Vostro 200 CPU Upgrade

Am I wrong or are you talking two different CPU speeds?  The E6700 runs at 1066mhz where as the E5700 runs at 800.  How would that be possible?

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[quote user="yossarianlives70"] Bev. & Unstablemable et al   I think I am wimping out on the E6700 3.2 ghz because Dell's newest BIOS for the Vostro 200, 1.0.16 was release on 4/27/2010 and according to wikipedia the 3.2 ghz E6700 was released on May 30, 2010, so I don't see how it could be supported despite what the guy on newegg said.  Darn.   From wikipedia article: Pentium E6700         * SLGUF (R0)     3.2 GHz     2 MB     1066 MT/s     12×     0.85–1.3625 V     65 W     LGA 775     May 30, 2010     release date  Looks like it will be the e5700.   -Joe

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I hear ya, but I checked the speed tests and despite the passmark score the e5700 is only  a little behind the e6700 performance wise.  I don't think it is worth the risk.

[quote user="rdunnill"] [quote user="yossarianlives70"] Bev. & Unstablemable et al   I think I am wimping out on the E6700 3.2 ghz because Dell's newest BIOS for the Vostro 200, 1.0.16 was release on 4/27/2010 and according to wikipedia the 3.2 ghz E6700 was released on May 30, 2010, so I don't see how it could be supported despite what the guy on newegg said.  Darn.   From wikipedia article: Pentium E6700         * SLGUF (R0)     3.2 GHz     2 MB     1066 MT/s     12×     0.85–1.3625 V     65 W     LGA 775     May 30, 2010     release date  Looks like it will be the e5700.   -Joe

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I hear ya, but I checked the speed tests and despite the passmark score the e5700 is only  a little behind the e6700 performance wise.  I don't think it is worth the risk.

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Installed the E5700 today and I have been using it all day with no issues.  Wow, I went from a Celeron 440 to this E5700, and it makes quite a difference!

Thanks to Bev. and Unstablemable and et al for the helpful info.

-Joe

Joe.

That's great, pleased to hear the upgrade to the E5700 went well.  :emotion-21:

Bev.

I just upped the BIOS  as well and was able to go up to an E8600 I found in a dead machine at work.  This processor works flawlessly and I have no excess heat and fan noise issues.  Needless to say, it is also extremely fast now.  

I compiled a list of all processors that should work in this system From the Celeron-D, Pentium Dual-Core and Core2Duo families.  Included are FSB, L2 cache, core speed and presence of Virtual Technology (VT).  Core2Quad is omitted but all Core2Quads should work as they are all Kentsfield and Yorkfield cores and all are LGA775.

All data was collected and collated from cpu-world's online database.  Many upgrades from the stock CPUs (especially the Celerons) can be gotten off eBay for a very reasonable price these days.  I apologize for the crummy formatting, it's a cut-n-paste from excel.

Spec# Core FSB Speed L2Cache

Celeron D (single core)

E1200 Allendale 800 1600 512K

E1400 Allendale 800 2000 512K

E1500 Allendale 800 2200 512K

E1600 Allendale 800 2400 512K

E3200 Wolfdale-3M 800 2400 2M VT

E3300 Wolfdale-3M 800 2500 2M VT

E3400 Wolfdale-3M 800 2600 2M VT

E3500 Wolfdale-3M 800 2700 2M VT

Pentium Dual Core

E2140 Allendale 800 1600 1M

E2160 Allendale 800 1800 1M

E2180 Allendale 800 2000 1M

E2200 Allendale 800 2200 1M

E2210 Allendale 800 2200 1M

E2220 Allendale 800 2400 1M

E5200 Wolfdale-3M 800 2500 2M

E5300 Wolfdale-3M 800 2600 2M VT

E5400 Wolfdale-3M 800 2700 2M VT

E5500 Wolfdale-3M 800 2800 2M VT

E5700 Wolfdale-3M 800 3000 2M VT

E5800 Wolfdale-3M 800 3200 2M VT

E6300 Wolfdale-3M 1066 2800 2M VT

E6500 Wolfdale-3M 1066 2933 2M VT

E6600 Wolfdale-3M 1066 3067 2M VT

E6700 Wolfdale-3M 1066 3200 2M VT

E6800 Wolfdale-3M 1066 3333 2M VT

Core2Duo

E4200 Allendale 800 1600 2M

E4300 Allendale 800 1800 2M

E4400 Allendale 800 2000 2M

E4500 Allendale 800 2200 2M

E4600 Allendale 800 2400 2M

E4700 Allendale 800 2600 2M

E6300 Conroe 1066 1867 2M VT

E6320 Conroe 1066 1867 4M VT

E6400 Conroe 1066 2133 2M VT

E6420 Conroe 1066 2133 4M VT

E6540 Conroe 1333 2333 4M VT

E6550 Conroe 1333 2333 4M VT

E6600 Conroe 1066 2400 4M VT

E6700 Conroe 1066 2667 4M VT

E6750 Conroe 1333 2667 4M VT

E6850 Conroe 1333 3000 4M VT

E7200 Wolfdale-3M 1066 2533 3M

E7300 Wolfdale-3M 1066 2667 3M

E7400 Wolfdale-3M 1066 2800 3M

E7500 Wolfdale-3M 1066 2933 3M

E7600 Wolfdale-3M 1066 3066 3M VT

E8190 Wolfdale-6M 1333 2667 6M VT

E8200 Wolfdale-6M 1333 2667 6M VT

E8290 Wolfdale-6M 1333 2833 6M VT

E8300 Wolfdale-6M 1333 2833 6M VT

E8400 Wolfdale-6M 1333 3000 6M VT

E8500 Wolfdale-6M 1333 3167 6M VT

E8600 Wolfdale-6M 1333 3333 6M VT

Core2Quad - All C2Q processors should work

My Vostro 200 works very well with Win 7 64 bit and 4 gig of RAM - 

Looking now to upgrade the proc to give it some more longevity, has anyone had much luck with the quads? Your exp and any advice would be appreciated.

Did you use the stock Dell cooler or what was supplied by Intel, aftermarket, etc....

Thanks ahead of time.

I've stress tested the C2D E8600 (fastest Core2Duo from this whole family )and the stock cooler never spun up enough to notice.  The stock cooling IMHO is fairly adequate.  Any of the quads should work well with it and is worth the shot.  If it's loud when under load, then investigate an upgrade.  The replacement of the heatsink might be very intense as it may require you to pull the board to replace the mounting backplate for the heatsink, therefore, I'd take the 'wait n see' approach.  Make sure ou use a good thermal compund like Arctic Silver 5 and you should be set.

If you are looking for longevity, you may not have to pay the premium that a C2Q will run you.  Any of the higher clock or higher FSB C2D CPUs will perform admirably for you, especially if you aren't using apps that are multi thread intensive.  If you aren't, I'd value clock speed over number of cores.  Any of the Wolfdale-6M E8xxx or Conroe E6x50 CPUs will really perform with the higher 1333Mhz FSB and 4 or 6 MB L2 cache.

Bugsy

My Vostro 200 works very well with Win 7 64 bit and 4 gig of RAM -  Looking now to upgrade the proc to give it some more longevity, has anyone had much luck with the quads? Your exp and any advice would be appreciated. Did you use the stock Dell cooler or what was supplied by Intel, aftermarket, etc.... Thanks ahead of time.

Hi all,

I've been trying to upgrade the cpu in my vostro 200 to the fastest supported cpu and am running into problems.

After doing a fair amount of research, on the basis of several discussions I found on this forum where people have said that an E8600 works, I bought an E8600.

I have a Vostro 200 with bios 1.0.16 (dated 09/20/2008)

Motherboard: G33M02 with CPU-Z reporting the model as 0CU409

Chipset:  Intel P35/G33/G31 Rev. A2

Southbridge: Intel 82801IR (ICH9R) Rev. 02

RAM: 4x Kingston KVR800D2N6/2G DDR2-PC6400 400 MHz CL6 2048 MB sticks for a total of 8GB

Currently running a Core 2 Duo E6300; I've tested a E2160 from another system in it and that works too.

When I put the E8600 in and turn the computer on, the fans run at high speed for a few seconds then the system resets and the process repeats.

here is my CPU-Z validation:

http://valid.canardpc.com/cache/banner/2136557.png

Can anyone think of a reason the E8600 won't work in my system?  Should I return it and get something else?  Should an E8500 work?

thanks!

1. I'll see about getting another power supply to test it with; good idea, I hadn't thought of that.

2. unfortunately I don't have another system that will support the E8600.  Maybe I can find a friend or colleague that does.

3. looking on dell's support site (and their main ftp/http file server) the latest bios I see for the vostro 200 is 1.0.16.

www.dell.com/.../DriverFileFormats

if there is a 1.0.17 bios, can you post a link to it?  I can't seem to find it.  I did find a bios for the Inspiron 530 (which supposedly has a motherboard that is pretty close if not the same as the vostro 200) that is 1.0.18, but i don't think trying that is such a great idea.

4. done...  nothing hanging loose...

i'll try the new power supply tomorrow and see...

Thanks!

Well, I can't check the motherboard revision right now but I do see that you are one version behind with your BIOS.  I know I'm running 1.0.17.  Here's a few things I'd check.

1.  Change out the power supply.  Although the power requirements on the new CPU aren't that much higher, the stock PS is fairly week.

2. If you can, check out the E8600 CPU in another system to make sure it really does work.

3.  More than all others, up the BIOS to 1.0.17

4.  Double check all your steps in rebuilding the hardware.  I've spent too many hours chasing phantom issues because I did something stupid like forgetting to plug something in.

Good luck!

Hi all, I've been trying to upgrade the cpu in my vostro 200 to the fastest supported cpu and am running into problems. After doing a fair amount of research, on the basis of several discussions I found on this forum where people have said that an E8600 works, I bought an E8600. I have a Vostro 200 with bios 1.0.16 (dated 09/20/2008) Motherboard: G33M02 with CPU-Z reporting the model as 0CU409 Chipset:  Intel P35/G33/G31 Rev. A2 Southbridge: Intel 82801IR (ICH9R) Rev. 02 RAM: 4x Kingston KVR800D2N6/2G DDR2-PC6400 400 MHz CL6 2048 MB sticks for a total of 8GB Currently running a Core 2 Duo E6300; I've tested a E2160 from another system in it and that works too. When I put the E8600 in and turn the computer on, the fans run at high speed for a few seconds then the system resets and the process repeats. here is my CPU-Z validation: http://valid.canardpc.com/cache/banner/2136557.png Can anyone think of a reason the E8600 won't work in my system?  Should I return it and get something else?  Should an E8500 work? thanks!

I concur Bev.  I was talking out of my posterior.  1.0.16 is the latest and it is what I have installed on both my Vostro 200s.  I also have the same G33M02 board and CPU-Z specs also match Charlie's specs.  My wife's V200 has the E8600 and my V200 has the E8400 (3.0Ghz).  I might suspect that your CPU is bad.

Best of luck!

Bugsy

Hi Bugsy,

No problem, I have an Inspiron 530 MT, as you probably know is a clone of the Vostro 200 MT with the same Dell/Foxconn G33M02 motherboard and I installed a Core 2 Duo E8400 without any issues after the BIOS upgrade.

Bev.

Hi Bev,

It is a Vostro 200 Minitower, not the slimline version.

The sSpec number is SLB9L.

The rest of the text that is written on the processor is:

Intel '06 E8600

Intel Core 2 Duo

SLB9L MALAY

3.33GHZ/6M/1333/06

Q820A593

I downgraded from 1.0.16 to 1.0.15; still didn't work.

I re-downloaded the 1.0.16 bios update and went back to 1.0.16 to see; still no luck.  

Sounds like the processor is bad...

is there anything else I can test before I send it back?

thanks,

Charlie