upgrade Dell Vostro 200

Hi 8hercules,

The CPU upgrade is a frequently discussed topic, so I'm just going to provide a link. Here's a thread on CPU options.

On the video card upgrade, it depends on which case you have. The mini-tower takes full sized cards. Is that what you have?

8hercules

Assuming that you have the Vostro 200 MT and not the so-called, SlimLine version.

The 300w PSU should work fine with either of the Geforce video cards listed in your post, I have an Inspiron 530 MT, that is the same as the Vostro 200 MT and have been running a GeForce 9400 GT video card without any issues using the default 300w power supply.

If you wish to upgrade the power supply, most generic standard ATX power supply units can be installed, with either a 24-pin or 20+4-pin main motherboard power connector, with or without the on/off switch.

You should be able to buy a compatible power supply from either a local or online computer store.

Note: You require a power supply with four SATA power connectors.

The following Core 2 Duo processors are compatible:-

Wolfdale Core 2 Duo, E8400, 3.0GHz, 6MB, 1333FSB, 65W, E0 
Wolfdale Core 2 Duo, E8500, 3.16GHz, 6MB, 1333FSB, 65W, C0
Wolfdale Core 2 Duo, E8600, 3.33GHz, 6MB, 1333FSB, 65W, E0

Prior to upgrading the processor, check that you have BIOS Version 1.0.16, installed when support for new Intel CPU's was added.

Bev.

The 5670 and 6670 cards are about as powerful as the 8800GT but use much less power and are compatibile with your power supply.

I think it's a minitower : height 36 cm , with 17.5 cm , depth 41 cm .

8hercules

You have a Vostro 200 Mini Tower and not the Slimline version.

Bev.

The old power supply has the fan placed vertically  at the back of the case.  New power supply has the fan inside of the case horizontally . Are they compatible with my old case ?

Why I require 4 SATA conectors ? The computer has only one drive and one dvdwriter .

Why I require 4 SATA conectors ? The computer has only one drive and one dvdwriter .

The old power supply has the fan placed vertically  at the back of the case.  New power supply has the fan inside of the case horizontally . Are they compatible with my old case ?

The 8500 GT card has enough space in my minitower ? I saw in a picture on Google the card  is much longer than the pci express slot  assuming it will get over the  power cable jack  of  the  hard drive and dvdwriter . Does somebody  tried to put a 8500 GT card in a Dell vostro 200 minitower ?

I wished to say  the data cable 's jack of the drive . ( the jack of the cable wich came from the motherboard to harddisk )

I wished to say  the data cable 's jack of the drive . ( the jack of the cable wich came from the motherboard to harddisk )

The 8500 GT card has enough space in my minitower ? I saw in a picture on Google the card  is much longer than the pci express slot  assuming it will get over the  power cable jack  of  the  hard drive and dvdwriter . Does somebody  tried to put a 8500 GT card in a Dell vostro 200 minitower ?

Wich is the maximum memory  for Dell Vostro 200 ? In the manual from Dell site it is 4 Gb but  in Everest Ultimate Edition the maximum memory is 8 Gb .

Hello I have a computer dell vostro 200 with a 300 W power supply . I need to upgrade the processor and the video card . Now the computer has a core 2 duo E 4400 processor and a geforce 8500 GT video card . The computer has also a tv tuner , 3g ddr2 sdram.and a Sata 2 drive 7200rpm. The upgrade will be a core 2 duo E 7500 processor and a Geforce 8800 GT  ( or a Geforce 8800 GTX ) . The question is what power supply I need for the upgrade ? And another question is if any of core 2duo processor  ( including core 2 duo 8500 ) is compatible with the motherboard ?  Thank you .