Is this for daily use, or as a retro gaming pc? Where are you located in the EU?What CPU should I upgrade to? CPU I have right now is E6750 with E6600 STOCK COOLER. My mobo is P35-DS3 rev 2.1 Gigabyte. Give me suggestions for a great cooler for the CPU too, budget reliable 50-60 euros. CPU I could try buying on AliExpress. Thanks!
An E8500. The existing cooler should do fine.What CPU should I upgrade to? CPU I have right now is E6750 with E6600 STOCK COOLER. My mobo is P35-DS3 rev 2.1 Gigabyte. Give me suggestions for a great cooler for the CPU too, budget reliable 50-60 euros. CPU I could try buying on AliExpress. Thanks!
Croatia, used for daily use/mini retro gaming!Is this for daily use, or as a retro gaming pc? Where are you located in the EU?
Got it, i asked if it was for daily use because for 50 or 60 euros you can sometimes find some decent used office PC's with a Haswell or Skylake based CPU's , im not sure if its the same in the area you are in though. But a haswell based core i5 with 8gb of ram would be quite a nice upgrade from the core 2 duo you are currently using. Otherwise, a core 2 quad Q9650 is like 20 euros.Croatia, used for daily use/mini retro gaming!
Yes. On AliExpress it is something like that when prices change (depends lucky days) but I need a cooler for it!Got it, i asked if it was for daily use because for 50 or 60 euros you can sometimes find some decent used office PC's with a Haswell or Skylake based CPU's , im not sure if its the same in the area you are in though. But a haswell based core i5 with 8gb of ram would be quite a nice upgrade from the core 2 duo you are currently using. Otherwise, a core 2 quad Q9650 is like 20 euros.
Thanks. I am planning on some Quad core, but I don't know. Just one that I can run Windows 8.1 on very well (this one know runs okay but i want a little bit better)You want something with a Q in the front of it for a quad core. Anything with an E in the front is a dual core and your only spending money to get a faster clock speed.
Got it, this cpu is currently around 20 euros, as for cooling it, its honestly not a very hot chip, so a tower cooler with 2 heat pipes should work fine. Or a relatively decent horizontal cooler.Yes. On AliExpress it is something like that when prices change (depends lucky days) but I need a cooler for it!
Could I maybe go for the Q9450 since it is just kind of the same, and my PSU is 350 W but if its less than 350 W or close to 300 W it will still be alright correct me if i am wrong?
Sure thing, you'll lose about 10% performance vs the 9650, but you could probably get that back with an OC. The problem is its locked on that 8x multiplier, so you have to push the FSB pretty hard to get a decent OC on it, if you were looking to do that. A 350W psu should be fine though provided you aren't also trying to push a very power hungry GPU. What are the full specs on the system?Could I maybe go for the Q9450 since it is just kind of the same, and my PSU is 350 W but if its less than 350 W or close to 300 W it will still be alright correct me if i am wrong?
Will the CPU cooler be compatible for socket 775 (im not sure because in the description it doesn't say it but in the picture it does, and will it fit into my PC?)
Okay, specs:Sure thing, you'll lose about 10% performance vs the 9650, but you could probably get that back with an OC. The problem is its locked on that 8x multiplier, so you have to push the FSB pretty hard to get a decent OC on it, if you were looking to do that. A 350W psu should be fine though provided you aren't also trying to push a very power hungry GPU. What are the full specs on the system?
Compare Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 / Core 2 Quad Q9650
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