slh28
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To be honest I wouldn't go for the E6500 upgrade route...
There are plenty of cheap AMD or Intel i3 processors out there - sure you need to get a new motherboard but I think it's better than spending money on an outdated 775 socket CPU and DDR2 RAM. I'm sure you could get a much better and future-proofed system with your $700 budget that way.
There is some useful information [here] and [here]
There are plenty of cheap AMD or Intel i3 processors out there - sure you need to get a new motherboard but I think it's better than spending money on an outdated 775 socket CPU and DDR2 RAM. I'm sure you could get a much better and future-proofed system with your $700 budget that way.
There is some useful information [here] and [here]