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If my old desktop PC has a pentium D CPU in it now, can I be pretty certain a core 2 duo E7500 will work in it?

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If my old desktop PC has a Pentium D CPU in it now, can a be pretty certain a core 2 duo E7500 will work in it? It used to be same socket (both are socket 775 I'm told) means they're compatible; I'm hoping I can just pop one out and the newer one in and it'll work (although the newer CPU may be lim…

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I wouldn't count on it. I had an older machine with a Pentium 4. I was building a new machine and got a Pentium Dual Core (not even a core 2 duo), and I tried it out in the old machine. It didn't POST.

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