Upgrading CPUs...

[Mickandroid]

Hi everyone. I have a 450MHz Pentium II Dell Computer... I was wondering if it would be possible to replace the factory CPU with a faster one... possibly a Penutium III 600 range processor.

From what I understand, the PII/IIIs can share the same slot. And many motherboards support both CPUs.

Any replies would be great. Thanks.
Mickandroid

[n2]

Mickandroid (Jun 21, 2001 06:27 a.m.):
Hi everyone. I have a 450MHz Pentium II Dell Computer... I was wondering if it would be possible to replace the factory CPU with a faster one... possibly a Penutium III 600 range processor.

From what I understand, the PII/IIIs can share the same slot. And many motherboards support both CPUs.

Any replies would be great. Thanks.
Mickandroid

Hi, and welcome...
i'm not a Intel guy myself. i can't really offer you anything of substance,
on that topic, but...
i can point you to the "correct" place for your post,
where you can get the help.
we have topics in the forum, so that those who deal with particular issues can be brought together there. as such, you would be best served to post under "intel cpus" or "intel motherboards"
i should say, to also help, that the deciding factor is usually the motherboard... and if you have info on what make and model, or the multiplier settings you have available, would help a bunch.
but anyways,
i'm sure you'll find your post moved to the proper location.
in the future, kindly observe the rules for posting,
and you'll benefit with better help as a result.
thank you, and again, welcome aboard!
hopefully you'll learn all you ever wanted to know...
and then some! heh.

btw, the "general discussion" topic.. really does'nt deal with hardware at all.
note the topics for mobo's, cpu's, networks, software, O/S, cooling, etc...
but, we all had to learn this one time or another!

[Blue Jester_2112]

Howdy, welcome to the forums.

As n2 already said the deciding factor in upgrading you r cpu will generally be the motherboard. When you post it's generally a good idea to give as much info about your system as you can so that the members here can help you better. If you could post which mobo you have we should be able to tell you whether or not you can upgrade your cpu. OEM computers don't make very good overclockers but Dell's aren't too bad when it comes to upgrading.

Also, try to post in the proper forums, it will help you get help from people who are more knowledgeable in that area. If you don't post in the proper areas you might not get the help you need right away and Dan (the moderator) will probably move it to the proper area anyway so you'll save him some trouble.

Again welcome =]

[Ridenow]

Standard Dell Tech question: What is the service tag?

"Your Service Tag # is the five to seven-digit alpha-numeric code located on a sticker that can be found on the bottom of portable systems or back panel of desktop, workstation, or server systems."

With the service tag I can go in and find out what your specs are.

[Slake]

What they said. And WELCOME Mickandroid. You are gonna love it here. Guaranteed or double your money back. LOL. :)

[Mickandroid]

Ridenow (Jun 21, 2001 10:12 a.m.):
Standard Dell Tech question: What is the service tag?

"Your Service Tag # is the five to seven-digit alpha-numeric code located on a sticker that can be found on the bottom of portable systems or back panel of desktop, workstation, or server systems."

With the service tag I can go in and find out what your specs are.

First of all, I'm sorry for posting in the wrong section... I'll try not to let it happen again. Sorry...

The # is GQ9L2. Thanks.

Mick

[Ridenow]

Well, your Dimension XPS R350 is still under warrentee until 10/9/2001.
Here are the official specs:
http://docs.us.dell.com/docs/systems/dkhan/Specs.htm
According to the documents I can find, this motherboard can only support 350, 400 and 450 MHz.
http://docs.us.dell.com/docs/systems/dkhan/Jumpers.htm

[Phil]

You can usually dimiss what the supported cpu is. I have ran a 600mhz celeron in a machine with only an 8X multiplyer (celeron uses a 9X) and no p3 microcode let alone coppermine. Intel locks the multiplyer so this doesn't make a differance, and also it is unlikely that a slot 1 coppermine would work in your system, but slockets can work wonders for system without such support. I recomend a slocket with bus speed selections and a celeron 600, the bus speed selection will allow you to force a 100mhz fsb for the celeron and overclock it to 900mhz, also make sure you have voltage controls as well.

[Daniel ~]

Moved post to "Intel CPU's"

[Mickandroid]

Phil (Jun 22, 2001 06:37 p.m.):
You can usually dimiss what the supported cpu is. I have ran a 600mhz celeron in a machine with only an 8X multiplyer (celeron uses a 9X) and no p3 microcode let alone coppermine. Intel locks the multiplyer so this doesn't make a differance, and also it is unlikely that a slot 1 coppermine would work in your system, but slockets can work wonders for system without such support. I recomend a slocket with bus speed selections and a celeron 600, the bus speed selection will allow you to force a 100mhz fsb for the celeron and overclock it to 900mhz, also make sure you have voltage controls as well.


PCNUT has an Intel Celeron2 633 @ 950 Kit.
Each Kit Includes:
(1) Intel Celeron2 633 FCPGA cC0 OEM Processor
(1) SOYO FCPGA to Slot 1 Adapter
(1) Vantec FCPGA/Socket A Cooler
with Arctic Silver premium thermal paste applied
(1) Pretested at 950MHz!!

Would this work in the Dell system mentioned above? Would the slocket work in the older computer/motherboard?

Thanks.
Mickandroid