Upgrade question

[nachodonkey]

Hello all, and first off tyvm for the help on building my system! It rocks.
Ok here is my question this time. I have about $100 to finish upgrading my sons pc. ATM here is his specs:

P4 630 3.0ghz HT
2GB DDR2 RAM
Intel 945G motherboard
8800GT 512mb
Antec Earthwatts 430
SATA hard Drive
IDE DVD Burner

Which of these would be the best upgrade -

Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3574307

Intel Core 2 Duo E4700
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3897338

EVGA nForce 590 SLI Motherboard CPU Bundle - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4GHz Processor OEM
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4222186&CatId=2621


or if there are any other suggestions I would love to hear them.

 

[kamkal]

the e4700 you linked doesnt come with a heatsink/fan

pentium dual core e2200 seems like the best buy

if your motherboard allows, you can OC the e2200 a bit as ell

 

[nachodonkey]

cool ty for the reply. I no clue why I didn't check newegg first. Found the e2200 for 71.99 w/ free shipping.

Intel Pentium E2200 Allendale 2.2GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116063

Overclocking is a no go on this intel board so at stock speeds this would be a good upgrade over the p4?

Thanks!

 

[4745454b]

Yes it would, but you need to make sure you can run a C2D based CPU on your 945 chipset. Some can, and the fact that your looking to get a low end one is good. 965 is the start of compatibility, so your 945 might not.

You might want to consider getting a new motherboard. You should be able to get a new P35 for less then $100, and re-use his 630. That way the next time you get some $$$, all you have to do is drop in the shiny new CPU.

 

[nachodonkey]

ahh good idea, never thought about getting the motherboard first. The intel board (Intel D945GCL) supports most of the C2D up til the 45nm. But if I get a good motherboard now, then when I do get more money I got get one of the new 45nm e7200 or such and drop in there. TYVM

 

[ohiou_grad_06]

Would there be any cheap intel mobos that allow overclocking? Maybe something like that and say a dual core celeron might be an answer here. While not as fast as a c2d, it would probably blow away that old p4 if overclocked.