Well i bought a Dell Dimension e520 about 3 months ago with a Pentium D 805 dual core, 1 gb of ram, an Nvidia 7300 LE video card, a 150 gb hdd,etc. Well anyways i want to upgrade my processor to a Core 2 Duo e6300 or e6400, I asked Dell about it and they said that my mobo supports Core 2 Duo so i could upgrade it, but thats all they can tell me besides it is at my own risk, and they dont recommend processor upgrades, and all the other crap trying to get me to just stick with what i have or send it back to them to upgrade it so they can charge me. What i want to know is do you think it will be really hard to upgrade this processor, and is it normal for people to upgrade the cpu in Dell comps? Also i need to know if after i install it do i have to change any settings whatsoever? Since it is the same socket (775) and i have a diagram that tells me how to install the new processor, i think it would go pretty good, i just need some advice........Thanks alot :D
2007-02-02 16:12:16 · 2 answers · asked by xxxshawn8xxx 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
First off, a bunch of people are going to tell you that Dells can't be upgraded because they use "special" Dell components. Don't listen to them. From the diagrams I have seen, it does not look like it will be too much trouble. I could give you further help, but it would be greatly helpful if you could provide some actual photos of the inside. Anyway, email me or instant message me if you want help. Also, I noticed which answer you selected as best yesterday, I hope you don't pay too much attention to what he said, he got a lot of things wrong.
2007-02-02 16:37:42 · answer #1 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any computer can be upgraded. Alot of people don't know what they are talking about.
2007-02-03 03:49:40 · answer #2 · answered by Nate H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋