Optiplex 320 runs a Core2Duo e6700 with 1066mhz FSB

The e6500 did NOT work in the Optiplex 320.  Couldn't boot to bios -- just a black screen.  The e6500 is a newer Wolfdale cpu -- perhaps that's why it doesn't work?  Too bad, though, since I love how the e6500 performs in my other Optiplex 330 machines.

Oh well -- it was at least satisfying to find out that the e6700 worked in an Optiplex 320!

Now if someone can tell me how to make the 320 capable of Dual Channel memory -- that would be appreciated!  Bios shows only single channel capability, despite having matched pairs of 1gb sticks installed.

-D.

Hi

I also have Optiplex 320.

It has OTY915 motherboard and e2160 chip 

Found your item interesting as was thinking of better chip. but find no info for motherboard supported chips. What motherboard have you got installed?

How much improvement did you get? did you benchmark difference?  I am looking to upgrade on budget and need to be as sure as poss it will work.

Any info you have and prepared to share would be great

N 

Hi Nick-

The sticker on my Optiplex 320 motherboard says:  CN-0CU395-70821-752-E1KD, REV A00.

The improvement in overall performance was noticeable with the e6700, but I think the most critical thing for the Dell Optiplex 320 is to download the latest chipset drivers from ATI directly.  Back when the system still had an E2180 cpu installed (and running Windows XP Pro) that was what made the biggest difference in overall system responsiveness.

Let me know if you need any other information...

-Dan

This is great. I don't know how i haven't found this before. It's a year old! I had been searching for days and had given up. Good thing i searched again and found this. I own an optiplex 320 with a Pentium 4. The processor it has doesn't quite suffice for my needs. I wanted a core 2 duo but i didnt know if it would work. Good thing i found this. Will be very useful.

I apologize for bumping an old thread. But could it be possible for a core 2 quad to work too? such as the Intel® Core 2 Quad Q6700? It has the same FSB speed. Or is a quad-core just over the top for this hardware?

Stick with a Conroe family 800 MHz FSB chip and don't bother with anything higher. 

I'm currently running a Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz chip on mine with a slight overclock (900 MHz FSB for a 2.926 GHz clock) and I've benchmarked the CPU to be running faster than what PotterManDan claimed to have gotten to work in the Dell Optiplex 320 (Core 2 Duo E6700 2.6 GHz/1066 MHz FSB).  <---Don't know how he got that one to work because my computer freezes at anything above 910 MHz FSB.

Hope that helps.

Oh, thanks. Helps a lot.  I thought i'd never get a reply.

no problem.  which cpu did you decide on going with?

The one you listed. But i'm not going to be able to buy it any time soon. I just wanted to know what processor can work in there so i know what to get in the future when i can get it.

Hi do you think to board will allow this type of processor? (i've upgraded de BIOS already)

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Level 1 cache: 2x 32 kB

Level 2 cache: 2x 1024 kB

Type processor: Dual Core

Kloksnelheid bus: 1066 MHz

Kern: 2x Wolfdale

Max. vermogensverbruik: 65 W

Kloksnelheid: 2x 3200 MHz

Type: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E6700

Fitting: Intel 775

Thanks alot!

I am also interested like the rest of you guys in upgrading the processor in my 320. In response to the latest post that processor will not work with this computer because that processor has 45nm technology, while the board supports only 65nm technology. And looking at the responses above it seems that I can gather that the limit of the fsb is 1066Mhz and it only supports 65nm technology. Well its worth a shot I'll have to try and put the quad-core q6700 in it and see if it works.

Hi I'd like to upgrade my P4 proc in my 320 too. Did you manage to succeed with a quad core q6700?

tks

Also my question :)

I am looking for a gigabit network card for my optiplex 320.

Can anyone offer suggestions?

Thanks,

I have a optiplex 320 here, and as long as you update the BIOS, it will accept a 1333MHz processor, I have an e6550 in this computer, that i am typing one; and it is much faster than the pentium 4/D that i tried....