Dell Dimension 9100 with Conroe?

[RoachycaL]

Hi guys,

As a few of you know I picked up a Dell Dimension 9100 chassis, PSU and fans from eBay but the seller did not want to co-operate. Finally after a month I recieved it. All I want to know is the Conroe CPU compatible with this dell board? Its a socket 775 motherboard with a HUGE heatsink. Would I need to upgrade the BIOS?

Thanks,

RoachycaL

 

[RoachycaL]

Hmm, thanks - By their drivers page (not sure if Im allowed to post it) there arent any BIOS updates, only a BIOS flash.

 

[RoachycaL]

Thanks, I just contacted a Dell technician who said that they dont support the Conroe. Is it possible for dell to bring out a new update that will allow the Conroe to work on this motherboard?

Thanks

 

[RoachycaL]

Thanks for the help so far, I'll see what I can dig up.

 

[RoachycaL]

The chipset is a 945P. I can also tell you it was shipped on 19/07/2005 and it was shipped to germany with these specs if anyone speaks german...

LIST - DIMENSION 9100 PREMIUM CLASS (D07
1 DIM 9100 531 (3.0GHZ)
1 GRATIS SPEICHER-UPGRADE AUF 1024MB (+512
1 INTERNET SPARVORTEIL - MONEY OFF -100 EU
1 MS LOGO AUFKLEBER FÜR WINDOWS XP
1 DOC DIMENSION 9100 GER/EUR CORD
1 1024MB DUAL CHANNEL DDR2 400MHZ (2X512)
1 3.5" DISKETTENLAUFWERK
1 80 GB SERIAL-ATA FESTPLATTE, 7.200 U/MIN
1 80 GB SERIAL-ATA, 7.200 U/MIN - ZWEITE F
1 DVD 5.1 POWER SOFTWARE (NO MEDIA)
1 SONIC SOFTWARE FOR DVD/RW+R (NO MEDIA)
1 16X DVD+/-RW & 16X DVD DRIVES
1 NO MONITOR
1 128MB PCI EXPRESS ATI RADEONTM X300 SE
1 SOUNDBLASTER LIVE 24-BIT SOUND CARD - SO
1 KONFIGURATION ENTHALT KEINE LAUTSPRECHER
1 KONFIGURATION OHNE MODEM
1 MAUS PAD MIT DELL LOGO
1 DELL 2 BUTTON USB SCROLL OPTICAL MOUSE
1 GERMAN (QWERTZ) - DELL QUIETKEY MIDNIGHT
1 MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL SP2 GE
1 GERMAN - MICROSOFT OFFICE 2003 PROFESSIO
1 PAINT SHOP PRO X STD - GERMAN
1 PAINT SHOP PHOTO ALBUM BASIC - GERMAN
1 ADOBE READER 6.0 - DEUTSCH
1 DELL ONLINE SUPPORT
1 DELL MEDIA EXPERIENCE 3.1
1 GERMAN - NORTON INTERNET SECURITIES 90 D
1 1Y CAR PARTS COST
1 SERVICE (STANDARD) : 1 J. ABHOL-REPARATU
1 OHNE SERVICE-ERWEITERUNG
1 CFI-GEWAHRLEISTUNG: GLEICHER ZEITRAUM WI
1 CFI EMEA SERVICE DIMENSION CUS KIT/DIB(O
1 TRANSFER MY PC(G01941)
1 DIMENSION ORDER - ÖSTERREICH

 

[RoachycaL]

Ok thanks

 

[RoachycaL]

Ok so guys, the last question is which CPU do I get for it to get the maximum power out of this dell? Ive been told the CPU's supported in the motherboard are:

Smithfield CPU's and Prescott CPU's. Basically I need to know

Which ones better?
Why is it better?
Which is more cost effective?
And what are the equivelants of these if I was buying AMD?

Thanks guys.

RoachycaL

 

[RoachycaL]

Thanks for the help