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upgrading dell dimension motherboard
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zach350
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4. December 2005 @ 11:37 |
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I want to upgrade my dell dimension 300 motherboard, and I understand that I need a new case, copy of xp, and power supply, but what is the socket of my cpu? it's a intel pentium 4 2.80 GHZ, and is there anything els that I need to do when upgrading?
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ddp
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4. December 2005 @ 11:44 |
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is it socket 478 or 775? what about videocard?
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zach350
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4. December 2005 @ 11:56 |
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that's what I was trying out, after a little resaerch, I think it's a 478 but I'm not positive, and I have a pci nvidea fx5500 in it.
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ddp
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4. December 2005 @ 12:01 |
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if cpu has legs on it than is 478 socket cpu. all boards have pci slots but look at getting an agp slot motherboard or pci/e motherboard that fits your cpu as both alot faster than pci.
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zach350
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4. December 2005 @ 12:11 |
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yeah I just looked at used dell motherboards on ebay, yeah it's a socket 478, do you have any motherboard recomendations, or what brand is good
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ddp
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4. December 2005 @ 12:14 |
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asus is supposedly good
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zach350
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4. December 2005 @ 12:17 |
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thanks allot for your help, asus is proubly what I will go with.
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zach350
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4. December 2005 @ 12:30 |
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ddp
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4. December 2005 @ 12:37 |
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looks good to me so can use exiting ram too.
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ScubaBud
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4. December 2005 @ 12:55 |
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I have this board and have used it for nearly two years. O/Clocking auto by 10% will give your 2.8 a kick to 3.08 without any ill effects. More then 10% and you are asking for it. My 3.4 is and has been running at 3.74 without any heat issues, mostly because it is a Northwood and not a Prescott.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131492
As ddp mentioned Asus boards are considered to be good boards.
One other thing...Some Dell boards and cases have proprietary plugs for the front end such as USB, Power Button, etc. make sure your case will work with your new board as well.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 4. December 2005 @ 12:59
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zach350
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4. December 2005 @ 18:54 |
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