Can I use a processor that is not listed on the dell website for my 4700?

Question

I have built many customs systems. I just finished building a Home theater PC using a 775 socket motherboard.

I have a Dell 4700 with...
1.5 Gb of DDR2 400MHz ram
250 GB SATA Hard Drive
16x Dual Layer Burner
PCI-e Nvidia 6600 with 128 MB Ram
Pentium 4 520 (2.8 HT 800 FSB)
BTX 500 Watt PSU

Dell lists the compatible CPUs and the highes two they have listed are the 560 (3.6 HT 800 FSB) & 570 (3.8 HT 800 FSB). My CPU socket is a LGA 775.

It would be more cost efficent to replace the board and CPU, but I would rather keep the system as it is now.

I have custom built AMD machine with a Machspeed board, 1.5GB DDR (OC to 433 DDR), AMD 64 3700+ 2.2 (overclocked to 2.6 4300), 256 MB ATI PCI-e card and both these systems are pretty equivalent in FPS for games but the Intel blows it out when I am video editing.

I think a 3.8 would be a great upgrade by the end of the year to help keep my system current, plus it is 64 bit compliant.

I am looking at Tiger and New egg and it seems that the 6xx series pentium 4 775s are easier to find, can I use those?

Or on the ones listed above (560 and 570)

I have my xp backup stored on a partition of my hard drive and don't want to blow my system OS when I switch which is why I am favoring upgrading the CPU, til I custom build one with a dual or quad core in two years with Vista in mind

Answer 1

What is your question?

Answer 2

DELL sucks