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rickyjb
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_ 		17. July 2008 @ 17:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
my question is i currently have the core 2 duo E6420 , and my other specs are : gpu ati radeon hd 4870
RAM 4 gig
psu Corsair HX 520W
motherboard ASUS P5LP-LE (does not support quad core)


if i was to upgrade the cpu to the core 2 duo E8400 will i se a big difference?
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sammorris
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_ 		17. July 2008 @ 19:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
A reasonable one, but if your board doesn't support quads, it won't support the E8400 either, at least not without a BIOS flash. You're best off getting a new board and a Quad core CPU.
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rickyjb
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_ 		18. July 2008 @ 08:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
so what is the best one i can put on it without changing board ?
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sammorris
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_ 		18. July 2008 @ 10:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Not one that's good enough to be worth doing. Save up until you can replace the board as well as the CPU.
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rickyjb
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_ 		18. July 2008 @ 11:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yh i have the money but doing all that is like buying a whole new computer , i think ill just wait few months and just get a new computer
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abuzar1
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_ 		18. July 2008 @ 23:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Good idea. Wait for the Nehalem CPUs to come out.
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