Don't bull shit him with that. Xeons are just as capable as their consumer counterparts.

i wasn't

i mean, you're right

just gotta be careful and stuff

The only standing argument of not using a xeon is cost. But when you go with older tech, the xeons are usually cheaper.

yeah

Is it actually good to buy CPUs from China?

well

idk

probably not

Ebay

i imagine its very easy to send cheap ones instead

hi wrywry

ebay is generally the best place for that kind of shit

I got an lga 2011 ES from Japan. Only to find out it wasn't overclockable, now it sits in a box doing nothing after I got my hands on a cheap 1650 v2.

hey ;)

@Azure.EXE I've thought about the LGA771 mod. I was thinking of getting Xeon x5460 or Q6600

hmm

@Azure.EXE also my mobo is some random south american brand. Literally no bios update after 2009

so im concerned

I had a friend that did the mod, said it was really easy. He uses it as a file server. Actually, he said he uses it more now as a daily driver than his main machine which is used almost solely for gaming now.

looking at cpuboss, they're both on par with each other, it seems

Ebay xeon is 2x q6600 in price

i'm not an expert with pc hardware, so

yeah lol

I'm just afraid I get either CPU and then its not compatible

Then just get the q 6600 or better.

Look up the motherboards compatibility list.

I dont know where to look

I have a ipm41-d3 mobo

Might take some digging, but if it got a bios update in 2009 it shouldn't have an issue supporting a quad core.

Just put that + "cpu support" into Google.

These niggas say it'll work
http://www.clubedohardware.com.br/forums/topic/1068255-processador-q6600-quad-core-intel-lga-775/

Then you should be fine.

but they're just randoms

Oh this confirms it
http://dasinformatica.mercadoshops.com.br/kit-placa-mae-pcware-ipm41d3-core-2quad-q6600-2gb-ddr3-433xJM
They're selling a kit with the q6600

Hardware forums are more trustworthy than 4chan, bud. Just search the model number + cpu support and see if you can find anything more official if you're skeptical.

that feel when my mobo can only support 4gb ddr3 ram max

now the question remains, x5460 or q6600

What? Isn't the core 2 arch 64bit?

no its the mobo