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Processor Upgrade

drich290195

drich290195

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Looking on overclockers website i have a few questions currentll have a asrock conroexfire-esata2 with a core2duo e6420 proceesor

What is the max proceesor i can put on this board will it take these

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E6700 "LGA775 Core 2" 3.20GHz (1066FSB) - Retail

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.66GHz 4MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail

Which one value for money will i notice most improvement cheers
 
If this list is for the correct motherboard - then it looks like that motherboard is limited to 65nm Core 2 Duo CPUs.

The X6800 is the best chip you can put in it - but realistically there are not many of these and they will most likely be overpriced. Instead the Core 2 Duo E6700 (2.66Ghz) seems to be the best upgrade available. Unfortunately 45nm Pentium Dual Core CPUs like the PDC E6700 (3.2GHz) don't look like they will work.
 
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Overclokers is showing 3.20Ghz for that processor mentioned

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E6700 "LGA775 Core 2" 3.20GHz (1066FSB) - Retail

Dual Core Technology, 3.20GHz clock speed, 2MB L2 Cache, Intel Speedstep Technology, EM64T 64-Bit Technology, Execute Disable Bit. 3yr Warranty.
 
Aye, there are actually two CPUs with that the code (E6700).

One is an older Core 2 Duo 65nm CPU clocked at 2.66GHz with a conroe core.

The newer one which is on OCUK is a Pentium Dual Core 45nm CPU clocked at 3.2GHz with a wolfdale core.

The older one is the CPU that works in that board. The newer pentium dual core will not.


If you want a noticable boost in CPU power for a relatively small outlay - you may want to consider upgrading the CPU and the motherboard instead of just the CPU. This DDR2/DDR3 AMD motherboard is a good bit of kit, and with a Phenom II X4 CPU like this you will see a big performance jump.
 
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