January 14, 200422 yr I've got a dell P4 2.26 with a 533mhz FSB. I'd like to swap in a 3.06 ghz (pretty sure that's the fastest 533 FSB cpu, or?) - any issues I should be aware of such as chipset incompatibilities or something qwirky about dells not liking CPU switches? Any need to reinstall windows, etc?Thanks!sg [email protected] | 32gb RAM | EVGA GTX1080 8gb | Mostly P3Dv5 (also IL2:BoX, DCS, XP11)
January 14, 200422 yr Nope. Just slap her in and off you go! :) Cheers,John TavendaleTextures by Tavers - https://www.facebook.com/texturesbytavers
January 15, 200422 yr Check your motherboard's instruction guide to find out the highest processor it can except. I have an ECS K7S5A which can only except AMD processors up to the Athlon XP2000. BTW, it's actually AMD's Athlon 64-FX that is the fastest. It has a 1.6ghz FSB and is roughly 20% faster than the P4 3.2ghz processor.
January 15, 200422 yr >BTW, it's actually AMD's Athlon 64-FX that is the fastest. It has a 1.6ghz FSB and is roughly 20% faster than the P4 3.2ghz processor.http://www.hifisim.com/images/as2betateam.jpg
January 15, 200422 yr Author Thanks all!sg [email protected] | 32gb RAM | EVGA GTX1080 8gb | Mostly P3Dv5 (also IL2:BoX, DCS, XP11)
January 17, 200422 yr I'm considering a similar upgrade in my Dell 4550. The heatsink Dell installed on the 3.06 was upgraded from that installed on the slower (and cooler) chips. Call Dell spare parts dept. at 1-800-357-3355, Monday thru Thursday, 8AM-6PM eastern time. I think we want part number 1Y339. Cheers!
January 18, 200422 yr Author Fabulous tip - Thanks a ton!sg [email protected] | 32gb RAM | EVGA GTX1080 8gb | Mostly P3Dv5 (also IL2:BoX, DCS, XP11)
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