upgrading the processor

I need some advice on upgrading my processor on my dim 4400. I already know that i can't go any faster than 400mhz fsb. I was wondering what is the fastest running gigaherts the chip can be that this certain system will accept. Currently it has a pentium 4 1.60 gigahertz w/ 640mb (1 512, 1 128) of ram. If someone could help me out on this issue it would be greatly be appricated

The fastest available is the 2.8/400.

Thanx Alot. I appreciate the help :-)

Yes, it will.

so will the computer read the p4 2.8 as a full 2.8 or 2.6? Thanx for the advice on the Celeron

Yes, it does matter. The Celeron has only 1/4 the L2 cache of the Northwood P4, and that hobbles it - figure on a 2.8 Celeron performing about on par with a 2.0-2.2 GHz P4.

There are 2.8 P4s and Celerons - the former is not as common. If you have to choose, take a 2.6 P4 over a 2.8 Celeron.

Earlier this week, Newegg.com had the 2.8 P4/400 in stock for a reasonably good price (about $170).

does it matter if its pentium 4 or celeron because i heard that there was. someone told me that 2.6 for the pentium and 2.8 for the celeron. Is that true?

Check out the Dimension - Upgrade Hardware forum for CPU upgrades.

http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board?board.id=dim_upghw

There are several of us, including myself, that have recently taken the plunge and upgraded our CPUs.  I would advise against going the Celeron route, too.  The forum is 'littered' with recent CPU upgrade tips.

Good luck,

B4runo

DIMM 4400 ~//~ BIOS – A06, date 6/12/02 ~//~ Win XP Home Edition, SP2 ~//~ Pentium-4 2.8 GHz ~//~ 1 GB DDR SRAM PC2100 ~//~ 80 GB 7200 RPM Ultra ATA Hard Drive ~//~ Iomega 80GB USB 2.0 External HDD ~//~ XFX GeForce FX 5700LE 128MB DDR 8X AGP w/ TV & DVI ~//~ 17”, 1702FP Digital Flat Panel Display ~//~ Belkin F5U508 USB 2.0/Firewire PCI card

 

It won't take a P4, so you're limited to Celeron and P3 CPUs - if you are at or near 1 GHz, there's little room for upgrades - the max is a 1.4; it's not worth the cost of a new CPU for an increase you'll likely never notice.