Upgrading Computer

[Kazuki111]

Hey, i'm looking to upgrade my processor and wondering if my motherboard will take the one i want and if it will give a considerable performance boost my current specs are:

(From Belarc)

System Model
Packard Bell BV iPower J8600 PB84100101
System Serial Number: 100106190350
Chassis Serial Number: 50424E
Enclosure Type: Desktop

Main Circuit Board
Board: Packard Bell BV P5NSLI 1.XX
Serial Number: 50424E
Bus Clock: 266 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD P5NSLI 0204 04/18/2007

Processor
2.13 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
4096 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Not hyper-threaded

Display
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
LG W2252 [Monitor] (23.0"vis, February 2008)

I'm looking to upgrade it to a Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 (the one here)
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130483/show_product_reviews

Will my motherboard be able to take it and will it be worth upgrading?

Thanks!

 

[sniperviper21]

i dont see why it wouldnt, since u have a C2D already.
Though i dont see the socket type on your PC description.

I beleive this is your Mobo though.

 

[rohan23]

Why don't you just buy an aftermarket heatsink for cheap and overclock your processor to match the speeds of the one you want to buy?

 

[PokerDegenerate]

^^ because its a Packard Bell and the bios is most likely locked

 

[m4rkf0x]

most intel 2 core duos use socket LGA 775
but, I dont think it will give you a "considerable performance boost"
although your CPU is 2.16ghz and the E6850 is 3ghz, unless you plan on over clocking the money would make a small difference.

 

[J03]

I'd be tempted to go quad, rather than C2D - Allthough it depends on what your using the computer for.

Anyway, I wouldnt get the Processor you linked to - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139971 is Cheaper, and better.

 

[Kazuki111]

Thanks for all the replies, i mainly want a processor for gaming and i've heard the quad doesn't use all of its cores as of yet.
I'll go for the one you've linked me and overclock it ^^ should be decent then ^^

I'd be tempted to go quad, rather than C2D - Allthough it depends on what your using the computer for.

Anyway, I wouldnt get the Processor you linked to - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139971 is Cheaper, and better.