Help with upgrading CPU

[JReeves]

Hello I'm new to these forums and I need some help upgrading my PC as I am not as knowledgeable as most of you here so bare with me. I want to upgrade my Pentium 4 3.0GHz but I'm totally lost as far as what my 775 socket mainboard can handle. I tried installing a Intel Core 2 Quad 9650 and my PC didn't boot up at all. Do I have to do a BIOS flash for the Core 2 Quad to work? Or could it simply be that my mainboard can't handle C2Q?

Specs:
Motherboard: ECS 915G-M, Intel 915G Chipset
CPU: Pentium 4 3.0E GHz w/1MB cache
Hard Drive: 200GB SATA
Memory: 4GB DDR PC3200

If the Core 2 Quad won't work on my MB, can someone tell me which processor I can upgrade to? Thanks

 

[ice]

The Intel i5 quad shud work with your 775

 

[FuryRosewood]

...i5 wont work with that board

your best bet is to change mobo ram and cpu and start scratch, you might be able to get a few hundred more mhz in another pen4 but you would get more bang for your buck with just starting scratch

 

[2048Megabytes]

According to the below website your options are either an Intel Celeron or a Pentium 4 Processor. You might as well save your money because buying a better processor isn't going to increase the processing power you want.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3189383&CatId=1533

Start saving your money and look at a motherboard that can use the Athlon II, Phenom II, Pentium E, Core 2 Duo or Core i5 Processors.

 

[fastdude]

The Intel i5 quad shud work with your 775

No. It won't. Really you need to save up for a motherboard (LGA1156 would be best) and get a new processor (G6950/i3). That would substantially upgrade your processing power

 

[FuryRosewood]

also as it seems people missed your question, the board wont have a bios flash avaliable for that chip as it is just that old, reason the board wont boot is it does not support that cpu model, you would need a new motherboard to support that chip. however there are alot of cheap 775 boards avaliable now with ddr2 or ddr3 so you do have one part, just need a new foundation for that 9650 you have

 

[2048Megabytes]

FuryRosewood made a great point that I did overlook. Since you have the Core 2 Quad Q9650 Processor already you should just buy the memory, motherboard and Windows installation disk to go with it.

Here is a motherboard that will work with the Q9650 processor:

GIGABYTE GA-G41M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - $57
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128388

 

[911aaron]

I would strongly considering purchasing new memory and motherboard based off your specs. A new motherboard because it does not support your quad core processor and new memory cause DDR is old technology most motherboards are ddr2 or ddr3.

Heres another motherboard to consider:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130234