Core 2 upgrade

[Istonian]

I plan on upgrading to the Core 2 e6300. Right now I have a Celeron D and I hate it. I have pc 4200 (533) RAM. Will i be able to use that RAM and if so what difference will it make performance wise?

 

[medabomb2000]

Are you also planning on upgrading your mobo? or keeping the one you have?

 

[Celegorm]

Yes, that will work with a core 2 duo, you just need to make sure that your motherboard can support the core 2. Don't just assume that because your board says it's dual-core ready that it can support it. The core 2's have a higher front side bus that most older motherboards do not have.

 

[Istonian]

The packaging says it supports it and to be sure I looked it up online. Here is the mobo: .http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130061

 

[Celegorm]

then yes, you should have no problems with it. and simply by going with the core 2, your perforamance will skyrocket compaired to your Celeron D

 

[freestyler105]

NO, your current memory will not work with that motherboard. That motherboard uses 240 pin DDR2 memory, you have 184 pin DDR memory. Buy some nice DDR2-667 or even DDR2-800.

 

[Istonian]

Yeah my Celeron D works ok but I need more. One more question. How big of a performance drop will I have since I am using Pc 4200 RAM versus faster RAM

 

[Istonian]

I already have the RAM installed on the motherboard. I have DDR 2 533.

 

[freestyler105]

Ah I see. You didn't really specify... Well I just noticed that DDR2-533 is the maxiumum for that motherboard, and that should be fine anyway:

Memory
Number of Memory Slots 2×240pin
Memory Standard DDR2 533
Maximum Memory Supported 2GB
Dual Channel Supported Yes

 

[Istonian]

Thanks for the advice.