Dell and most other OEMs generally lock down the BIOS so as not to permit overclocking. I believe it is only possible on some higher end gaming systems. The Dimension E521 is not considered a gaming system.
There is always a possibility, however it is not easy. Since I was able to do it, other Dell PCs could be overclocked as well, I need to know which processor you have, find (I am on the phone now) and install CPUZ, it will provide all necessary information. If you processor has unlocked multipliers - the answer is YES. So if you still interested please post your motherboard, CPU and chipset models here, I will look into this.
I cannot advice on eBay buying strategy, have no clue here, I guess you want free shipping and ability to return. The best here would be creating new topic and ask how to choose a seller.
Next regarding serials/model numbers. There are 3 models for the 6000+:
I started looking into this situation already, however what I understood is that you have some type of AM2 AMD processor, most likely Athlon, the strongest (not yours) is 6000+ Athlon and this is weak processor judging by CPU benchmark charts. My question first, run CPUZ, it will say your processor name, chipset model and family, I found already your motherboard model. The hope (overclocking) is there, but you might have to be one of the first doing it in Dell. Also which operating system you have?
Quick question, I just checked eBay for possible processor upgrades - there are plenty more or less cheap alternatives to overclocking, the 6000+ costs around 50 USD, I have to look which strongest CPU is supported by your Dell. Your current CPU has cpu benchmark of 502, 6000+ is 1594, which is 3 times stronger - this is the big difference, now we need to find out which is the strongest CPU reported supported by your Dell. Upgrading CPU is simpler than overclocking. Make your decision - overclock or upgrade CPU. Once again, I said that overclock may be possible, however it may not! This will take a lot of time - I did not see straight answers yet on Internet. For CPU upgrading you will need additional purchase of the CPU cooler, since stronger processor is warmer.
HI,I have a forum called extreme overclocking that i go to that has a lot of good info,like you say a better CPU would be the easiest and safest way because these take it kinda personal when you mess with their innards.
With info you gave me i will root around on the internet and see whats out there,just changing the CPU is not that hard
you just have be careful when you do,what just thought about while typing this to check and see what a DELL with a 6000+ will do for speed as from what i gathered you can only increase your speed by overclocking about 10%.
Well, so I will check which is the strongest CPU supported by your Dell. Second, overclocking can increase efficiency of CPU by more then 10%, in my case I went from about 60 FPS on Battlefield 3 to about 80 FPS with overclocking - about 30%! But it required serious cooling upgrades, you have to look also if costs justified the means as well.
HI,kisianik,I was just looking at the overclocking of my DELL E521because as people have said this is not the best in
the PC,looking at getting a better one after the first the year prices of some electronics are supposed to be coming down a little more.
While sitting here typing on PC a thought ran thru my little mind,if i was to get newer PC with a 2TB HDD could i partition it and put FIREFOX on 1TB and WIN 7 on another 1TB or would that be more trouble then it is worth.
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Hi Videottt6,
Dell and most other OEMs generally lock down the BIOS so as not to permit overclocking. I believe it is only possible on some higher end gaming systems. The Dimension E521 is not considered a gaming system.
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December 14th, 2012 18:00
There is always a possibility, however it is not easy. Since I was able to do it, other Dell PCs could be overclocked as well, I need to know which processor you have, find (I am on the phone now) and install CPUZ, it will provide all necessary information. If you processor has unlocked multipliers - the answer is YES. So if you still interested please post your motherboard, CPU and chipset models here, I will look into this.
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December 20th, 2012 10:00
I cannot advice on eBay buying strategy, have no clue here, I guess you want free shipping and ability to return. The best here would be creating new topic and ask how to choose a seller.
Next regarding serials/model numbers. There are 3 models for the 6000+:
Option 1. 125 watt. AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ - ADX6000IAA6CZ (ADX6000CZBOX). eBay link. This one is not for you, it runs too hot.
Option 2. 89 watt. AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ - ADV6000IAA5DO (ADV6000DOBOX). eBay link. This one has 3.1 GHz, but only 1 MB cache.
Option 3. 89 watt. AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ - ADA6000IAA6CZ (ADA6000CZBOX). eBay link. This one a bit slower than Option 2 at 3.0 GHz, very little difference, but has 2 MB cache, which is much better - clear winner from 3 options.
And his is the list of all Athlon 64 family, just to take a look, don't go there, it will confuse you.
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file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Admin/My%20Documents/Downloads/cpu-z_1.62-setup-en%281%29.exe
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HI,I do not know if i have done this right as i have not gotten down pat copy&paste yet still working on it,thanks
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December 15th, 2012 17:00
I started looking into this situation already, however what I understood is that you have some type of AM2 AMD processor, most likely Athlon, the strongest (not yours) is 6000+ Athlon and this is weak processor judging by CPU benchmark charts. My question first, run CPUZ, it will say your processor name, chipset model and family, I found already your motherboard model. The hope (overclocking) is there, but you might have to be one of the first doing it in Dell. Also which operating system you have?
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December 15th, 2012 22:00
HI,I tried to send CPUZ scan but it would not let me here is what is on scan.
AMD ATHLON 64 3200+,SOCKET AM2,FAMILY F-4 REVISION(DH-F2),TECH90NM,CORE VID(1.350v)
I have a NVIDIA GeFORCE 7300GS GPU,(G72) A-3 MEMORY 256MB.
OS. IS WINXP,SP3
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HI,I thought that there was a clip board in WINXP,but it appears to be missing or does not exist anymore.
Where did go or how do i get it back.
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December 16th, 2012 02:00
Well i rooted around in my PC and found out it was hidden in MICROSOFT WORD,it appears to have 24 items stored
in it now all have to do is figure out how to cut,paste© to it.
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December 16th, 2012 09:00
Quick question, I just checked eBay for possible processor upgrades - there are plenty more or less cheap alternatives to overclocking, the 6000+ costs around 50 USD, I have to look which strongest CPU is supported by your Dell. Your current CPU has cpu benchmark of 502, 6000+ is 1594, which is 3 times stronger - this is the big difference, now we need to find out which is the strongest CPU reported supported by your Dell. Upgrading CPU is simpler than overclocking. Make your decision - overclock or upgrade CPU. Once again, I said that overclock may be possible, however it may not! This will take a lot of time - I did not see straight answers yet on Internet. For CPU upgrading you will need additional purchase of the CPU cooler, since stronger processor is warmer.
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HI,I have a forum called extreme overclocking that i go to that has a lot of good info,like you say a better CPU would be the easiest and safest way because these take it kinda personal when you mess with their innards.
With info you gave me i will root around on the internet and see whats out there,just changing the CPU is not that hard
you just have be careful when you do,what just thought about while typing this to check and see what a DELL with a 6000+ will do for speed as from what i gathered you can only increase your speed by overclocking about 10%.
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December 16th, 2012 17:00
Well, so I will check which is the strongest CPU supported by your Dell. Second, overclocking can increase efficiency of CPU by more then 10%, in my case I went from about 60 FPS on Battlefield 3 to about 80 FPS with overclocking - about 30%! But it required serious cooling upgrades, you have to look also if costs justified the means as well.
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HI,kisianik,I was just looking at the overclocking of my DELL E521because as people have said this is not the best in
the PC,looking at getting a better one after the first the year prices of some electronics are supposed to be coming down a little more.
While sitting here typing on PC a thought ran thru my little mind,if i was to get newer PC with a 2TB HDD could i partition it and put FIREFOX on 1TB and WIN 7 on another 1TB or would that be more trouble then it is worth.
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December 18th, 2012 10:00
FireFox is internet browser and WIN7 is operating system, you comparing apples and chicken?!
The best bet would be finding (checking today) the fastest processor which your Dell supporting, getting this from ebay and be happy.
What is the purpose of your upgrade quest?
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December 18th, 2012 11:00
I was just going to see what i could get away with,checked on processors and it appears one from a 6000+ may plug
into my mobo.
The problem i am having right now is getting a look at owners manual to see how and what fits on MOBO of a
e521 6000+ my current socket is a m2 so if the 6000+ has a m2 socket then i should be able to upgrade to a 6000+
processor,the psu should be large enough to handle the upgrade.