What can I expect from a E6550?

Hey Forum,

So I built a computer while back from parts from a friend. He gave me a ECS 945GCT-M2 along with 2 GB of Corsair Value Ram (DDR2 800 I think) and with it a stock Intel E6550 (never oc'd. My buddy is scared to death of it!) Anyhow long story short I pretty much tossed that setup into a micro ATX case and threw in a DVD RW drive, a Wifi card and a 250 GB HDD (also from my bud) and gave the PC to my parents to replace an aging Sempron (I think it was a 1.4 Ghz model... not sure) but anyhow I recently got an ear full of how it was extreme overkill for a 60 year old public speaker who's main priority is getting Word running, using The Print Shop, and Skype along with a video camera. On occasion my sister will use it to rip DVD's but still, that Core2 might be doing too much.

So I was digging around my parts pile and came across a old Celeron 430. I still even have the crappy aluminum heat sink that came with it. Now I have asked permission to swap out the CPU's and I think I'll be laying claim to this Core2 for another OC'ing project. I'm on a bit of a budget and have to work with next to nothing. So I was thinking I might just replace the Q8200 I have in my rig currently and throw in this little beauty.

I understand for gaming usually a higher clocked dual core will be more effective than a quad core. Unless your playing something like GTA IV or Crysis. Anyway I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this particular processor. I will be tossing in into my DP45SG Intel board. At least I will if I can confirm they are compatible. (Just checked, yep. It'll work!)

I would like to get this thing OC'd to 3.5 Ghz stable. Any tips or tricks I should know about? (I've looked around on Google and it seems it can do 3.5 Ghz and be stable, but I always like to confirm with those wiser and more experienced than myself.)