Dell Dimension 4700 Processor Upgrade

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Both should be compatible, see the following, listed under Compatible Products:-

http://ark.intel.com/products/27733/Intel-915G-Graphics-and-Memory-Controller

Prior to installing the processor, you need to upgrade the BIOS to the latest version A10, when support for newer processors was added.

Bev.

I put the 670 in my 4700.  Works fine except the fan runs a lot higher speed and more noise.  Only an issue running late at night when everything else is quiet.  I have not tried some of the fan tricks described in other threads.

I have seen info suggesting that although the Intel chipset may support certain hardware or capabilities,  Dell does not always enable or support those capabilities in the rest of the motherboard

sorry for the lack of formatting on my previous post. pasted from Wordpad so I can post on other relevant forums

For Anyone with Same Problem: my old Windows XPSP3 Dell Dimension 4700 "project" computer upgraded to max of 4G RAM on OEM Mobo (0M3918), BIOS A10 (the very last revision). generally listed compatible CPU upgrades "supported" for this system are all Pent 4 HT 5xx, with various other sporadic reports of 6xx working. my results: Pent 4 HT 520: (OEM) no 64bit support, i never even tried W7 or W8.1 Pent 4 HT 541: ($5 ebay) successful W7 64bit, successful W8.1 32bit, fails W8.1 64bit due to lack of "PreFetchW" capability Pent 4 HT 631: ($5 ebay) attempted w 2 different chips (SL94Y and SL96L): would not boot - i have to assume this cpu is incompatible w my system. this is a "Cedar Mill" (65nm architecture) not "Prescott" (90nm) Pent 4 HT 662: ($20 ebay) same as for 541: again no "PreFetchW" support. so .. I doubt any compatible CPU for my system will support W8.1 64bit. as near as I can tell, the only way to verify a CPU's full capabilities are to actually install the CPU and run "Coreinfo.exe". this is also confusing as downloading Coreinfo to desktop then R-clicking it to "run" opens a cmd window for only a split second then it is gone. I was able to keep Coreinfo open by Start>Search>"run">"cmd">C:\Users\(your user name)_ at the blinking underline cursor fill in EXACTLY: "C:\Users\(your user name)\Desktop\Coreinfo.exe then hit [enter]. this all seemed a bit redundant but it worked (remember - I tinker but I am certainly no coder or system administrator). PreFetchW is toward bottom of list and will have a " - " (not supported) or a " * " (supported). I could not find specific information regarding this capability anywhere on any search, including Ark-Intel. i could only verify this using Coreinfo. I was using a W7 "Upgrade" license and a "Full Retail" W8.1 (no attempt at W8 at any time). I also did a complete hard drive wipe w DBAN. All of this is really so I can help my mom with her W8 computer - I want to get familiar w W8-8.1 so when I have her hold her iPhone facing her monitor w FaceTime running, i can see what she's doing and already have some W8 problem-solving experience. this is my poor-man's version of remote assistance. i hope this helps anyone with a skill level similar to mine