My Dell desktop 530 has a Pentium dual-core E5300 2.60 GHz cpu. What is the best upgrade and will I notice faster boots---I am not a gamer.
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i replace pentium dual core 1.8 for core 2 duo 3.06, in socket 775, is best machine...
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Before installing the E8600, I checked my BIOS version (1.0.3) and found a newer version available. I installed the E8600 and updated the BIOS version to 1.0.4 -- Now I'm rockin' in the free world with a Windows Performance Index of 6.6 on a 2006 DELL Vostro 230MT. In short, you don't HAVE TO update your BIOS, but the Smart Bird would do it NOW !!
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mine was not able to upgrade, so I bought a new (refurbished) Dell Optiplex at a really good price, around $170, and am extremely happy with it. If you want to know where I purchased it, it was from a company called cortek and their email address is www.coretek.us phone is 704.792.2221 Ext. 302 and my contact's name is Elio. If you contact him, you can say hi from Jeff Rosenberg. I hope this helps-----------Jeff
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The Inspiron 530 has an motherboard based on G33M series, of which FSB run up to 1333 MHz, and supports up to Core 2 Duo processors. This processor C2D E8400 3.0 GHz can upgrade your Pc perfectly.
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It depends on a lot of things. You have to take into consideration FSB, cache, the new features of the core 2 duo chips, if your motherboard can handle it, etc. I'm currently running a low end dual core pentium d 2.66ghz and it would not perform as good as this e4300 even though it's faster. It has a smaller cache and slower fsb among other things. Processor frequency is like a lot of other things, sometimes quality is better than quantity; a higher frequency will almost never dictate whether or not it will perform well.
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No, you cannot upgrade the processor as far as I know. It is not intended for intensive workload although it is much better than regular desktop PCs even if these have more CPU processing power. The reason being that it is designed as a server. It runs very efficiently 24/7 and is mostly silent. You can add more RAM but it is recommended that you use a server graded module.
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Ours features a 2.0Ghz Core 2 Duo, the technical details provided by amazon indicates a Pentium 4/D. E8500 Will NOT work in this system.
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sorry, doesn't show that processor supported. Also read David's note, has site info. And the software it comes with has bios updater, works good.
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The problem with Dells are that most motherboards are proprietary. You'll need to do some investigation into what motherboard is in your PC and what types of CPUs it can handle. Now if you can replace the motherboard along with the CPU, great. But again, Dell PCs tend to be proprietary in nature and standard motherboards don't usually fit. Good luck!
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It's hard to pinpoint precisely, but considering you have a socket 775 motherboard, I'm guessing the rest of the hardwareis a bit dated too. You will get a speed bump, not a major one. If you couple that cpu upgrade with a SSD hard drive, thenyou will notice the difference.
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All I can find is the following..... Intel Core i3-3110M CPU @ 2.4 GHZ NOT 3.1!!!!! 6.0 GB 64 Bit Operating System If you are looking for something else you'll have to tell me how to find it first.
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My guess would be no. :( The motherboard mfg. usually lists what cpu's will work on their boards and what bios version is required. Dell, not so good on that. I used to buy Dell's but they didn't upgrade their bios often and upgrading them was next to impossible. If Dell's bios doesn't support the faster cpu you are probably at a dead end with dell. :( I made the same jump in processors but it did require a bios upgrade from my MB mfg.
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I would check HP and see if they have a list of compatible cpu if its on there list then ya hp dell boards have real narrow cpu support on there main boards
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The usual answer is netbooks are very picky about the memory you use for an upgrade. Try to match the make, speed for the upgrade (might have to use real Dell or maybe Kingston). Here's Dell PN: Product Description Dell memory - 2 GB - SO DIMM 204-pin - DDR3 Storage Capacity 2 GB Upgrade Type System specific OEM Manufacturer Equivalent Part Number DELL A5622175 Technology DDR3 SDRAM Form Factor SO DIMM 204-pin Memory Speed 1333 MHz ( PC3-10600 ) Data Integrity Check Non-ECC
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Check with Asus for recommended upgrades is always the best move to save you the trouble of buying the wrong CPU. Here is a link to the G2 socket family of CPUs
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Sorry, I don't know, I need to get a new mother board for mine, and am not sure what one I can use, to upgrade to the fastest Mother Board I can use with the processor. I have looked the charts online only find them confusing.
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The e6700 is a 2 core processor that fits the 775 socket. This particular processor is 2.6GHz where your current processor is 3.4GHz so just swapping the two would not be an upgrade. After a quick search I found a site that recommended the Core 2 Duo E8400 over your current processor. Bear in mind that you probably would not notice a change in speed, even with that processor, as it's a lateral shift from one to the other in power. I would recommend checking some tech sites for what your motherboard can handle before making a final decision. You'll need to know your computer model, motherboard, etc to get a solid answer. Hope this helps!