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Can I upgrade my CPU??

legoman0

legoman0

legoman0

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(From my other thread Grand Theft Auto - Slowwwwwwwwwww)

I have a Dell Dimension 9200, have upgraded GFX card to ATI 5770, 4gb ram, but CPU is now bottlenecking everything.

So..... am I able to upgrade my processor, if so what should I get for about £120??

Here's the CPU-Z report -

CPU-Z TXT Report
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Binaries
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CPU-Z version 1.53.1

Processors
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Number of processors 1
Number of threads 2

APICs
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Processor 0
-- Core 0
-- Thread 0 0
-- Core 1
-- Thread 0 1

Processors Information
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Processor 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 2 (max 2)
Number of threads 2 (max 2)
Name Intel Pentium D 945
Codename Presler
Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.40GHz
Package (platform ID) Socket 775 LGA (0x2)
CPUID F.6.4
Extended CPUID F.6
Core Stepping C1
Technology 65 nm
Core Speed 2394.1 MHz
Multiplier x FSB 12.0 x 199.5 MHz
Rated Bus speed 798.0 MHz
Stock frequency 3400 MHz
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, EM64T
L1 Data cache 2 x 16 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Trace cache 2 x 12 Kuops, 8-way set associative
L2 cache 2 x 2048 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes
FID range 14.0x - 17.0x
VID range 1.116 V - 1.324 V


Chipset
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Northbridge Intel P965/G965 rev. C1
Southbridge Intel 82801HH (ICH8DH) rev. B0
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 4096 MBytes

Memory SPD
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DIMM # 1
SMBus address 0x50
Memory type DDR2
Module format Regular UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Samsung (CE00000000000000)
Size 1024 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC2-4300 (266 MHz)
Part number M3 78T2953CZ3-CD5
Serial number F147709B
Manufacturing date Week 43/Year 06
Number of banks 2
Data width 64 bits
Correction None
Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 3.0-3-3-8-11 @ 200 MHz
JEDEC #2 4.0-4-4-11-15 @ 266 MHz
JEDEC #3 5.0-4-4-11-15 @ 266 MHz

DIMM # 2
SMBus address 0x51
Memory type DDR2
Module format Regular UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Corsair (7F7F9E0000000000)
Size 1024 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC2-5300 (333 MHz)
Part number VS1GB667D2
Number of banks 1
Data width 64 bits
Correction None
Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 3.0-3-3-9-12 @ 200 MHz
JEDEC #2 4.0-4-4-12-16 @ 266 MHz
JEDEC #3 5.0-5-5-15-20 @ 333 MHz

DIMM # 3
SMBus address 0x52
Memory type DDR2
Module format Regular UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Samsung (CE00000000000000)
Size 1024 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC2-4300 (266 MHz)
Part number M3 78T2953CZ3-CD5
Serial number F1477074
Manufacturing date Week 43/Year 06
Number of banks 2
Data width 64 bits
Correction None
Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 3.0-3-3-8-11 @ 200 MHz
JEDEC #2 4.0-4-4-11-15 @ 266 MHz
JEDEC #3 5.0-4-4-11-15 @ 266 MHz

DIMM # 4
SMBus address 0x53
Memory type DDR2
Module format Regular UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Corsair (7F7F9E0000000000)
Size 1024 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC2-5300 (333 MHz)
Part number VS1GB667D2
Number of banks 1
Data width 64 bits
Correction None
Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 3.0-3-3-9-12 @ 200 MHz
JEDEC #2 4.0-4-4-12-16 @ 266 MHz
JEDEC #3 5.0-5-5-15-20 @ 333 MHz
Monitoring
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Mainboard Model 0WG855 (0x00000170 - 0x005930A0)

Hardware Monitors
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Hardware monitor Radeon HD 5770
Temperature 0 48°C (118°F) (GPU Core)


DMI
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DMI BIOS
vendor Dell Inc.
version 2.5.3
date 11/22/2007

DMI System Information
manufacturer Dell Inc.
product Dell DXP061
version unknown
serial 7V89K2J
UUID 44454C4C-56001038-8039B7C0-4F4B324A

DMI Baseboard
vendor Dell Inc.
model 0WG855
revision unknown
serial ..CN708296A5A4AD.

DMI System Enclosure
manufacturer Dell Inc.
chassis type Tower
chassis serial 7V89K2J

DMI Processor
manufacturer Intel
model unknown
clock speed 3400.0 MHz
FSB speed 800.0 MHz
multiplier 4.5x

DMI Port Connector
designation USB1 (internal)
port type USB
connector Access Bus (USB)

DMI Port Connector
designation USB2 (internal)
port type USB
connector Access Bus (USB)

DMI Port Connector
designation USB3 (internal)
port type USB
connector Access Bus (USB)

DMI Port Connector
designation USB4 (internal)
port type USB
connector Access Bus (USB)

DMI Port Connector
designation USB5 (internal)
port type USB
connector Access Bus (USB)

DMI Port Connector
designation USB6 (internal)
port type USB
connector Access Bus (USB)

DMI Port Connector
designation USB7 (internal)
port type USB
connector Access Bus (USB)

DMI Port Connector
designation USB8 (internal)
port type USB
connector Access Bus (USB)

DMI Port Connector
designation ENET (internal)
port type Network Port
connector RJ-45

DMI Port Connector
designation MIC (internal)
port type Audio Port
connector Mini Jack (headphones)

DMI Port Connector
designation LINE-OUT (internal)
port type Audio Port
connector Mini Jack (headphones)

DMI Port Connector
designation LINE-IN (internal)
port type Audio Port
connector Mini Jack (headphones)

DMI Port Connector
designation HP-OUT (internal)
port type Audio Port
connector Mini Jack (headphones)

DMI Extension Slot
designation PEG
type A5
populated yes

DMI Extension Slot
designation SLOT1
type A5
populated no

DMI Extension Slot
designation SLOT3
type A5
populated no

DMI Extension Slot
designation SLOT4
type PCI
width 32 bits
populated no

DMI Extension Slot
designation SLOT5
type PCI
width 32 bits
populated no

DMI Extension Slot
designation SLOT6
type PCI
width 32 bits
populated no

DMI OEM Strings
string[0] www.dell.com

DMI Physical Memory Array
location Motherboard
usage System Memory
correction Single-bit ECC
max capacity 4096 MBytes
max# of devices 4

DMI Memory Device
designation DIMM_1
format DIMM
type DDR
total width 64 bits
data width 64 bits
size 1024 MBytes

DMI Memory Device
designation DIMM_3
format DIMM
type DDR
total width 64 bits
data width 64 bits
size 1024 MBytes

DMI Memory Device
designation DIMM_2
format DIMM
type DDR
total width 64 bits
data width 64 bits
size 1024 MBytes

DMI Memory Device
designation DIMM_4
format DIMM
type DDR
total width 64 bits
data width 64 bits
size 1024 MBytes


Graphics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of adapters 1

Graphic APIs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

API ATI OD5
API ATI I/O

Display Adapters
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Display adapter 0
Manuf. API index 0
Display name \\.\DISPLAY1
Name Radeon HD 5770
Codename RV840
Technology 40 nm
Memory size 1024 MB
Memory bus width 128 bits
GPU ref clock 27000
PCI device bus 1 (0x1), device 0 (0x0), function 0 (0x0)
Vendor ID 0x1002 (0x174B)
Model ID 0x68B8 (0xE147)
Performance Level 0
Core clock 157.0 MHz
Memory clock 300.0 MHz


Software
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Windows Version Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) Ultimate Edition (Build 7600)
DirectX Version 11.0

Cheers
 
The board is A 965 which was launched with the Core 2 Duo range, so in theory it should work with older cpus, but it will depend if Dells BIOS has support for this.

Try the Dell website and check if there is any BIOS updates for your machine available.
 
As RJC says its should be ok with any of the older ( but still very capable ) Core 2 processors. Be on the lookout for an E6300 ( 1.86 version ), E6400 or an E6600 :)
 
I doubt you can upgrade to anything with a Wolfdale core. One of my dells with a 965 chipset does not.

This makes the fastest CPU available option is a E6700 (which it may not even be possible), although it would be a still be a significant upgrade, it is still pretty old technology. It will cost you about £40 for the CPU.

If you have a budget of £120 I would consider upgrading the motherboard and CPU if your dell case allows.
 
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