Basically got a dead mobo dell which is basically going to get trashed. So while gutting it out I see it has a T5850 core 2 duo, 2.16g.
My E6320 is 1.86 but I can OC it decently. No clue about the T5850.
But you know me, I love having more problems in my pc.

What socket is the T5850? Can your MB run it? Probably a long shot.

well mines the lga775. I dunno how to tell by just lookin at this one but looks a lot like mine. I thought the core2duos were all lga775s...

Mobile is generally a different socket.
Wikipedia is your friend.

Yeah, the T models are mobile. Probably not a socket 775.

i believe that line of mobile processors used 478 pins while your desktop is lga775 (775 pins)... no chance!