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April 25th, 2008 17:00
Precision 380 + Core 2 Duo CPU
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I own a Precision 380 workstation and I currently have a Pentium IV 630 (3.0GHz with HT, 800 MHz FSB), and I got from a friend a Core 2 Duo CPU (2.13 GHz, 1066 MHz).
According to Intel, the 955 chipset supports some of the Core 2 Duo CPUs. Will this processor run in my system?
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ejn63
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April 25th, 2008 23:00
Almost certainly not - unless you can determine that Dell shipped those CPUs, chances are the mainboard/voltage regulators/BIOS won't support them.
Ratz
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April 29th, 2008 00:00
As stated by ejn63, that processor is not supported. The 380 came with:
Intel® Pentium® 4 (single core) (with Hyper-Threading technology)
Intel Pentium D (dual core) (no Hyper-Threading)
Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition (dual core) (with Hyper-Threading)
Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition (with Hyper-Threading)
Ratz
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Dell Precision 380 WorkStation,Tower, Pentium4 630 3GHz Prescott-2M 800, XP Pro SP2
BIOS Dell A08, MOBO Dell 0G9322 Intel Glenwood i955X Chipset
3GB, 667MHz, DDR2 SDRAM, ECC, 2x1G Crucial, 2x512 Infineon
Western Digital 800JD 80GB SATA-II 7200RPM, NCQ, 8MB Non-Raid (1st drive)
Hitachi HDT722525DLA380 250GB SATA-II 7200RPM 8MB Non-Raid (2nd drive)
Western Digital WD7500AAKS-00RBA0 16MB Non-Raid (3rd drive) awesome.
PCI Express x16 256MB Nvidia Quadro FX 3400 (6.14.11.6265 - nVIDIA ForceWare 62.65)
Mitsumi 1.44MB Floppy Drive Card Reader Combo
SONY DVD RW DRU-820A Optical Drive
PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8801 Optical Drive
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS PCI card
Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5750 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Conexant D850 56K V92 DFVc Modem
Dell 1907FP (Digital)
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lt7e7
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July 18th, 2008 09:00
I am also interested in buying a new processor for my Precision 380. Since Core 2 processors are not compatible with the original motherboard, I looked for alternatives and saw Pentium Dual Core E2220. Would anyone know if this works with the 380?
Tom
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July 18th, 2008 19:00
The VRM doesn't support anything beyond the 6x0 CPUs AFAIK.
So don't bother.
lt7e7
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July 20th, 2008 16:00
OK- thanks for the info. I'll put the upgrade on hold for now and change the entire motherboard later.
rambit
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November 6th, 2011 22:00
to whom it may now concern , PentiumD's work quite well - and seem more optimized for web browsing with better quality graphics than the single core HT P4 (check your BIOS setup to ensure HT enabled if still using the P4) ) however if you want to wake up this model system I suggest take advantage of onboard SATA raid array striping and add another same spec hard disk drive
UnsellingRat71
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February 16th, 2013 03:00
I've just rigged my Precision 380 with a Pentium D 3.00Ghz. It runs slightly better than the HT P4 3.6Ggz that came in the machine, but on the other side, I couldn't help but notice the instant increase in temperature, due to the cooling fan almost instantaneously attempting to turn into a jet engine at the slightest thought of opening a program. This has since been resolved with a couple of extra case fans, one on the front of the heat sink itself, secondly, another at the rear to suck everything through!
Happy upgrading people!