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Hi Teamliquid,
I'm currently looking to upgrade my Intel Pentium e5800 Dual Core processor to a quad core in order to better run Xsplit. I am looking to pay under $200, preferably $100-150.
I am currently using the stock motherboard in the Dell Inspiron 570
I'm not sure which information is necessary to determine a CPU compatibility, but here's what I have
Motherboard Model #: 018D1Y
Chipset: P45/P43/G45/G43
Socket on current CPU: 775 LGA
Again, I am looking for a quad core processor and possibly a heatsink that is also compatible with the motherboard to accompany it.
Thank you in advance!
~Guitarmilk
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It's not worth upgrading on LGA775 since its like ancient. You are much better saving ~$70 more and buying a new motherboard and likely new memory along with a recent processor. If you want a band-aid solution than buy someone's used Q6600 or any other Core 2 Quad. If you want to waste money on brand new retail than Q8300 will likely be the least expensive one.
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So if I upgrade my motherboard and buy a cheapo quad it will work out decently?
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SkyR advised to upgrade your mother board then you could use one of the new i7 quads cores. With your current motherboard your best bet is find a used core 2 quad.
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Least expensive core i5 is about $180 and least expensive H61 motherboard would be about $50, so a total of $230. If your memory is DDR3 than you can just re-use it, if not than you'll need to buy new memory, 4gb is like under $20 and 8gb is under $40.
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As a note, your memory is probably DDR2 so you will need to buy DDR3 ram like skyr pointed out.
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My memory is DDR3, so I can reuse that with a newer motherboard. Would you guys recommend me buying a new motherboard to open up my options to CPU's or try to just get the best CPU compatible with 775 LGA. I'm guessing it's the first one. My knowledge of motherboards are limited as to the precautions I should take when choosing one. Any links to models I should look at that would be compatible with my current video card (Nvidia GeForce GT 220) and DDR3 memory?
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