Upgrading 5+ year old desktop help plz

[xfirex123]

Hi,
Here is a link to the specs of my desktop.
http://www99.shopping.com/xPO-Sony-VAIO-Digital-Studio-PC-RS720G

I was wondering if I can upgrade it's processor to a dual core that uses the same FSB and Socket, but at a different size like a 65nm chip.
Any other advice about upgrading the other components would be helpful.
Thanks!

 

[Legodude522]

Upgrading from the default 512mb of RAM would do you more good than upgrading your CPU assuming you haven't already done so.

I'm having a hard time determining what socket type your CPU is. Most likely you would not be able to upgrade it and if you could, probably not a lot.

 

[xfirex123]

^^ i already upgraded the ram, and the processor socket is a LGA 775. I saw some dual cores that support that socket, but I'm not sure if I can just replace it.

 

[Mutant Corn]

That has an Intel 915G chipset. According to wikipedia, it doesn't support dual cores.

From what I can tell, the fastest CPU you can put in is the Pentium 4 HT 661. (SL96H)
That's a 3.6GHz single core with Hyper Threading.

 

[Legodude522]

^^ i already upgraded the ram, and the processor socket is a LGA 775. I saw some dual cores that support that socket, but I'm not sure if I can just replace it.

Ah it looks like you have quite a selection. Newegg link. What wattage is your power supply and what is the model of your motherboard so we can see what the maximum CPU is supported?

 

[xfirex123]

I'm not sure what the motherboard model is, but it uses the Intel 915G chipset, and the power supplies is 295W.

 

[Mutant Corn]

...the Pentium 4 HT 661 is the highest it can use.