Any good recommendations for $10-$15 LGA 775 CPU'S?

[Defunct Lizard]

I an upgrading an old 775 system with a Pentium e5700 dual core, I am looking at the core to quad 8400, but it's only a 50% increase of what we had before. And i'd like it to be more of a significant upgrade, (around $15-$20) any suggestions?

 

i don't want to use the 771 to 775 mod.

[ProximaOfZeal]

Oi that's a lot of system details you've given us there m8ey

[3 Lions]

32 minutes ago, floppy disk mayhem said:

I an upgrading an old 775 system with a Pentium e5700 dual core, I am looking at the core to quad 8400, but it's only a 50% increase of what we had before. And i'd like it to be more of a significant upgrade, (around $15-$20) any suggestions?

 

i don't want to use the 771 to 775 mod.

Honestly it would be a waste of money investing in such an old platform, you should try and look for a new PC even if it's an old office pre-built from Ebay that has an i5 2400. 

[MrShinny]

36 minutes ago, floppy disk mayhem said:

I an upgrading an old 775 system with a Pentium e5700 dual core, I am looking at the core to quad 8400, but it's only a 50% increase of what we had before. And i'd like it to be more of a significant upgrade, (around $15-$20) any suggestions?

 

i don't want to use the 771 to 775 mod.

Only a 50% increase? That's not something to scoff at. But anyway, I wouldn't even bother upgrading it. I would save up just get a new PC.

 

Think about it like this, if you have a really old car, and you keep upgrading the engine for example, it won't be very effective at all, because the other parts are old too and will die out. (sorry it's a bad analogy)

[Biggerboot]

What are you looking to do/improve in with a CPU upgrade? 

Also make sure your motherboard supports the chip you're upgrading to.  IMO I'd try to stretch for a sandy bridge system but if you have to stay on the board you're on, I'd double check that it's on the supported cpu list of your board.

[Defunct Lizard]

5 minutes ago, Biggerboot said:

What are you looking to do/improve in with a CPU upgrade? 

Also make sure your motherboard supports the chip you're upgrading to.  IMO I'd try to stretch for a sandy bridge system but if you have to stay on the board you're on, I'd double check that it's on the supported cpu list of your board.

I'm just looking for an older CPU, all he does is web browsing and he doesn't want to spend that much money. I'm just trying to upgrade the CPU!

[Biggerboot]

6 minutes ago, floppy disk mayhem said:

I'm just looking for an older CPU, all he does is web browsing and he doesn't want to spend that much money. I'm just trying to upgrade the CPU!

Look up the motherboard model (or if it's an OEM like Dell/HP, look up the model).  There's usually a supported cpu list in the manual or on the support page.  C2Q q8000 chips may be compatible, but you may be safer with a c2q q6600.  Reason being is that the q8000 and e8000 series was newer and such.

Q6600 is also pretty common, so it tends to go at a good price.

[3 Lions]

9 minutes ago, floppy disk mayhem said:

I'm just looking for an older CPU, all he does is web browsing and he doesn't want to spend that much money. I'm just trying to upgrade the CPU!

You see though an old office pre-built with an i5 2400 from Ebay would make more sense, it just would I'm afraid. 

[Biggerboot]

3 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

You see though an old office pre-built with an i5 2400 from Ebay would make more sense, it just would I'm afraid. 

I agree it's just about the damn best you can do on a budget of around $100 if you are in the US or a country that sells lots of those.  But even a q6600 should still be able to web browse.

[Defunct Lizard]

I'm just gonna buy a core 2 quad q8400

 

[3 Lions]

2 minutes ago, Biggerboot said:

But even a q6600 should still be able to web browse.

A Q6600 was a fantastic CPU at the time but it's now 11 years old and there are much better options from 'newer' generations. It just isn't worth it anymore, if this is his only option then I'd actually suggest he keeps using what he has and slowly phase it out for a newer PC. 

[3 Lions]

1 minute ago, floppy disk mayhem said:

I'm just gonna buy a core 2 quad q8400

 

Please don't, if this is his only option then tell to keep what he has and slowly phase it out for a 'newer' PC. 

[MrShinny]

1 hour ago, floppy disk mayhem said:

I'm just gonna buy a core 2 quad q8400

 

Why did you create this forum anyway? We all told you what to do haha.

[Ground]

3 hours ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

A Q6600 was a fantastic CPU at the time but it's now 11 years old and there are much better options from 'newer' generations. It just isn't worth it anymore, if this is his only option then I'd actually suggest he keeps using what he has and slowly phase it out for a newer PC. 

Its still perfectly usable for basic tasks - its a little slower then the G4560, which was still recommended for entry level builds until a couple months ago... spending 15€ to get an 11 year old build to last another year isn't a terrible price.

[Biggerboot]

3 hours ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

A Q6600 was a fantastic CPU at the time but it's now 11 years old and there are much better options from 'newer' generations. It just isn't worth it anymore, if this is his only option then I'd actually suggest he keeps using what he has and slowly phase it out for a newer PC. 

I mostly agree on the grounds that a c2q probably won't 'feel' much faster than a pentium dual core from the same era in most normal 'desktop' tasks.

 

When you're talking sheer value of SB, especially for some light gaming, it's loads better.  But you can theoretically still watch youtube and surf the web on Core 2 chips just fine if they have a good amount of ram (and even a ssd, dare I say).