im trying to upgrade my processor 2.93ghz
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I assume you mean an old Intel Pentium E6500? Only E6500 I've ever heard of and it's the right frequency.
What you can update to -- and it very likely may not be much -- will depend on what your motherboard is, so you'll have to provide that information. I wouldn't get too hopeful as those Pentiums were entry-level at the time (they're essentially under-$100-at-the-time Core 2 Duos with some of the cached disabled) which means I'd be mildly surprised if you could upgrade to a 95W CPU of that generation. Outside of the possibility of a Core 2 Quad, the platform's old enough that I can't advise you to put any more money into it.
What you can update to -- and it very likely may not be much -- will depend on what your motherboard is, so you'll have to provide that information. I wouldn't get too hopeful as those Pentiums were entry-level at the time (they're essentially under-$100-at-the-time Core 2 Duos with some of the cached disabled) which means I'd be mildly surprised if you could upgrade to a 95W CPU of that generation. Outside of the possibility of a Core 2 Quad, the platform's old enough that I can't advise you to put any more money into it.
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Keep the rest of your system as is. Update the CPU, Motherboard and RAM. You may also need a new power supply but I don't know what you currently have.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($175.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $293.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-04 03:54 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($175.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $293.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-04 03:54 EDT-0400
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