Help with my old DC5700

[Alexanderu]

Hello everyone, im here to ask you something pretty simple, and I hope you can help me:

My parents gifted me and old HP DC5700 as gift for entering in the university, and for ofimatic uses is a nice PC, but I want to upgrade the processor for an Intel Core 2 Duo E6550, the problem is I researched for the compatible processors and the PDF doesn't mention that processor, is possible to install it and the PC should run fine or I need specificaly the Core 2 Duo E6500?

I know is a too old PC, but for just using for homework and simple browsing is more than enough for me, I just want to upgrade it because the Pentium Dual Core E2160 that currently have is too slow for browsing.

Thank you very much for you help.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

The reason the E6550 definitely won't work is because it has a FSB speed of 1333 MHz.

https://ark.intel.com/products/30783/Intel-Core-2-Duo-Processor-E6550-4M-Cache-2-33-GHz-1333-MHz-FSB...

The dc5700 motherboard can only run processors up to a 1066 MHz FSB.

If you plan on upgrading the processor, you may as well 'shoot the moon,' and install the Conroe E6700, 2.66 Ghz processor.

https://ark.intel.com/products/27251/Intel-Core-2-Duo-Processor-E6700-4M-Cache-2-66-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB...

Here is the link to the quickspecs for the dc5700.  The supported processors can be found on page 8.

http://static.highspeedbackbone.net/pdf/HP_dc5700_DesktopPC_Specs.pdf

[Alexanderu]

Yeah, that's what I thought, anyway, thank you very much for answering my doubt.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.