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

4gb cap

Userbenchmark.com

Well, they obviously didn't forsee anyone using 64bit and requiring more than 4gb of ram.

mfw with a q6600 and gt730 I can play bf4 on ultra low with 30 fps. JUST

75% res scale too

Haha. Nvidia below x50 is pointless.

what is x50

Any gpu that low is pointless, really.

the face when you realise you can play bf4 on high on just APU set

no external needed

i dont usually gayme

650, 750, 950,1050.

wew good thing i got the 730 amirite

What resolution, tervy?

lemme check

when i play bf4 on my current setup the PC chokes like hell

Atleast the video is getting solid fps

Whats better, the E or X range of xeon

iirc it was 1080p

X is tip top.

In the old platforms.

Now everything is E for enterprise.