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June 17th, 2015 06:00
Motherboard question
I have a Dell Studio XPS 435T / 9000 and would like to upgrade my processor. I need to know what the name of my motherboard is though before I can find the right processor. The desktop was built back in 2009. The current processor is a Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67ghz.
Can anyone tell me what processors will fit the motherboard.
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speedstep
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June 17th, 2015 08:00
The latest Core series do not fit. Its a DELL Motherboard. Bios should be updated to latest BEFORE Changing CPU.
XPS 435T LGA1366 Desktop Motherboard N1996 RI0707 X501H
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Jim322
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June 17th, 2015 13:00
The 3.2 ghz is the most affordable, but will I see a faster increase? Secondly, Could I buy a different motherboard motherboard for a more powerful processor? If so, I'm assuming I will need to buy different types of ram sticks.
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rdunnill
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June 17th, 2015 22:00
If a regular ATX motherboard fits, you could install anything you want. Yes, you'd need new RAM.
speedstep
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June 18th, 2015 13:00
Don't be fooled by the MHZ myth. MHZ does not equate to gobs of speed increase.
Newer 4th Generation Core I7 cpus are faster because of a faster front side bus and ram as well as improvements to the cache and INTEL video structure as well as the PCI-E bus and chipset speeds.
Going from a 920 to a 975 is about 13 to 20 percent speed increase.
Getting a newer Dell Like a Precision T3500 would be more of a speedbump than the 975 and cost about the same amount of money.