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Wondering What the best CPU is that I can fit into a dell inspiron 537s, I plan on upgrading the case as well so just wondering what the best CPU I can get is for the motherboards socket.
 
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If you already have a Q8200, moving to a dual core would be a downgrade, but the quad cores are all but guaranteed to work. I'd say a Q9550 or Q9650 would be the smallest reasonable upgrades - you're already somewhat close to the best you can get for that socket.
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What do you intend to use it for? It's pretty ancient, and even with the best CPU it can take, it's only going to be good for web browsing and light desktop usage. Don't expect to run modern games.

It uses a proprietary power supply, so you'll either need to lay the PSU in the bottom of your new case, unattached, or replace that as well. It's also limited to 4GB of RAM, which is pretty much the bare minimum for Windows 10. Honestly, sinking money into it sounds like a bad idea.
 
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Well this is my mom and dads computer. Since i'm the only one that uses it for gaming I have a ATI Radeon 4600 HD Series so the intention would be to upgrade the stuff I can till I can just build a brand new one. Also, when I do start building my own this computer will be left for my mom and dad to use.
 
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Best I can tell, it's socket 775 and ships with a 45nm dual core. Chances are good you can drop any other socket 775 45nm dual core in, such as an E8500 or E8600. These would be good for a 25-33% improvement, which honestly is just on the verge of being unnoticeable. Luckily these CPUs are only $7 and $13 respectively on eBay, given that they're so old:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-SLB9K-Core-2-Duo-E8500-Socket-775-CPU-Processor-3-16GHz-6M-1333-/282353312552?hash=item41bd91a328:g:~usAAOSwu1VW4E3V

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-E8600-Core2-Duo-SLB9L-3-33GHZ-6M-133-/201838186635?hash=item2efe7e508b:g:-F8AAOSwXYtYtv8s

You *may* be able to use a 45nm quad core suck as a Core2Quad Q9400, 9500, 9550 or 9650, but the motherboard may or may not support them and these are higher TDP CPUs and would likely need a new heatsink too. If these work, it would be a noticeable improvement because you'd be doubling the number of cores.

Q9400 - $17 - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-2-Quad-Q9400-2-66GHz-6M-1333MHz-LGA775-SLB6B-95watt-/122381942873?hash=item1c7e884059:g:DpQAAOSw~AVYtfDW

Q9550 - $32 - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-2-Quad-Q9550-2-83GHZ-GHz-12M-Cache-1333-MHz-FSB-SLB8V-/262870022048?hash=item3d344637a0:g:bn4AAOSw-RFYscpp

If it's not too big a deal, I'd give a Q9400 a shot and see if it works. Worst case, you throw it back up on eBay for about what you paid, and you're out about $2.
 
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Is the 7 dollar or 13 dollar one better?
 
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Actually a better question is between the $7 and $13, which is better for gaming or should I keep the Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz thats already in there?
 
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If you already have a Q8200, moving to a dual core would be a downgrade, but the quad cores are all but guaranteed to work. I'd say a Q9550 or Q9650 would be the smallest reasonable upgrades - you're already somewhat close to the best you can get for that socket.
 
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