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deurbroucq   06-15-2009 at 03:55:52 AM

Hello,

I have a Dell XPS 400:

Intel Pentium D 820 (Smithfield)
Intel 945P Chipset
Bios A07 (Dated January 8, 2007)
4 GB (4x 1GB) 533 MHz DDR2 RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

I am looking to give the system just a little more life with a small budget. The system has a 800 MHz FSB and I was wondering if it would be possible and worthwhile to put in a Pentium Dual-Core E2200 2.2 GHz. I have seen them on Craigslist and eBay as low as $55. If I do upgrade, do I simply swap the processors? I have only upgraded video cards, RAM, and storage. This would be new territory for me. Thanks in advance!

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ausch30   06-15-2009 at 04:14:40 AM
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http://www.dell.com/content/produc [...] l=en&s=dfb

I believe you could upgrade to a 1066FSB CPU. If this is your system linked above it has an Intel 945P chipset which is compatable with up to the 1066FSB CPU's
http://www.intel.com/Products/Desk [...] erview.htm

You should be able to put as much as a Q6600 in there.

Dell might put a BIOS limit on compatible CPU's. You should open the system and find a model name for your motherboard.


Message edited by ausch30 on 06-15-2009 at 04:17:12 AM
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deurbroucq   06-15-2009 at 04:53:14 AM
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I peeked inside. The motherboard is a CN-OYC523.

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AKM880   06-15-2009 at 04:58:00 AM
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In the specs it saids processors up to the 840.

The Q6600 won't work.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] -noob-need

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ausch30   06-15-2009 at 03:42:45 PM
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deurbroucq wrote :

I peeked inside. The motherboard is a CN-OYC523.



A lot of OEM's will use regular boards from common manufacturers but it seems Dell doesn't. That's a custom board built for them which I'm sure uses a custom BIOS, only Dell would be able to tell you what that system supports.

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