Will any 775 socket processor work

[DamagedGoods]

I am trying to upgrade to dual-core processor on my gateway 506GR, but am not certain the limitations of the motherboard, will any 775 socket Processor work with the current Intel D915GAG motherboard

 

[iam2thecrowe]

no. you will be limited to whatever is on Intels website CPU support list for that motherboard. Also i think the max FSB on that motherboard would be 800mhz, so the cpu will have to have its FSB rated for 800 also.
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/d915gag/sb/CS-026959.htm theres the link for cpu support list.

 

[DamagedGoods]

oh, ok, so my board won't support dual core or larger?

 

[4745454b]

No. 915 will only support the P4. No C2D chips. Same socket, but the voltage regulators on the board can't supply the voltage the C2Ds need.

 

[DamagedGoods]

so in order to upgrade the processor, i must also upgrade the motherboard, which, if i do, will it need to be a specific one, or can i get which ever one i want & still fit correctly in the tower

 

[4745454b]

Nearly any board should fit. Only thing is your tower isn't as tall as others so you'll need any mATX board. They are common however so this shouldn't be a problem.

You'll also need a board that has onboard video, or a video card. (GPU) Depending on the one you pick you might need a new PSU as well. And because the OS you have on there is looking for the gateway bios, you'll need a new copy of windows as well.

 

[iam2thecrowe]

^yeah, so basically your up for a whole new computer.