can you change processors in dell computers

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i was wondering if i could change my 2.8 GHz with HT and upgrade it to a 3.2 or 3.4 and if i would notice any difference in performance
 
i was wondering if i could change my 2.8 GHz with HT and upgrade it to a 3.2 or 3.4 and if i would notice any difference in performance
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you can, but two things
1) It depends on the socket of you motherboard (the most the 478 will go to 3.4ghz)
2) your not going to see a big increase in performance by upgrading by 400mhz
 
k cause battlefield 2 is not running as good as it used to and i have 512 mb of ram should i upgrade and how much should i uprgrade to
i was thinkjing 2 or 3 gb
 
here are my system specs
dell 4700
pentium 4 2.8 with HT
512 mb of ram (upgrade to one or 2 gig)
160 gb harddrive
dvd player/dvd burner dual layer

and will those vidoe cards work with a 305 watt powersupply
 
AMD64 said:
k cause battlefield 2 is not running as good as it used to and i have 512 mb of ram should i upgrade and how much should i uprgrade to
i was thinkjing 2 or 3 gb
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dont upgrade to 3 gigs there is no point, at ELAST upgrade to 1GIG with another stick of 512(unless its 2x256 in there) or get 2gigs if you really want too, but i would just go with 1.
 
4700 it's not the 4700c is it ? Only the "c" model needs a half height card since the system is much smaller than the full size 4700 system.

Anyway, i did a look up on you system and it looks like your board should take pci-e. At the momnet it looks like you usng onboard graphics (no wonder its bad).
I recommend picking up a 6800
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125193
and as flame said grab some more ram.
either get
2x512MB (if your system currently has 2x256)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145480

or get 1x 512MN (if your system currently has 1 x 512MB already - which i doubt)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145026


Also note that the 4700 series desktop has a serious lack of fans and many people suffer heat issues when they upgrade the graphics. IMO you should add in some more ventilation in the form of 1 x 120mm fan of 2 x 90mm fan. This may require you to cut holes in your case
 
apj101 said:
4700 it's not the 4700c is it ? Only the "c" model needs a half height card since the system is much smaller than the full size 4700 system.

Anyway, i did a look up on you system and it looks like your board should take pci-e. At the momnet it looks like you usng onboard graphics (no wonder its bad).
I recommend picking up a 6800
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125193
and as flame said grab some more ram.
either get
2x512MB (if your system currently has 2x256)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ....com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145026


Also note that the 4700 series desktop has a serious lack of fans and many people suffer heat issues when they upgrade the graphics. IMO you should add in some more ventilation in the form of 1 x 120mm fan of 2 x 90mm fan. This may require you to cut holes in your case
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i have a 4700 and i am not using onboard graphics i have it switcehd to auto in the bios and i have 2x256 mb of ram
 
Suggest an upgraded psu to handke gfx card. think you have to get it from pc power & cooling.
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And there pin outs are different to other 20pin 24pin out of standard psu's so you'll have to get one to fit the dell. As you said pc p&c make the psus so there normally good. It maybe ok (i stress maybe), otherwise you'll have to do some sort of home made conversion?
see discussion on
http://www.computerforum.com/showthread.php?p=122822#post122822
which i think was with you amd64
 
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