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^^dude, you're buying a new rig, not upgrading^^
depends on which mobo you get.
likely it will require an 8 pin cpu power connector.
which that psu probably doesnt have (mine doesnt either)....so you will have to get a new psu, or an adapter. i have the adapter, but...meh.
or you can run it on 4 pins and see what happens. probably will work...but "not suggested" by the manufacturer. lol like overclocking.
settle down man.
The newest C2D's require less power because they are made on the 65nm process. He's talking about getting a e6600 conroe. It's a 65watt CPU. Most mobo's made for the lastest Core Duos & C2D's. I believe the Quad Core requires 8 Pins and is a 130W CPU. In which case if he purchased a Q6600, he could get a molex to 4 pin adapter. In which case, he'd be cutting very close with a 420 PSU and I wouldn't recommend that. Especially if it's a single Rail PSU. Hopefully it's at least dual rail.
Also, it would be very smart to buy a LGA775 mobo that supports all C2's and also Q2D's. In which case most of them come with a 4+4 pin for the CPU. 4 are uncapped and 4 are capped.
ASUS P5B Deluxe is a great board. I'd recommend it for what I've explained above.