Are those socket 771 adapters worth fooling with?

[nonameo]

So I've been thinking about "upgrading" my computer(well, in quotes because it's a laughable proposition almost because it's so old) and while doing a little research I came across something nifty that might save me some money: socket 771 adapters. However I am curious as to what people's experiences are with these? Are they reliable? any hiccups? I currently use an E4500, and if I buy something like a xeon E5472 on ebay, that would be a huge upgrade. Plus add to it that my motherboard won't support more than 4gb of ram without a quad core cpu (??? weird why it wouldn't, the mem controller is in the chipset anyway) and I have an extra 2x2 gb just lying around.

I really don't do much with my computer except interwebbing and such. I don't need much of a PC, so if I can do a huge freshen up for 40 bucks, I'd much rather do that than spending 2 or 300 on a new entry level PC. But I don't want to do that if it's not reliable, I'd probably just go with one of the pared down Q8*** processors or something like that instead.


edit: well, a little more diligent research revealed that my motherboard in fact will not support a quad core. Oh well, maybe it really is time to scrap the ol' clunker... But I'd still like to know the answer to the question at least for informational purposes

edit again: OK figured out the stuff about the RAM, Looks like I'm stuck with 4gb period... quad cores support higher speed memory, not more ram. But my board's a g33m02 anyway, it's the g33m03 that supports quads.

 

[Burpo]

You motherboard has to support the bus speed of the CPU. You're going from 800 FSB to 1600 FSB. Without knowing what board you have, I'd say chances are it's not gonna happen.

 

[nonameo]

Yeah it's a G33 based motherboard, so it only does up to 1333fsb. So instead I'd have to go with the E5450, but the board won't do quad cores anyway. I think I am just going to try and find a good deal on another computer, mine is getting long in the tooth. But I'd still like to know the answer to the question, if only out of curiosity

 

[skipsneeky2]

I had a ecs g33 that worked well with a g0 based q6600 quad,only issue was how incredibly cheap that board was so when i did a tiny bit of overclocking i popped my ps/2 ports along with some usb too lol.

I would be shocked if your board didn't at least support the q6600, both the e6750 and q6600 came out about the same time with a g0 stepping with the e6750 being the first cpu to support 1333 fsb.

 

[nonameo]

It's a dell OEM board, they made a revision for computers sold with dual cores, it has fewer voltage regulators and will not support quads at all. The G33m03 supports quads.

 

[cbn]

It's a dell OEM board, they made a revision for computers sold with dual cores, it has fewer voltage regulators and will not support quads at all. The G33m03 supports quads.

Dell Inspiron 530/530s?

 

[cbn]

So I came across something nifty that might save me some money: socket 771 adapters. However I am curious as to what people's experiences are with these? Are they reliable? any hiccups?

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2408974&highlight=

 

[cbn]

I really don't do much with my computer except interwebbing and such. I don't need much of a PC, so if I can do a huge freshen up for 40 bucks, I'd much rather do that than spending 2 or 300 on a new entry level PC.

Why not just upgrade to a E8500 (3.17 Ghz/6MB cache) which are dirt cheap (~$15 "Buy it Now"/free shipping) on Ebay. I've even seen some vendors with bulk lots of E8400 (3.0 Ghz/6MB cache) selling single processors for as low as $10 each "Buy it Now"/free shipping.

....And if you really wanted to try LGA 771 adapters, you could go with a X5260 for around $10 (3.33 Ghz/6MB cache) plus the price of the adapter.

 

[tweakboy]

My friend had this. They gave problems,, then eventually it was dead. gb

 

[nonameo]

Well if you're looking at quads it makes more sense. But you're right, I'd just go with an E8500 if I went with a dual. Less hassle. I might try it just to see what it does, 15 bucks isn't too much for that