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HTI sucks
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Posted - 2009.01.19 11:41:00 -
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I have a Dell XPS 410 with 2 ghz processor and 256mb nvidia card, 4 gigs ram
I need to know what is the maximum processor, video card I can stuff into this outdated piece of crap. Thanks! |
Akita T
Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
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Posted - 2009.01.19 11:54:00 -
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You buy Dell, you ask Dell.
In other words, buying Dell is stupid because you pay a lot of extra cash for absolutely nothing.
But then again, considering your exact wording of the question, I guess it's probably better that way.
Back on the nice and helpful side...
If you only want to change the CPU and the video card, we need to know what motherboard you have - and that alone determines what you can stick in it.
If you also want to consider changing the motherboard too, you might as well yank out the HDD and optical drives, trash or sell the rest, buy a new computer without HDD/DVD and plug those two in.
Besides, I'd hardly call a 4 GB of RAM, 2 GHz processor (what ever could make me think it's a dual core, hmm?) machine an "outdated piece of crap".
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Christian LaFayette
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Posted - 2009.01.19 11:59:00 -
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It's a LGA 775 motherboard just wondering if it can support the 2.8 ghz duo core processor.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115206 |
Akita T
Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
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Posted - 2009.01.19 12:06:00 -
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 Originally by: Christian LaFayette
It's a LGA 775 motherboard just wondering if it can support the 2.8 ghz duo core processor.
We would need to know the exact model of the motherboard to know for sure, but theoretically it should work just fine. |
Daelorn
Perkone
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Posted - 2009.01.19 12:39:00 -
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Originally by: Akita T
You buy Dell, you ask Dell.
In other words, buying Dell is stupid because you pay a lot of extra cash for absolutely nothing.
But then again, considering your exact wording of the question, I guess it's probably better that way.
Back on the nice and helpful side...
If you only want to change the CPU and the video card, we need to know what motherboard you have - and that alone determines what you can stick in it.
If you also want to consider changing the motherboard too, you might as well yank out the HDD and optical drives, trash or sell the rest, buy a new computer without HDD/DVD and plug those two in.
Besides, I'd hardly call a 4 GB of RAM, 2 GHz processor (what ever could make me think it's a dual core, hmm?) machine an "outdated piece of crap".
Ahh you made me lol with the first part.
Anyways my GTX 280 is a "outdated piece of crap" too but I'm quite happy with it... for now
But what Akita said, we need to know what parts you have to know what parts we can stick in them (Sounds like a fun dirty game eh?)
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KISOGOKU
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Posted - 2009.01.19 14:11:00 -
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Download and install pcwizard ,look to motherboard name ,video card name /bus type (agp or pci-ekspress)
http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php
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Bish Ounen
Gallente
Best Path Inc.
Ethereal Dawn
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Posted - 2009.01.19 17:34:00 -
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Originally by: Akita T
Besides, I'd hardly call a 4 GB of RAM, 2 GHz processor (what ever could make me think it's a dual core, hmm?) machine an "outdated piece of crap".
QFT.
I'm still using an AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Processor on an A8V Deluxe motherboard with a 7300GS Nvidia AGP video card. I have NO PROBLEMS playing EVE premium, although I do have to turn off shadows and HDR. But other than that, no issues. I was in a 600 ship Fleet Battle just this past Saturday. I had great framerates and minimal lag.
The only thing I see lacking in your setup is the video card. Check if it's PCI-E or AGP and upgrade accordingly. Other than that you're fine for at least another 2 years.
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Elysarian
Minmatar
dudetruck corp
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Posted - 2009.01.19 19:39:00 -
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I've had a look around the Dell support site and found that your machine has got a PCI-E 16x slot so you should be able to upgrade to a newer gfx card relatively easily (according to Intel the board will take any C2D chip but not C2Q's).
However: check the power requirements of a new card before you buy it - Dell are well known for supplying PSU's that are both non-standard (pinouts differ from normal ATX/BTX standard) and "only just big enough" (300W or lower) PSU's which would not drive a modern gfx card like a Geforce 280 or ATI 4xxx.
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HTI sucks
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Posted - 2009.01.20 00:14:00 -
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Thanks Elysarian! |
Super Whopper
I can Has Cheeseburger
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Posted - 2009.01.20 04:09:00 -
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You will need a bios update though, you can't just put a CPU in and expect it to work.
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Akita T
Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
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Posted - 2009.01.20 05:28:00 -
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Originally by: Super Whopper
You will need a bios update though, you can't just put a CPU in and expect it to work.
And I'm sure you will soon give a very good reason why simply changing a Core 2 Duo @ 2.0 GHz with a Core 2 Duo @ 2.8 GHz would absolutely for sure need a BIOS update in order to work... and what exactly do you mean by "update".
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Daelorn
Perkone
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Posted - 2009.01.20 05:31:00 -
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Originally by: Super Whopper
You will need a bios update though, you can't just put a CPU in and expect it to work.
Erm, no you don't.
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