Quote Originally Posted by 'Clovis',index.php?page=Thread&postID=154957#post1 54957
Since my wife has an identical machine, I took the 4gb out of hers and put it mine to test it out. While load times were faster and the game did run overall a tad smoother, it's still limited to around 25FPS in the BC areas (40+ in the original WOW areas). I can certainly look at getting a quad core and I'll look this up but do you happen to know if the dual cores and quad cores use the same socket on a motherboard (ie, can I use my exsisting MB without replacing that and essentially rebuilding it)?

Thanks!

-Clov
yes and no. some of the newer quad cores use the smaller 45nm processing tech and won't work in all of the slightly older motherboards. if you were to get a Q6600 (good cpu, you can get it for under $200 now) it should work in your motherboard without a problem, as it uses the 65nm tech. you'll want to check compatibility with your mobo before buying of course :P