CPU Upgrade

[PatrickLA_CA]

I decided I'm going to buy myself a new CPU but I can't choose which one, I'm mainly buying it because of PR and Photoshop and other Adobe stuff..
I want to be able to play PR with more than 15 fps on Fallujah and other maps like that, so I need an advice of what kind of CPU should I buy?
And not to be over 100 euros.
Here's my PC specs if you need it:

Current CPU: Intel Pentium D 925 3.00 GHz


Motherboard: Foxconn 45GM/45CM/45CM-S
Chipset: Intel i945G

RAM: 3GB DDR2 (332.2MHz)

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT 512MB DDR3

Note: Specs are from CPU-Z and it's in high detail, which means I'll need one compatible with this hardware.
I can provide more details if needed.

[SnipeHunt]

This site: your MOBO spec page

Says these are compatible with your MOBO
Intel?Core?2 Extreme, Core?2 Duo, Pentium? Dual-Core, Pentium? D, Pentium? 4, Celeron? D, Celeron? processors, Socket T (LGA775)

So you are probably looking at a Core2 Extreme, or a Core2 Duo if my research is correct.

Don't know why copy/paste doesn't work correctly. All of the ? are ?

edit 2: evidently this forum doesnt like special sharacters. The ? is supposed to be a Copyright mark the circle with the C in it.

[LITOralis.nMd]

Hello,

you say this:
Motherboard: Foxconn 45GM/45CM/45CM-S

We would need to know the actual motherboard, each of those are different models:
You might need to open up the PC and look for the marking on the actual motherboard if you don't know for certain which model you have...


Foxconn 45GM Official CPU compatibility list:
Foxconn Support - CPU Support List
Best options:
Intel Core?2 Duo 2.4G Conroe E6600 1066 4MB 65W P
Intel Core?2 Duo 2.66G Conroe E6700 1066 4MB 65W P
Intel Core?2 Extreme 2.93G Conroe X6800 1066 4MB 75W P


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Foxconn 45CM Official CPU compatibility list:
Foxconn Support - CPU Support List
Best Options:
Intel Core?2 Duo 2.4G Conroe E4600 800 2MB 65W P
Intel Core?2 Duo 2.6G Conroe E4700 800 2MB 65W P*


Foxconn 45CM-S Official CPU compatibility list:
Foxconn Support - CPU Support List
Best Options:
Intel Core?2 Duo 2.4G Conroe E6600 1066 4MB 65W P
Intel Core?2 Duo 2.66G Conroe E6700 1066 4MB 65W P
Intel Core?2 Extreme 2.93G Conroe X6800 1066 4MB 75W P

[Pedz]

I suggest faster ram too if you motherboard will support it. 333mhz won't quite be quick enough, and maybe causing some of the slow-up.

[PatrickLA_CA]

Hmm...I searched the shops websites in my country and none of them seem to have core 2 duo on their price list, but most of the time they have more stuff in stock than on pricelist... I'll have to ask around, btw the extreme seems a bit too expensive, I found it online for 500$ .

[LITOralis.nMd]

Yes, I would not buy the X6800, it is too expensive, for that price you can almost buy a full PC.
You can probably find a used e6600 or e6700 very cheap on EBay or other auction sites.

I'm using EBay.de as an example:
for under 40 Euros you can probably find a CPU...

intel E6700 | eBay

Also, see if you can find any shops that sell off-lease office equipment, they might have a bucket full of e6600's in the shop because they were the most popular CPU for office PCs for almost 3 years.

Happy hunting