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| Thread ID: 83908 | 2007-10-17 12:22:00 | Upgrade from Pentium D? | borax (7078) | Press F1 |
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| 602418 | 2007-10-17 12:22:00 | I have just been given a Dell Dimension E520 that has a Pentium D processor!! Can this be swapped out and changed for a Core 2 Duo processor? If it can will Vista like the fact that there is a new CPU or will it get upset 'cos there has been a major hardware change?? TIA |
borax (7078) | ||
| 602419 | 2007-10-17 22:00:00 | I don't know if E520 has the correct motherboad to support C2D. It seems they may use different motherboards for their E520s depending on the CPU they're coupling it with. If your CPU is initially a Pentium D, then they probably used an older 945-based motherboard to save costs. Even if they do use 965-based motherboards, you may need a BIOS flash to be able to support C2Ds. Newer E520s with C2D will definitely have newer 965-based motherboards that will support 1066MHz C2Ds only though. Contact Dell, hopefully they can shed some light as to what your motherboard is. |
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| 602420 | 2007-10-18 02:25:00 | Vista will hopefully detect the same motherboard, so you should be alright. C2D uses the same socket as Pentium D, so it will fit physically... | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 602421 | 2007-10-18 10:49:00 | Just take the case side panel off and find out what the motherboard is and then do a google search on the motherboard/go to motherboard makers website and find out what it can take. :) I would also have 2 gig or more ram to run Vista,if you are thinking of gaming on it and get a better graphic card then what comes with the machine.:) |
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