LGA 775 Worth A Build?

[ChillKyle]

Hi guys. So recently my dad gave my an LGA 775 socket motherboard with a intel core 2 duo and was wondering if it be worth it to make a build out of it. 

 

Heres the pictures of the motherboard. I had to use imgur because the photos were to big.

 

http://imgur.com/a/Zsr18

 

[nokturrduk84]

I wouldn't.

[ChillKyle]

I wouldn't.

Why would you say that?

[Intervalence]

I wouldn't either, just save and build a rig on a new platform 

[ChillKyle]

I wouldn't either, just save and build a rig on a new platform 

What about for a HTPC?

[Sintezza]

well its abit depending, on what you planning to do with it.

The problem of this particular board is that its DDR2 ram. It will be hard to find some cheap ram for it.

 

you could put a midrange, or a semi midrange card in it. like a 7850 or a R9-270. or 7790. But remember in games like BF4 the cpu would definitely a bottleneck.

[Intervalence]

What about for a HTPC?

Eeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhh, I guess if you have spare parts lying around but I wouldn't go out and buy new parts just to work with this motherboard.

[ChillKyle]

I at least want to do something with this motherboard though.

[atrash]

Why not? Find most of the parts used, or get people to donate them, get a small cheap ssd and make yourself a decent web browsing/movie pc.

[IdeaStormer]

At least its Core 2 Duo and not a P4, just don't spend money on the build, maybe a scraps case, wood, or some metal where you could make an exposed case for cheap.

[Seqenretao]

make a server or a media pc with it go to little computer shops and most have used ram and such you can get really cheap

[Sintezza]

i would trow Linux on it, and use it as a file server or what not.

Or Hackintosh.

[nokturrduk84]

Why would you say that?

Well core 2 due & dd2 gonna bottleneck you & it's quite outdated now. But in other side, it depends for what you gonna use it. If just for browsing Internet or watching movies, then it's gonna be ok.

[ChillKyle]

Well core 2 due & dd2 gonna bottleneck you & it's quite outdated now. But in other side, it depends for what you gonna use it. If just for browsing Internet or watching movies, then it's gonna be ok.

I might do that.

[ChillKyle]

well its abit depending, on what you planning to do with it.

The problem of this particular board is that its DDR2 ram. It will be hard to find some cheap ram for it.

 

you could put a midrange, or a semi midrange card in it. like a 7850 or a R9-270. or 7790. But remember in games like BF4 the cpu would definitely a bottleneck.

Could I overclock it?

[Sintezza]

Could I overclock it?

 

well you could give it a try... but ECS mobo's where not the best quality. so dont blame me if it catch fire.

[harrynowl]

well you could give it a try... but ECS mobo's where not the best quality. so dont blame me if it catch fire.

I got a E2200 (2.2Ghz Pentium) to 3.4Ghz on a crappy Foxconn G31 board so he should be all right for mild overclocking:P

[CoolKD]

For gaming NO, but for media and you get the rest of the parts cheep/free.. Go for it. The Core2Duo is a solid CPU and I still have it fresh in my memory how it performed.

Had it in my prew system some years ago now, when I think about it the one I got now is starting to get old(i7 2600K)

Do you know witch Core2Duo it is?

[ChillKyle]

For gaming NO, but for media and you get the rest of the parts cheep/free.. Go for it. The Core2Duo is a solid CPU and I still have it fresh in my memory how it performed.

Had it in my prew system some years ago now, when I think about it the one I got now is starting to get old(i7 2600K)

Do you know witch Core2Duo it is?

I have a picture of it in the link.

[VGuillV]

You could do an HTPC, but that's about it... 

[CoolKD]

I have a picture of it in the link.

LOL.. Did not catch that pic for some reason..

I had the E8400 @ 3Ghz so I would call this sys with the E7300 good for entertainment and internet browsing on your TV. How high video quality this system would manage will reflect a bit on what graphics card you put in it.

But I would not spend allot of cash to get this up and running because even a E84-8500 with mem and motherboard can be bought very cheap used.

I see allot off these systems with LGA775 E8400, memory and motherboard selling for as low as $50 up to around $102.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gigabyte-GA-X38-DS4-LGA-775-Intel-E8400-3-0GHZ-Geil-4GB-RAM-/321353338401?pt=Motherboards&hash=item4ad226ce21

[elkenrod]

I have an LGA 775 box left over.  I might turn it into a router, but i wouldn't count on the performance being good enough for much else.

[Giddyguy]

I use a core 2 duo for gaming...so using it as an HTPC with cheap used parts is a good idea (we also have a c2d htpc)

[Keudn]

well its abit depending, on what you planning to do with it.

The problem of this particular board is that its DDR2 ram. It will be hard to find some cheap ram for it.

 

you could put a midrange, or a semi midrange card in it. like a 7850 or a R9-270. or 7790. But remember in games like BF4 the cpu would definitely a bottleneck.

Agreed, my friend had a Core 2 Duo at 2.8 Ghz and on 64man maps his game slowed to a stuttery, slow crawl

[wpirobotbuilder]

Build a NAS with it.