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Question

I was shopping around for quad-cores the other day. However, my friend told me that quad-cores wouldn't work with my motherboard, because it needed two 775 sockets and not just one. He said that current quad-cores were not native and were, in effect, two C2D's on one die.

So this is my question: will the Q6600 ($266 MSRP) work on my computer?

My HP m7657c is currently using an E6300 (gross, I know) and I want better multitasking so I'm looking at C2Q's. My next choice would be a E6750 ($183 MSRP). I'd really be willing to spend the extra $83 on two more cores, but I want to make sure that I can use them. I don't know what more I can tell you; leave any questions in your "sources" and I'll try to answer them.

Answer 1

The Core 2 Quads are two Core 2 Duos on one die, and because they are on one die, that means they fit in one socket, so his argument is ridiculously uninformed. As for will it work on your computer, yes it should since you already have a Core 2 Duo installed, but you really should contact HP to be absolutely sure before buying.

Answer 2

Both the Core 2 Duo and the Core 2 Quad use the LGA775 socket that Intel introduced withe Prescott P4.

Answer 3

YEP, the Q6600 is fine with your rig and dont let any retatarted friends tell you otheriwse

Answer 4

You need to find the specs to the current MB on the HP and find out what is compatible. If you want to up grade to the core2duo you may need to upgrade the MB also. Might not be worth the $$$.