Upgrade of processor

[lackofgrip]

What can I upgrade my CPU to??

I'm running a Dell XPS 710 with Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Socket 775

Any suggestions

 

[pastymuncher]

G0 stepping Q6600 for around £70-80 second hand would be a good choice.

 

[JasonKnights]

Hi there have you simply tried overclocking your system? You can speed up your CPU by 56% by overclocking to 3.33ghz that will make a big difference From the stock 2.13ghz. I would buy a better heatsink and fan if your still on stock cooler! Most game only need a 2 core CPU! Here's a link to the overclock http://m.tomshardware.com/reviews/cheap-thrills,1335.html

 

[cmndr_andi]

Hi there have you simply tried overclocking your system? You can speed up your CPU by 56% by overclocking to 3.33ghz that will make a big difference From the stock 2.13ghz. I would buy a better heatsink and fan if your still on stock cooler! Most game only need a 2 core CPU! Here's a link to the overclock http://m.tomshardware.com/reviews/cheap-thrills,1335.html

If it's a dell then proper overclocking is not possible. You could overclock in software, but I wouldn't recommend it.

I believe the Q6600 quad core will work with that system, but I would not suggest going down this route - as a Q6600 still costs ~£70-80 and you still won't be able to overclock this 2.4GHz (stock) CPU. Instead, I would suggest putting the money towards a new motherboard and CPU (possibly an AMD quad core and DDR2 board).

 

[cjgardens]

If you dont want to spend much get the q6600 as mentioned. But you could sell what you have and then buy all new for around 300 400 and would be a lot better and future proof

del have got to be the worst for upgrading. They make it like that so you buy new from them

 

[lackofgrip]

Cheers for your replies guys will save some cash for a better system