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Upgrading a 7700 CPU

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5/1/11 at 4:30pm
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I just finished installing yet another motherboard in this (third one since I bought it in 2005, and much of those years were spent just not bothering with it) and if possible I would like to upgrade the CPU one of these days and get some more performance. I'm looking through Newegg and they have many socket 775s available: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=775+processor&x=0&y=0

Currently I'm running the P4 3.0 ghz so even a moderate improvement would probably be worth the expense, but I'm wondering just how far it can go. Would this thing run on a dual or quad core? I'm concerned there may be indiscreet power restrictions, incompatibility with an outdated motherboard/BIOS, or something else that will prevent me from upgrading.
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post #2 of 5
5/2/11 at 5:17am
Pure P4 3.0GHz is quite a work horse. I would not bother with moving to dual core or whatsoever. My 2 cents.

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post #3 of 5
5/2/11 at 5:24am
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It's not bad, and works well for Corel's art programs which is my primary use. But I would like to keep up on games for a little longer if possible.
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post #4 of 5
5/2/11 at 5:36am
New games rely on GPU more than anything else at the moment, your P4 is still top of the line in CPU arena as far as gaming concerns

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post #5 of 5
5/2/11 at 5:45am
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That's not entirely true--most games have dual cores as minimum system requirements now days. I know my CPU has become a bottleneck in a few games like Arkham Asylum. And even by P4 standards, 3.0 ghz is low. I know Alienware offered faster speeds like 3.6. I just passed one of them last night on eBay because again I'm wondering if I could buy one from Newegg that isn't used and isn't five years old.
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