Acer Veriton VT-1000 CPU Upgrade

doug73 · 31 Oct 2018 at 16:47

Hello
Can I replace the CPU (Intel Core 2 Duo E4500) with a Intel Core 2 Duo E8400?
The motherboard is Acer Model # EQ965RT (Socket 775)
Ram - 2.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 333MHz (Max is 2.00GB)
is HDD - 74GB Seagate ST380815AS (SATA II)
CPU - intel Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.2GHz (Conroe 65nm)
Graphics - Intel Q965/Q963 Chipset
OS - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Thanks in advance
Kindest regards
doug73

tamzzy · 2 Nov 2018 at 13:38

you'd be better off buying a whole new system rather than trying to upgrade, tbh.
same advice applies to your other thread.

doug73 · 2 Nov 2018 at 15:17

Hi Tamzzy,
Thanks for the early reply.
I know economically it's not wise. I'm making it a project just to see how much more performance I can squeeze from it.
I have four computers, including an iMac, so I'm OK.
As i said it's just a project, so if you do have any suggestions about my questions I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you,
Kindest regards
doug73

doug73 · 2 Nov 2018 at 15:24

Hi Tamzzy,
Thanks for the early reply.
I know economically it's not wise. I'm making it a project just to see how much more performance I can squeeze from it.
I have four computers, including an iMac, so I'm OK.
As i said it's just a project, so if you do have any suggestions about my questions I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you,
Kindest regards
doug73

tamzzy · 2 Nov 2018 at 18:24

doug73 said:
I'm making it a project just to see how much more performance I can squeeze from it.

hmm..not too sure. you'll need to look at the manufacturer's manuals to see what processor it supports. can't be of greater help than that, unfortunately.

with respect to your ssd question, you should be able to plug and play (i suspect) as the q965 chipset has sata ports, as you mentioned.
you wouldn't get the best speeds out of the ssd though, due to sata2 limitations