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Dell Dimension 9150 Processor Upgrade
Hi!
I own a Dell Dimension 9150 and it has a Pentium D processor, 2.8Ghz.
Dell.com support lists: Processor, 80547, PENTIUM D SMITHFIELD FOR DESKTOPS..., 820 SKT-T, Male
What is the highest and/or best upgrade remaining for the Pentium D processors?
Where are some of the best places to shop at a relatively afforded price besides eBay??
I've read so many messages but still confused.
Found out that it may be Pentium D 840, 3.2GGhz but noticed that some people state that there are higher processors available such as Pentium D 930, 945 or 950.
Intel's website is Very confusing as it doesn't necessarily list the most meaningful info and there's variations within each processor class.
I plan to keep (hopefully!) the computer for another 1-3 yrs (?), have upgraded storage to 2 1TB HDDs, maxed out memory to 4G (though WinXp will only recognize 3..5G) and still has 370W PSU with Graphics card, 256, Radeon, X600 MRMGA+.
Would like to upgrade processor for video work that I perform.
Did not notice a sink fan on top of processor but will verify! Will I need one? Any particular thermal glue to help??
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
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May 23rd, 2009 13:00
MrMojo1
You should be able to upgrade to a Pentium D 960 3.6GHz
It's a passive heatsink and uses the case fan inside the shroud.
As you intend to reuse the heatsink, you should plan on cleaning it's base and reapplying thermal compound to the processor.
Directions for cleaning and applying thermal compound, are HERE.
You only need a small tube of thermal compound, this can be purchased from any computer store.
Check out the Pentium D procesors HERE
Bev.
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January 19th, 2012 08:00
PhotonSzym
Yes.
Prior to installing the processor, check that you have BIOS Version A04, or higher installed, because with this version, support for newer processors was added.
The Pentium D 945 3.4GHz should work, as will the Pentium D 930, 940, 3.2ghz and 950 3.40GHz.
Bev.
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May 30th, 2009 14:00
nissse
Pentium D 960 3.6GHz.
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May 30th, 2009 14:00
I'm about to upgrade as well. Have an Dimension 9150 (st: 6HJ7W1J) it has an Pentium D 820 with upgraded bios to A07.
According to the manual it support both Pentium 4 and Pentium D with 800 MHz or 1066 MHz FSB. It also supports (1 &) 2 MB in cache.
I've bought a Pentium EE 965 it has 4 MB cache and 1066 MHz FSB.
When I try to install the processor the lights 3,4 lights up (memory error) and it stops booting.
I suspect that either it can't handle the clock speed or the cache.
So I want to be sure before I go and buy another processor in the 900 series
Intel Pentium Desktop processor family chart
Intel Pentium 4 processor family chart
Comparison between Pentium D 820,840,960,965
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January 19th, 2012 08:00
Both of these have 4MB of Cache...
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January 19th, 2012 08:00
So does this mean that a Pentium D 960 3.6GHz 800MHz FSB processor will work? will a Pentium D 945 3.4GHz ?
Thanks,
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shesagordie
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March 18th, 2014 22:00
username314
Appreciate the heads up on the Pentium D 945.
Bev.
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December 10th, 2014 06:00
I know this question is a year old but i found a lot of info out there saying a Pentium D 960 would work, but found no one who could provide first-person post-upgrade confirmation. So ...
CONFIRMING: i just upgraded an a old XPS 400 (aka Dimension 9150) to a Pentium D 960 [SL9AP]. Also added a $75 SSD (Adata SP900) and got rid of the original GPU w/Hypermemory in favor of a $30 NVIDIA w/1GB DDR3 RAM. It's obviously not a gaming rig but it runs very well for everyday use.
Well worth it.
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December 10th, 2014 06:00
rpupkin
Appreciate the info,.
Bev.
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December 10th, 2014 07:00
This 2009 thread has been locked due to it's age, if you have a similar issue, please use the 'New Post' feature at the top of this page and start a new thread.
Bev.