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hi i have an old foxconn mb with 2gbs 1333mhz ddr3 ram and aE5500 cpu

any good ideas about what to do them?

 

 

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Install some more RAM and see if you can get a cheap Core 2 Quad CPU in there. (Make sure it's Q7000 series and above, because the Q6000 series uses DDR2)

 

Edit: Make sure your power supply can handle the quad core, if you need a new one, they're relatively cheap.

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2 hours ago, thegreengamers said:

Install some more RAM and see if you can get a cheap Core 2 Quad CPU in there. (Make sure it's Q7000 series and above, because the Q6000 series uses DDR2)

 

Edit: Make sure your power supply can handle the quad core, if you need a new one, they're relatively cheap.

Core2 series can use both ddr3 and ddr2 regardless of age. Memory controller is on the board not the CPU.

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1 hour ago, ApolloX75 said:

Core2 series can use both ddr3 and ddr2 regardless of age. Memory controller is on the board not the CPU.

Huh. Never heard of that working before.

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1 hour ago, thegreengamers said:

Huh. Never heard of that working before.

775 uses a northbridge chipset. There are both DDR2 and DDR3 boards on X48 and P45 for example,

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