775 question

[gibz117]

i have an ecs g41t-m4 socket 775 motherboard. im looking for an inexpensive cpu. what are some good 20 dollar-ish cpus available. my board will work with Core 2 Quad* / Core 2 Duo / Pentium Dual-core / Celeron, with an 1333/2066/800 FSB

 

[GotNoRice]

You're looking for a $20 CPU?

You could probably find some socket 775 Pentium-4 chips on ebay for $20.

For more like $40-$50 you could get something along the lines of a Celeron E3300

 

[gibz117]

my mobo wont work with ANY P4. right now im just looking for something that works with my mobo so i can get it up and running. i need something better than the socket a rig i already have. down the road, im doing an overclock rig shooting for a stable 5.0ghz

 

[Dangman]

my mobo wont work with ANY P4. right now im just looking for something that works with my mobo so i can get it up and running. i need something better than the socket a rig i already have. down the road, im doing an overclock rig shooting for a stable 5.0ghz

Then you're gonna have to spend more than $20 then considering that the cheapest brand new CPU that'll work with your mobo is this:
$42 - Intel Celeron 430 Conroe-L CPU

You could try the For Sale/For Trade subforum we have and see if there's anyone selling a Celeron 4xx or E1xxx series for cheap. Or even a Pentium Dual Core E2xxx series for cheap.

 

[gibz117]

thats what ive been doing. ive found plenty of P4's but none that will work with my mobo. if checked here, OCforums, overclock.net and anandtech

 

[ThirdLeft152]

well $20 is a little low for anything your suggesting. Those cpu's will be starting at the $50+ range.

 

[GotNoRice]

Also look for used "Pentium Dual-Core" chips, such as the E2160, E2180, etc. Despite the Pentium branding they are Core2 based processors.

 

[gibz117]

i found an e2180 on ebay. 16hrs left, one bid at $0.99. im waiting on bidding till the 5 minute mark. hopefully i can get it.