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Hi, anyone can help me with this topic. It seem to be difficult to have reliable information about the Dell MotherBoard of an old (2008) XPS 720 Black Dell Tower. I currently have a E6700 Core 2 Duo running at 2,67 Ghz and I would like to upgrade it to a Core 2 Quad or even better to a Core 2 Extreme Quad but I am really in the dark about what CPU the motherboard will accept (not only the pinout) according to the Bios that is already in place. Unfortunatelly, Dell doesn't support this model anymore and it seem to be pretty hard to find reliable information about it and I am pretty sure it will be even harder to change/modify my Bios if needed to make the change of CPU. Anyone out there with real knowledge about this? What is the easiest upgrade I can make without having to spend too much time, money and effort? I have heared that I could not go over a Q6700 (Quad at 2,67 Ghz instead of a Duo at the same frequency) and I have read that some other were able to upgrade it to a Quad Extreme with no problem!!! (depends what is the definition of NO PROBLEMS). I hope to get info ASAP since I have to make a decision soon. Redgie PS I don't have the budget to change the motherboard or any other significant piece of material. -
I've been kind of unsatisfied with the performance of FSX on my laptop, a Dell Latitude D630. :( Since FSX is CPU-dependent, I figured that a CPU swap to a more powerful one could do the trick. I know everyone's saying, "Changing a CPU on a laptop is impossible. It'll make little difference, anyway. Go buy a desktop." But I don't want to hear it. :angry: I know a friend who can change the CPU for me if I provided him with a new CPU. All I want to know is if the CPUs listed below would be compatible with my current CPU, an Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 @ 2.4 GHz. Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 @ 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 @ 2.6 GHz I've created a reference on the Dell website: http://ark.intel.com/compare/39312,33099,33918 It'll be helpful if someone confirms that the T9900 (or the T9500) is compatible to the T8300. Also, can someone tell me how much FSX would improve if the T8300 was swapped out with the T9900? Thanks in advance. ^_^
