Precision 530 upgrade from Dual Xenon 1.7Ghz to the fastest possible

You already have the fastest Foster Xeons CPUs, your motherboard can accept. To get Prestonia class CPUs (1.8 - 3.0 GHz) you need to upgrade your motherboard to 3N384:
http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=pw_upgrade&message.id=3959

Message Edited by How2do on 01-06-2005 11:31 AM

i just buy a workstation precision 530mt and i have dual Xeon 2.0ghz (256k) some people put 2.8ghz with 512k cache (still on 400mhz bus). Ask Intel the chipset of the board its intel 860. If you know the answer plz email me, i want to know too what is the maximum i can get.

Oops! I forgot that there is a 2.0GHz Foster CPU:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=51055&item=6711614464&rd=1

I had no idea there were different motherboards for hte 530!!!

How do I find out what version I have and what speed CPUs it supports?

Run

SiSoftware Sandra ( http://www.sisoftware.net/) and select "CPU and BIOS Information"

or

CPU-Z utility ( http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php)
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DELL Precision 530 - "The best Precision 530 on the earth .."
2.8GHz Dual Intel® Xeon Processors with Hiperthreading
1024MB PC800 ECC RDRAM @ 2x400MHz (40 ns)
DualView 18.1" IBM T85D and 17" Dell UltraSharp 1704FPV (1280 x 1024) LCD Screens
nVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4600 128MB
Promise FastTrak S150 TX4 Controller
SATA150 4xRAID0 (74GB, 10,000RPM, 8MB cache) WD Raptor Hard Drives
Liteon LTD163 16x DVD-ROM Drive
Sony DRU-710A DVD±RW/±R/CD Double Layer Burner
PCMark2002 results:
CPU Score: 6740
Memory Score: 5492
HDD Score: 2055

Message Edited by How2do on 01-27-2005 12:31 PM

What do I need to upgarde to the two 2.0ghz cpu from one 1.4 ghz cpu.

Do I have to reinstall the os as well?

When looking in the box I notice a slot next to the cpu what is that for?

Found out what the slot is for

where do i get a VRM ?

Or should i just buy a used 530 and forget upgrading this one?

I'm going to open up a nasty can of worms, ask what it will take to replace the dual Xeon systemboard with an aftermarket (AMD) systemboard.  Does the powersupply have standard connectors?  I don't mind making custom connections for the front panel connections but has anybody else tried this?

Message Edited by How2do on 01-27-200512:31 PM

Message Edited by HEAVYDUTYDESIGNS on 08-27-200607:16 AM