CPU upgrade

[Artyfb30]

I have a HP compaq dc7900 with an Intel core 2 duo, the factory cpu. It has basic upgrades such as 4gb ram, windows 7, a 1gb GT730 gpu, and a 365 watt psu. I an trying to decide between a core 2 quad q9650 or core 2 extreme qx9650, but I am not sure if the qx9650 will work, my main concern is that the motherboard won't be able to supply the full 130 watts whereas the quad is only 95w. i have not been able to determine the cpu power rating on the board. any feedback would be greatly appreciated.  

[Jurrunio]

I wont bother upgrading that at all. CPU upgrade hits the power delivery limit (like seriously, they look like tyres with no tread on a car), GPU upgrade could hit the PCIe slot power limit (which is 25w for some prebuilts).

[Suika]

You can find a Sandy Bridge prebuilt for only a little bit more than that Core 2 Extreme. I'd recommend that instead of trying to prop up a desktop that would barely support such an upgrade anyway..

[Turtle Rig]

2 minutes ago, Suika said:

You can find a Sandy Bridge prebuilt for only a little bit more than that Core 2 Extreme. I'd recommend that instead of trying to prop up a desktop that would barely support such an upgrade anyway..

Well said, going to a a Core 2 Quad will do nothing for you, that is 13 year old technology when CPU's were slow as hell.  The Sandy Bridge would be a true upgrade not a stupidgrade or sidegrade.  It will be soo much faster then what you have now.  Its literally 100 x more powerful then a Core 2 ,,,,,,,, okay maybe 90x

[Artyfb30]

okay how about this : core I5 3470 with 8 GB DDR3 ram.

the only problem is that I can't tell if it has a display port, I don't know what I attach the monitor to.

 

ps. is 10.5'' by 12'' ATX size