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Pentium 4 to a Pentium D

Started by jesse1579 , Apr 26 2006 10:37 AM

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jesse1579

Posted 26 April 2006 - 10:37 AM

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I have a dell optiplex GX280 that is running Win XP pro, 2 80 gig hard drives, 4 gigs or mem, plextor dvd/cd burner, sony cd burner, and a host of other things. My question is that I'm thinking of upgrading from a pentium 4 to a pentium D. I've heard that the pins are the same. Will the pentium d work with my factory motherboard?

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tomdrayson

Posted 26 April 2006 - 04:02 PM

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Both Pentium 4s and Pentium Ds are socket 775, but Pentium Ds are only compatible with 955/955X/975X chipsets so check your current motherboard's chipset first.