I have an old Dell XPS-T (I think.) desktop. It has a 500MHz Pentium 3 and 750MB RAM. Can I replace the CPU with a faster one without changing anything else? I think 1GHz should be fast enough for Win XP. As it is, Win XP runs ok, but it takes several minutes for it to boot and go through all of the start-up programs. I am knowledgable about hardware, so if possible, give me the details.
Thanks.
2006-12-15 01:47:41 · 5 answers · asked by chonudi 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
BTW, I increased the RAM to 750MB from 512MB because a friend had some extra DIMMs.
I just built a new PC for about $300, so I don't want to invest too much money into this old one.
2006-12-15 01:55:09 · update #1
you have a Pentium 3 most likely its a Socket 370 (there have been some slot 1 models); when you open your computer case do you see what looks like a cart w/fan & heatsink attached to its side (slot 1) or a fan & heatsink on top of the processor (Socket 370)?
If you have a Socket 370 you can to a high degree of certainty upgrade to a 1ghz Pentium 3.
2006-12-15 03:32:06 · answer #1 · answered by φζα 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-11 09:37:08 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The type of motherboard and speed of its front side bus (FSB) will determine if you can put a better processor in it, and what type. The FSB of the processor must be the same as the motherboard, and the processor and motherboard has to have the same type of socket. There's different socket types e.g. socket 775
2006-12-15 01:59:41 · answer #3 · answered by Sporadic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do like Microsoft did on their 45,000 computers, so they run upto 50X faster!!! Grab http://pclinuxos.com
I run on Dells, Gateways, and white boxes, anything left on the curb, by folks who don't think "GREEN", and so, these are running Linux, now, extremely FAST!!!!!!
2006-12-15 02:14:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can buy extra ram....my bf has a dell and is always saying he needs to buy more ram...call up dell or a comp place and ask how much ram your comp can be given...might be expensive.
2006-12-15 01:50:27 · answer #5 · answered by vet/tech/turned/nurse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋