DIMENSION E520 compatible cpus

Question

Hi everybody, I've been trying to find out exactly which cpu's are compatible with this dimension e520  model as I want to upgrade, but I 've been having trouble with it. (Pentium D 2.80Ghz currently installed) For instance, the dell website says these are compatible: Intel® Pentium® 4 Intel® Pentium® D Intel® Core™ 2 Duo <ADMIN NOTE: Broken link has been removed from this post by Dell> But today, I tried a Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E7500 , and it did n't work, ie fans turned on but no post (cpu is fine took back to shop they tested it then i re-installed old cpu) I know that some people have installed e6600 & q6600 & q6700 cpus but now they are quite old and more expensive.   Please, does anyone know, or know where, I can find a complete list of compatible cpus for this machine? Help! :)

shesagordie · Answer

Tim888 See if the posts HERE and HERE can help. Bev.

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