Recommended CPU upgrade for Dell Vostro 220 with Intel E7300 processor?
- by Justin Grant
I've got a Dell Vostro 220 with an E7300 processor (Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.66Mhz, LGA775 socket) and I'm thinking about upgrading my processor so I can run Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V, which requires Hardware Virtualization support in the processor.
Yes, I know this is underpowered for a server, I'm actually using it as a desktop machine but I'd like to use Hyper-V instead of Virtual Server (which I'm using now for running VMs).
I'd like to keep the same motherboard and ideally the same CPU fan and RAM too.
Any suggestions for a good, relatively cheap (under $200) processor upgrade?