Hi,
Recently I was given an old desktop PC, and I have upgraded it a bit with a few spare parts from previous builds. It handles most of the games that I play really well, but I believe that the CPU (i5-750) is a bit on the short side. As I am not willing to spend loads of cash on this machine, I started to look for other, better CPU. I came across the i7-870, but I think that it is a bit too expensive. I then heard about the Intel Xeon X3460, that supposedly also fits the socket on my mobo (1156 with P55-chipset). The CPUs apparently perform the same, only with the X3460 being the cheaper alternative. Weighing in the fact that this computer is an OEM-PC, I am still not sure if it is entirely compatible. Please have a look at the specifications of the PC here:
https://h10057.www1.hp.com/ecomcat/hpcatalog/specs/provisioner/05/BVN879EA1.htm
So to my question, is it possible to replace an i5-750 with an Intel Xeon X3460 (or another 1156 Xeon CPU for that matter)? Should I buy an i7-860/870 instead or not do anything at all?
Thanks,
Axel
Recently I was given an old desktop PC, and I have upgraded it a bit with a few spare parts from previous builds. It handles most of the games that I play really well, but I believe that the CPU (i5-750) is a bit on the short side. As I am not willing to spend loads of cash on this machine, I started to look for other, better CPU. I came across the i7-870, but I think that it is a bit too expensive. I then heard about the Intel Xeon X3460, that supposedly also fits the socket on my mobo (1156 with P55-chipset). The CPUs apparently perform the same, only with the X3460 being the cheaper alternative. Weighing in the fact that this computer is an OEM-PC, I am still not sure if it is entirely compatible. Please have a look at the specifications of the PC here:
https://h10057.www1.hp.com/ecomcat/hpcatalog/specs/provisioner/05/BVN879EA1.htm
So to my question, is it possible to replace an i5-750 with an Intel Xeon X3460 (or another 1156 Xeon CPU for that matter)? Should I buy an i7-860/870 instead or not do anything at all?
Thanks,
Axel
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