find a X5492.

 

[Dyl___]

Can you give me an example of a cheap new motherboard? I've got 100 pound

 

[SkyMembrane]

Well the MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition is 89,99 pounds in the UK on novatech. This would allow you to use a Haswell-Refresh CPU like the I5-4460 or the I5-4690k. As I said, if you don't have the money for both at the moment, I would strongly recommend saving up money instead of throwing more into an aging Xeon.

 

[Karsten75]

That's pretty old and you may be hard-pressed to find a processor. HEre is a list of all available processors that supported that socket:

http://www.cpu-world.com/Sockets/Socket%20775%20(LGA775).html

And here is some interesting upgrade informationL

http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/CPUs/Intel/Xeon/E5440.html

 

[Arronleeds]

Can you give me an example of a cheap new motherboard? I've got 100 pound

id get the motherboard the other user stated, its a great board and also supports sli.

a 4460 will set you back around £145.

 

[Arronleeds]

Can you give me an example of a cheap new motherboard? I've got 100 pound

id get the motherboard the other user stated, its a great board and also supports sli.

a 4460 will set you back around £145.

infact theyre going brand new for £130 on ebay.

 

[SkyMembrane]

If the other motherboard I showed you is too much, and if you don't plan on going for an unlocked processor like the I5-4690k, this H97 might fit your needs better. However, it only supports Crossfire, and not SLI, but that only matter if you planned on using an SLI board anyway.

Here it is, at 65.81 Pounds exactly, https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h97pcmate