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12-14-2007, 12:13 PM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 42
|  Upgrading my Dell 8250
Looking to upgrade my Dell Dimension 8250, it is a few years old and need a slight boost before I build my own box late next year.
Here is my CPU-Z screen http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...balz/CPU-Z.jpg
The only change I made to it since I bought it was bought two more Ram Modules, so it is now running 1 GB of 533 fsb RDRAM.
Ignoring heat, PSU.. what chip would be compatible with that mobo? I'm hoping to get 3.2+ GHZ.
Any recommondations? Thanks, Kb | 
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12-14-2007, 12:57 PM
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Corrupt Techie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 752
| Re: Upgrading my Dell 8250
You'll need to post a screenshot of CPU-Z Mainboard tab as well.
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12-14-2007, 01:33 PM
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Corrupt Techie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 752
| Re: Upgrading my Dell 8250
What do you need it to do that it can't?
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12-16-2007, 03:09 PM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 42
| Re: Upgrading my Dell 8250
I have CPU intensive game, it doesn't use GPU at all.. CPU is maxed out at 100% while running game, if I can run a dual core or HT, that may help. I really just need higher GHZ on the proc.. but I'm afriad to upgrade the chip without this community's input  | |
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12-16-2007, 03:17 PM
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Retired. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 8,090
| Re: Upgrading my Dell 8250
What is the processor right now? YOu can get up to P4 2.26, 2.4, 2.53, 2.66, 2.8, or 3.06 GHz with a 533 MHz FSB.
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12-16-2007, 03:47 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,828
| Re: Upgrading my Dell 8250
its a Dell thats socket 478... so he can't overclock, but I don't think there are P4 HT for Socket 478
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12-17-2007, 03:11 PM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 42
| Re: Upgrading my Dell 8250
Yeah I can not OC with this mobo, but I'd rather keep this mobo.
I have the 2.8, 533. I remember when I bought it from Dell, the 3.06 was available, but a few hundred dollars more (at the time).
I was looking at this list: (sorry, you'll have to copy/paste the link, it is full of brackets messing up the BB code)
http://computers.pricegrabber.com/processors-retail-box/p/42/popup1[]=150:276/popup3[]=30:278/popup2[]=10:976/sortby=priceD
There are some, that are 800 MHZ FSB.. that look perfect speed for me, but will that MHZ clock down or how does that work? Otherwise, there is only the 3.06 GHZ that is 533 mhz fsb. Thoughts? Thanks a bunch for replying.
Last edited by Kbalz; 12-17-2007 at 03:14 PM.
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12-18-2007, 04:47 PM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 42
| Re: Upgrading my Dell 8250
Can anyone confirm the chip that I posted will be compatible with the Dell mobo?
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12-20-2007, 01:41 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Kuwait Posts: 6,151
| Re: Upgrading my Dell 8250
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Originally Posted by Kbalz I have CPU intensive game, it doesn't use GPU at all.. CPU is maxed out at 100% while running game, if I can run a dual core or HT, that may help. I really just need higher GHZ on the proc.. but I'm afriad to upgrade the chip without this community's input | All games use gpu, if you have a weak gpu then your cpu will still get maxed out. What card do you have?
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