W3YMN Wolfdale Dual Core kit, E5400, 2.70GB
K151N Wolfdale Dual Core kit, E7400, 2.80GB
F31F5 Wolfdale Dual Core kit, E7500, 2.93GB
H399J Wolfdale Dual Core Kit, E8400, 3.00GB
D923J Wolfdale Dual Core Kit, E8500, 3.16GB

F824K Yorkfield Quad Core Kit, Q8200, 2.33GB
099K1 Yorkfield Quad Core kit, Q8300, 2.50GB
80X97 Yorkfield Quad Core kit, Q8400, 2.66GB

Thanks for this Chris this is really great list again I thank you so much this is what I wanted to know .

Well wanted to add this bit of info ...I have succesfully upgraded my Dell Inspiron 537 MT to the max

Specs are as follows ....

Dell Inspiron 537 MT (Piano Black)

Antec 530 Watt PSU

Intel Core 2 Quad 8400 2.66 GHz

4 GB OCZ Gold Series DDR2 PC2-6400 (800) MHz

EVGA GeForce 8800 GT Superclocked Edition 512MB DDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamers 5.1

So if there was any doubt about upgrading this machine I am proof that it can be done :emotion-1:

hello stang94,

so how do you like your upgrade?, I got  the same  'puter , plan to upgrade it in the future when my warranty expires.

 $ figures on upgrades ? (ballpark) . thx.

Hi there chaarmn I am very happy with my upgrades as for multi-tasking I couldnt ask for a better set-up and gaming I have no problems running all newer titles along with some of the classics . Now for the 2nd part of question (price) this is or should say was my ballpark prices on equip.

Dell stock Inspiron 537 MT ::Bought from wal-mart  http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=12168241#Specifications

Antec 550 Watt Power Supply ::Bought from Newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371020

Intel Core 2 Quad 8400 2.66 GHz Processor ::Bought from Microcenter http://www.microcenter.com/index.html

4 GB OCZ Gold Series DDR2 PC2-6400 (800) MHz ::Bought from Microcenter http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0264254

EVGA GeForce 8800 GT Superclocked Edition 512MB DDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card ::Bought from Newegg  (as of now they do not have a listing for it anymore ) I had purched it for a my Dell E510 which I ran for awhile in that until I upgraded to the new computer ) here is same thing just different manufac. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133291&cm_re=8800gt-_-14-133-291-_-Product

Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamers 5.1 ::Bought from Bestbuy http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8014935&st=soundblaster&lp=4&type=product&cp=1&id=1156203598230

Hope this helps you and many others with same machine also without Chris From above post non of this would of came true for me again I give chris a shout out for helping me and good luck to others

Do you have to upgrade the power supply to go with the Q8400?  I have the same computer and would like to do some video editing with it.  Stang94 you upgraded the graphics card was that because you needed for gaming? My 537 is bone stock right now running Vista 64bit.  I need to upgrade because I just bought an hd camcorder and would like to edit some videos but don't want to buy anything that's not needed.  Any info you or anyone else can give would be great.

TIA,

Jamar

looking at the recommended processors, i assume an e6600 core 2 duo would work fine?

Hi, Desperately need to upgrade system on a tight budget. Was wondering if this processor: 

Intel BX80571E5700 Pentium Dual Core E5700 Processor - 3.00GHz, , Socket 775, 2MB Cache, 800MHz FSB, Wolfdale, Dual Core, would be compatible with the Dell Inspiron 537MT. Thanks in advance! 

Brandon

I am also interested to know if the Pentium Dual Core E5700 will work with the Inspiron 537. It has nearly identical specs, besides speed, compared to the e5400, but was released in 2010. Will the bios support a processor released a year later?