Processor upgrade question

[Ringadon]

Here's what I do know.

 

I've got a 64bit processor with dual cores that is One of theses

 

It's socket number is 775 (Well LGA775 to be exact)

 

and I'm wondering if my motherboard can support This

 

If not can anyone recommend something that it can support that is dual core that runs at at least 2.0 Ghz

 

I Wanna Play Portal 2

 

Thanks!

Ring

 

Oh yeah This is probably my motherboard (as best as I can figure out)

 

EDIT: Also please understand that I'm talking about empirical support. I'll worry about heat management after I find something that I can plug into this thing...

Edited March 31, 2011 by Ringadon

[Preacher]

Your FSB max is 1066 and the CPU you posted there is a 1333. About the best CPU you can put in there is this: http://www.starmicroinc.net/product/Q6800/-Intel-Core-Quad-Processor-Q6800-293GHz-4M-1066MHz/

 

And the best in your price range is this: http://www.starmicroinc.net/product/Q6600/Intel-Core-2-Quad-Processor-Q6600-24Ghz-8M-1066MHz-OEM-CPU-SLACRSL9UM-/

 

Tons of folks here used that 2nd CPU for a long time and some are still running them with good performance in modern games.

 

I'm not sure what kind of room you have in your case but here is a great site to find a really good CPU cooler at a low price: http://www.thermaltakestore.com/socket-775-cpu-coo775.html

 

I sincerely recommend the very first cooler listed there. It is what I have and it is quiet and cools my Core 2 Extreme qx9650 overclocked to 4ghz with no problems at all. currently I am at 28 degrees C. It's not cold in my house and the fans in the PC are virtually silent.