Best processor for an older motherboard?

[christianncg]

Hello all. I have a quick question regarding which processor "upgrade" would be best. i currently have a Pentium 4 630 and i know that the best Processors availible for my motherboard would either be the Pentium 4 670 or the Pentium D 840. Which one would i go about choosing? i plan on doing some mild gaming, and some work with Fl studio. If you need more info, i will be happy to provide it. Thank you ahead of time.

 

[Branden]

your current CPU is socket 775, so any other socket 775 CPU would fit into your current motherboard as well. but you should check with your motherboard's QVL first!

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

Wow, the problem with this is the your are using the old netbrust based processors (Intel® Pentium® 4 and Intel Pentium D). Which motherboard do you have? Moving up to the Intel Core® 2 Duo would be a major upgrade for you but if the motherboard that is at least a 945 chipset based board this is a chance that we can get you moved up into a much better processor.

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team

 

[christianncg]

hmm if your talking about what processor the motherboard can handle, http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/S5000_Series/1008577/1008577sp4.shtml is the apparent specs of the computer. however, when i read the information on the specific part number of the board on gateway, it states that a 1067 fsb processor is supported... Im very lost here ^_^

 

[christianncg]

and the link to the motherboard part is http://support.gateway.com/s/MOTHERBD/Intel2/WMEOEMD945GPBG1/WMEOEMD945GPBG1nv.shtml

 

[christianncg]

It seems to be an intel 945g chipset, if that helps