Help: CPU Upgrade?

[Antster]

Hey,
New to computer upgrades and so forth, just wondered would it possible/is it worth it for me to upgrade my processor?

I've done a little reading up, but I'm not sure which processor would be compatible, so if possible, any suggestions as to which one?

Thanks.

Here's my comp. specs:
Processor
2.20 gigahertz Intel Celeron 450
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Not hyper-threaded

Main Circuit Board
Board: Dell Inc. 0N826N A01
Serial Number: ..CN7360494701F0.
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Inc. A12 11/17/2009

Memory Modules
2038 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM1' has 1024 MB (serial number 3C51644F)
Slot 'DIMM2' is Empty
Slot 'DIMM3' has 1024 MB (serial number 3C41A221)
Slot 'DIMM4' is Empty

Display
Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family [Display adapter]
DELL ST2210 [Monitor] (21.7"vis, s/n XX-0P479R-XXXXX-9AJ-0HKU, October 2009)

 

[spynoodle]

Short answer: it looks like you can use essentially any LGA 775 CPU. If you want something really nice but not crazy expensive, you could get a Core 2 Quad Q8xxx CPU. They're cheaper than the Q9xxx series yet still quite powerful. There's no guarantee that your current heatsink will cool a Core 2 Quad well enough, but in my experience Dell heatsinks are usually very good.

 

[jonnyp11]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...1-Index-_-ProcessorsDesktops-_-19116389-L024A

should be a good upgrade, .6ghz faster and a second core along with a price of 27 with shipping, i want to get one but emachine won't/can't tell me if it will work with my comp, don't wanna get an unsupported model and be out most of the little money i got.