replace processor

[artkaye]

I am building a desktop PC but I have challenges with the availability of processors. My mother board Mercury PVM890M support list recommends Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66G (4M, 1066, Socket 775)which I can't find. Can I replace this with Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93G (3M,1066,Socket 775) which is available?

 

[SPBHM]

supporting the e6700 doesn't really mean that it supports the e7500,
the e7500 is newer and quite different, it requires a compatible bios/chipset, which might not exist for this motherboard,

 

[NTMBK]

If it's not listed on your motherboard's support list, it's risky. If you have the processor already lying around then try it, sure, but I wouldn't spend money on it. I'd keep an eye on eBay until the right processor appears, if I were you

 

[OBLAMA2009]

or better yet just spend $25 and get a board that will accomodate the chip you want. or even better just build a more current machine that will be much faster

 

[Smoblikat]

I didnt even know motherboards had upport lists. If its an LGA 775 CPu on a 45nm die it will work guarenteed.

 

[artkaye]

'or better yet just spend $25 and get a board that will accomodate the chip you want. or even better just build a more current machine that will be much faster'

Thank you, Oblama2009.

Can you suggest the specs of a mid-range current machine?