one more time..please more PC help,,

[Daveroo]

ive found out the power supply and socket type..

Delta 700 Watt Power Supply DPS-700FB
and a socket 775 quad core,,

http://www.socket775.com/

says it can take up to a 3.8ghz processor,,,BUT how do i type in a search for such an animal?...ive typed numerous things and i keep gettin crap...dont know if its my browser?..or me...but im not seeing what id like...

Dave

[Daveroo]

http://ark.intel.com/products/33911/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-E8500-(6M-Cache-3_16-GHz-1333-MHz-FSB)


this looks like what im after...BUT..its 64bit..and ive currantly got a 32bit..what problems would that cause?..and with the 700 watt power supply?..would this one work?

[rhumbaflappy]

You need to find out what type of motherboard you have, to see just what CPU it will support. It might require a bios update to allow more a powerful/modern CPU.

A place to start is here:

http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/

Not all 775 socket motherboards are the same, as far as CPU and memory. And don't worry... all CPUs for many years are 64 bit.

Dick

[Daveroo]

the heck with it...over my head...but thanks....