Hi Elmonty,

This link should be helpful http://dell.to/1jbJ94j let me know if you need anything.

Thank you for the response. The link you sent me lists a lot of possible processors. However, the information below, was also posted in the feed. My computer has a 300 watt power supply which leads me to believe that my mother board may be the FoxConn G33m02. How can I verify what model my motherboard is?

The FoxConn G33m02 motherboard does not support any Core 2 Quad processors, only Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual-Core and Celeron processors and the maximum memory supported is 4gb.

Dell sold two versions of the Foxconn G33M motherboard, the G33m02 and G33m03, that are essentially identical except for the power regulation section of the motherboard.

The G33m02 is a depopulated (cheaper) version of the G33m03 board which only has 6 voltage regulator IC's as opposed to the 11 voltage regulators on the DG33m03.

To support Core 2 Quad processors, you need a Foxconn G33m03 motherboard and a 350w power supply.

The fastest processor the G33M02 motherboard will support is the Wolfdale Core 2 Duo, E8600, 3.33GHz, 6MB, 1333FSB, 65W.

Prior to installing the processor, check that you have BIOS Version 1.0.15, or higher installed, when support for new Intel CPU's was added.

Bev.

Hello again. I was able to verify that my motherboard is the Foxconn G33M02.

Here is other information I found about my computer:

OS Name    Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version    5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer    Microsoft Corporation
System Name    ATWR-0CDA7312FE
System Manufacturer    Dell Inc.
System Model    Inspiron 530
System Type    X86-based PC
Processor    x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 13 GenuineIntel ~2394 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date    Dell Inc. 1.0.18, 2/24/2009
SMBIOS Version    2.5
Windows Directory    C:\WINDOWS
System Directory    C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device    \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale    United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer    Version = "5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)"
User Name    ATWR-0CDA7312FE\ATWR
Time Zone    Eastern Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory    3,584.00 MB
Available Physical Memory    1.65 GB
Total Virtual Memory    2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory    1.96 GB
Page File Space    7.45 GB
Page File    C:\pagefile.sys

Intel (R) Pentium (R) Dual CPU

E2220 @2.40GHz

2.39 GHz.  2.75GB of RAM

Physical Address Extension

What would be the cost for the fastest processor that is compatible with my system?

Elmonty

The G33m02 motherboard does not support Core 2 Quad processors, only Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual-Core and Celeron processors.

The following processors are supported by the G33m02 motherboard:

Intel Pentium Dual-Core 2140 (1.6 GHz, 800 MHz FSB)

Intel Pentium Dual-Core 2160 (1.8 GHz, 800 MHz FSB)

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200(2.5 GHz, 800 MHz FSB)

Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 (1.8 GHz, 800 MHz FSB)

Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 (2.0 GHz, 800 MHz FSB)

Wolfdale Core 2 Duo, E5200, 2.5GHz, 2MB, 65W, M0

Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 (1.86 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB)  65nm

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 (2.13 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 (2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (2.66 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB)

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 (2.80 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB)

Wolfdale Core 2 Duo, E8400, 3.0GHz, 6MB, 1333FSB, 65W, E0  45nm

Wolfdale Core 2 Duo, E8500, 3.16GHz, 6MB, 1333FSB, 65W, C0

Wolfdale Core 2 Duo, E8600, 3.33GHz, 6MB, 1333FSB, 65W, E0

Conroe E6850, 3.0G, 4MB, 1333FSB, G0

Conroe E6700, 2.66G, 4MB, 1066FSB, B2 Conroe E6600, 2.4G, 4MB, 1066FSB, B2

Wolfdale E5700 3.0GHz 65W Dual-Core

 Prior to installing the processor, check that you have BIOS Version 1.0.15, or higher installed, when support for new Intel CPU's was added.

Regards to cost, all the above processors are EOL [aka obsolete], an excellent place to locate and buy these processors from, is eBay

The largest processor is the Wolfdale Core 2 Duo, E8600, 3.33GHz, 6MB, 1333FSB, 65W.

 As you intend to reuse the heatsink, plan on cleaning it's base and reapplying thermal compound to the processor.

Directions for cleaning and applying thermal compound, are HERE.

Only need a small tube of thermal compound is needed, this can be purchased from any online, or local computer store.

Bev.