Hi there. New to the forum, which is great by the way. I have an Acer Aspire AST660 desktop. It currently has a Pentium D 820 2.8 GHZ processor in it. I am interested in upgrading to the Core 2 Quad Q6600. I have no idea if this can be done, as getting info from Acer is like trying to get info about Bin Laden's whereabouts. Anyway, this is all the info I have about the selling state of the Acer T660 model (comes in different "flavours" I guess), right from the Acer support website:

Product
Aspire T660 Language
English Model
Aspire T660 Specifications Specifications
Processor
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor up to 2.13GHz with 1066MHz system bus
or Intel® Pentium® D processor up to 3.4 GHz with 800MHz system bus
or Intel® Pentium® 4 processor up to 2.8GHz with 800MHz system bus
Cache
Depending on the CPU
Memory
256MB 400/533/667 DDR2 expandable up to 4GB
BIOS
Flash BIOS
Supported Protocols
PCIX 1.0, PCI 2.2, APM 1.2, VESA/DPMS (VBE/PM V1.1), SMBIOS 2.3,
E-IDE 1.1, ACPI 1.0b, ESCD 1.03, PnP 1.0a, Bootable CD-ROM 1.0,
USB 1.1~USB 2.0, UHCI 1.0, ANSI ATA 3.0, ATAPI
FCC, ETL and NOM certifications v 1.10
System Chipset
ATI RC415 + ATI SB600
I/O Controller Hub
Expansion Slots
1 PCI Express® X16 slot
1PCI Express® X1 slot
2 PCI v2.2 slots
Audio
Integrated RealTek ALC888 high-definition audio with 7.1-channel audio support with S/PDIF in/out
Speakers
Optional on selected models
Video
Integrated ATI RC415s graphics
Storage
CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD/CD-RW Combo, DVD Dual, DVD Supermulti (selected models)
Up to 400GB Hard Disk Drive SATA (selected models)
9 in 1 Card Reader (selected models)
Modem
Optional on selected models
Networking
Integrated PCI-E Gigalan (RJ-45 LAN connector)
Ports
Rear: 1 PS2 Keyboard port, 1 PS2 Mouse port, 1 UAJ (Universal Audio Jack) support, Audio line in, line out, 1 Parallel port, 1 Serial port, 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 VGA port, 1 IEEE1394 port (selected models)
Front: 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 headphone out, and 1 Microphone in
Environmental

• Temperature:

Operating: +5oC ~+35oC
Non-operating: -10oC ~ +60oC

• Relative Humidity:

Operating: 15% - 80% RH Non-condensing
Non-Operating Storage: 10% - 90% RH, Non-condensing at 40° C

• Maximum Vibration:

Operating: 5 ~ 16.2Hz: 0.38mm (peak to peak) 16.2 ~ 250Hz; 0.2G
Non-Operating Storage: 5 ~ 27.1Hz: 0.6G 27.1 ~ 50Hz; 0.4mm (peak to peak) 50 ~ 500Hz: 2G
Chassis
Desktop, 7.1" (180mm) W x 17.4" (441mm) D x 14.2" (360mm) H
Power Supply
Industry Standard 250 Watt
Operating System
Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2
Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
(varies by model)


Date
10-03-06
Now, I am assuming that when it mentions "Up To 2.13 or 3.4 GHZ" etc that they mean that the processors included with this model at the time they were available for sale (2006/2007) were up to 2.13, and 3.4 GHZ, and that it does not mean thats the miximum speed you can use. Any help on this would be appriciated, cause I don't really want to go out and buy another MB as well as a CPU.

Jason

Here are some boards what are compatable with the Core 2 Quad Q6600...
Intel® Desktop Processors and Desktop Boards Compatibility Tool - Search Results Page

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