Edited by heat123, 02 November 2008 - 03:35 PM.
What should I upgrade to make my computer quicker?
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heat123
, Nov 02 2008 03:24 PM
#1
Posted 02 November 2008 - 03:24 PM
#2
Posted 04 November 2008 - 06:55 PM
Hi there
To be honest, it doesn't look like you can upgrade it much further than you already have. The cheapest & most effective upgrade is usually ram but you've already maxed that out. I doubt the processor will be upgradeable by much & probably not worth the trouble anyway. The only thing I can suggest is to backup anything you want to keep, wipe the drive and do a fresh installation of Windows - this always speeds things up at least for a while!
Apart from that, you're looking at a new computer. Dells tend to be fairly proprietry so won't be easy to replace the motherboard & keep the case for example. Also, once you upgrade the mobo, you're looking at new memory, new processor & probably new video card/PSU & possibly even hard drive. So basically, a new computer...
To be honest, it doesn't look like you can upgrade it much further than you already have. The cheapest & most effective upgrade is usually ram but you've already maxed that out. I doubt the processor will be upgradeable by much & probably not worth the trouble anyway. The only thing I can suggest is to backup anything you want to keep, wipe the drive and do a fresh installation of Windows - this always speeds things up at least for a while!
Apart from that, you're looking at a new computer. Dells tend to be fairly proprietry so won't be easy to replace the motherboard & keep the case for example. Also, once you upgrade the mobo, you're looking at new memory, new processor & probably new video card/PSU & possibly even hard drive. So basically, a new computer...
#3
Posted 04 November 2008 - 08:16 PM
Hi Samm,
I just had a quick question. I was curious if I could upgrade my processor and how I would find out how to do that? How much money are you looking on spending. Also how would I figure out the best and fastest processor I could get?
Thanks,
heat123
I just had a quick question. I was curious if I could upgrade my processor and how I would find out how to do that? How much money are you looking on spending. Also how would I figure out the best and fastest processor I could get?
Thanks,
heat123
#4
Posted 05 November 2008 - 01:59 PM
According to Dell, the fastest processor that was supplied with the Dimension 2400, was the P4 3GHz running at 533MHz base frequency. So in theory at leastm this processor should be supported by your system (assuming that Dell only made the Dimension 2400's with one specific motherboard).
Although Dell don't mention this, I'm assuming that this means your processor is a socket 478 (due to the fact that the motherboard has an Intel 845GV chipset). This means your best bet of getting a cpu is probably second hard from Ebay or somewhere similar. Unfortunately, Dell don't specify which cores are supported at this speed but it's probably the Prescott.
If you want to upgrade the processor to anything faster than this, then you're looking at a new motherboard etc etc
Although Dell don't mention this, I'm assuming that this means your processor is a socket 478 (due to the fact that the motherboard has an Intel 845GV chipset). This means your best bet of getting a cpu is probably second hard from Ebay or somewhere similar. Unfortunately, Dell don't specify which cores are supported at this speed but it's probably the Prescott.
If you want to upgrade the processor to anything faster than this, then you're looking at a new motherboard etc etc
#5
Posted 05 November 2008 - 08:11 PM
Oh ok thanks for the information. I've have decided that I don't need a processor based on what you said. Thanks for helping me.
Thanks again,
heat123
Thanks again,
heat123
#6
Posted 06 November 2008 - 04:26 PM
You're very welcome
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