processor upgrade help!!

[kenpachiroks]

I'm runnin n E4600 2.4 GHz on a gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L with FSB 1333MHz support and LGA 775 socket

i really wanna go in for a quad core upgrade. since i've got a *limited* budget i'm not looking at the extreme series.

and what ram should i get...?

[Calum]

Welcome to the forums.
To help you, we'll need a little more information.

What sort of budget do you have?
How much RAM do you have now?
What's the upgrade for, i.e. what improvements do you want to see?

[Shark Fin 101]

Wait. You want to upgrade a 2.4 Ghz machine?

Upgrade?

Not that it's my job to question upgrading, but I would seriously look at whether that money could be better spent somewhere else.

But the RAM on the other hand, I would say that if you have anything less than 2 gb, absolutely. How many RAM slots do you have?

[Kurtiskain]

But the RAM on the other hand, I would say that if you have anything less than 2 gb, absolutely. How many RAM slots do you have?

My Google search says 4 slots

The most common Quad-core CPU that is better for you is the Q6600 which is the same speed, 2.4Ghz but with 4 times the cache of your current CPU...

But Shark strikes a Point:

Wait. You want to upgrade a 2.4 Ghz machine?

Upgrade?

Not that it's my job to question upgrading, but I would seriously look at whether that money could be better spent somewhere else.

CPU speed matters nothing these days.
A 1.7Ghz Core 2 Duo would beat a 3.2Ghz P4 Extreme to a pulp.

If you are looking for a performance increase...I suggest RAM or a graphics card upgrade. (Yes a graphics card)
I say this because a better graphics system can increase 2d speeds too (folder windows and everything)
But RAM would be the best option if you can.

[patio]

CPU speed matters nothing these days.

This is a reach...

[Kurtiskain]

CPU speed matters nothing these days.

This is a reach...

Well OK maybe a dual core 500mhz would be really crap but what I meant was "you can't judge a CPU by its Ghz rating" anymore.

That was an article on Intel about the new Core systems

[Raptor]

CPU speed matters nothing these days.

This is a reach...

Well OK maybe a dual core 500mhz would be really crap but what I meant was "you can't judge a CPU by its Ghz rating" anymore.

That was an article on Intel about the new Core systems

I have a dual core Pentium II. 

[Kurtiskain]

Lol the sad thing is...I know that's possible...

Old dual slot 1 Mobo there Raptor?

[Raptor]

Lol the sad thing is...I know that's possible...

Old dual slot 1 Mobo there Raptor?

It's possible? Oh. Meh.

[Kurtiskain]

Lol the sad thing is...I know that's possible...

Old dual slot 1 Mobo there Raptor?

It's possible? Oh. Meh.

We'll yeah, though not on the same chip...
Some old Slot-1 Mobos could take 2 CPU carts and so effectively you had a dual-core pentium/2/3

anyways apologies for threadjacking

[Raptor]

OP hasn't returned in 3 days. We're just picknicking.

[Kurtiskain]

in that case...here u go raptor!

http://www.2cpu.com/Hardware/tiger133/tiger133.html

[Raptor]

That's pretty neat. I wonder if XP can work with that. Since the slot 1 processor went to 1Ghz, I guess you could put two of those in there and still have a decent enoug machine for today's work. It even supports up to 2GB oF RAM.

Hey, I'm going to be on the look out for one of those.. Wonder if I purchasing 4x 512MB SDRAM is worth it, though heh.

[Kurtiskain]

haha maybe, and yea I ran XP on a single slot 500Mhz pentium 2/3?

but there are ppl that run xp on ALOT less...like these people:

http://www.winhistory.de/more/386/xpmini_eng.htm

[Raptor]

Not worried about the minimal specifications, just curious how Windows XP treats those two processors! It is not the same as a dual core processor. You'd probably need XP professional.