Help finding a CPU upgrade

[Ragequit]

Hey guys and gals, I'm relatively inexperienced with PC components and I was hoping that someone can take a look at my build (below) and recommend a good CPU upgrade that won't require a new mobo. Is it worth getting a Quad-Core with my system? Thanks in advance people!

Rampage Formula mobo (uses socket 775)
Intel duel core 6600 @ 2.40GHz
3.25 GB of RAM
Nvidia GeForce GTX 260

 

[Subzero85]

Whats your price range ?

everyone is fapping over the 15 2500 these days, so its a possibility for you, theyre around £170

 

[Ragequit]

im willing to spend around £200 for one but ive been told the i5 wont fit my mobo socket?

 

[eddiew]

Bit tricky there mate, you're using components that are 4+ years old... No new CPUs will fit that board.

You could look for a second hand quad core to go in it, might manage a 3-3.2GHz overclock... But nothing super fast.

The obvious question is: what are you hoping to do with this rig after upgrading it?

 

[Ragequit]

well im upgrading for Skyrim really, my system keeps up pretty well with newish games so far but i just have money to spend right now and I want a new CPU.

someone told me that the best CPU upgrade i can get right now is this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-281-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=567

but do you think I will notice much of a difference?

 

[IvanDobskey]

You'd be better off overclocking what you have for now and saving up for a proper upgrade.

 

[eddiew]

but do you think I will notice much of a difference?

I'm not familiar with the requirements of Skyrim... but quite often the answer is that a CPU isn't the right bit of hardware to upgrade for a game. I'd get some benchmarks of it before you splash the cash, you might find you'd be better with a new graphics card instead.

 

[Bodom]

Not sure if these are officail or not

http://minimumsystemrequirements.net/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim.html

Skyrim

Recommended System Requirements
OS: Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7
CPU: Core 2 Quad 3 GHz
RAM: 3 GB
HDD: 15 GB free disk space
Graphics: 512 MB Graphics Memory
Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible
DirectX: Version 9.0c

Minimum System Requirements
OS: Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7
CPU: Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz or Althon X2 2.0 GHz
RAM: 3 GB
HDD: 15 GB
Graphics: 512 MB card
Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible
DirectX: Version 9.0c

Supported Graphics Cards:
Minimum – 8800 GT
Recommanded – Geforce GTX 460/Radeon 5850

 

[Sukh]

Get a good Q6600 that will see 3.6/3.8 and you will be good for some time.

A good chip (low vid) will set you back £70ish and an average one 50-60