Core 2 Duo

[crazysteve240]

What's the most bang-for-the-buck Core 2 Duo CPU currently? I know most will probably say the Q6600, but is there anything better than that?

[Sleeper PC 2016]

the core 2 duo e8000 series are like 5 bucks on ebay

[TheRandomness]

An X5450 with the 771 to 775 mod. 

[Sleeper PC 2016]

core 2 quads go for much more (30-100 bucks)

[crazysteve240]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

An X5450 with the 771 to 775 mod. 

How do you mod a socket? Because I'd much rather prefer a Xeon over a Core 2 Duo. The LGA775 socket is exactly what I am looking for.

[Sleeper PC 2016]

2 minutes ago, crazysteve240 said:

How do you mod a socket? Because I'd much rather prefer a Xeon over a Core 2 Duo. The LGA775 socket is exactly what I am looking for.

Now quick question. what is your budget??

[TheRandomness]

4 minutes ago, crazysteve240 said:

How do you mod a socket? Because I'd much rather prefer a Xeon over a Core 2 Duo. The LGA775 socket is exactly what I am looking for.

Cut the tabs on the side of the socket, apply a small sticker to the Xeon, put Xeon in socket and mod the BIOS if the motherboard doesn't already support it. Stay away from 680i motherboards, they hate 45nm quad cores. There're plenty of guides on the internet for a more detailed explanation. 

[AvocadosGuac]

I have the q8300 (quad core) picked it up on ebay for $15. Cant compete with my 4690k@4.8 but it still runs decent with a 750ti

[crazysteve240]

1 minute ago, Sleeper PC 2016 said:

Now quick question. what is your budget??

$150 and I am not factoring in things like the monitor and GPU. I want to spend like $50 on a motherboard and CPU.

[Sleeper PC 2016]

2 minutes ago, crazysteve240 said:

$150 and I am not factoring in things like the monitor and GPU. I want to spend like $50 on a motherboard and CPU.

then just get a core 2 quad or a cheap core i3. Even an amd FX-6300 will work