upgrading a dell

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ckfordy

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i want to upgrade my dell thats in my sig. is it possible to put a faster processor with 64 bit in there. in the bios it says 32 bit not enabiled but i cant enable it so i beilve that my processor is not 64 bit. and can i take that green funnel thing on it and the cpu fan and trash that and just put a heatsink on and a fan on top of it. and i want to upgrade the graphics card my powersupply is a 305 watt and it says 12V rail A and B so does that mean that i have dual rails. it says it has 18 amps on each rail for a total of 36. now i was thinking of getting a 6800 gt would i have to upgrade to a better powersupply. and i am going to sell my ram on ebay and get 2 gigs of good ram cause my samsung ram has a latency of a 4 or 5. now would i be better off building a computer with a amd in there with a 6600 gt128 mb for now and getting a new graphics card when directx 10 comes out and will direct x 10 be backword compatible so i can use the videocard to play direct x 9 games. does hyperthreading make a difference with gaming at all will i notice a difference with multitasking does it make much of a difference.

any help is apprecitated.
 
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well dells are pretty hard to upgade, let me tell u. first things first. i wuld not reccomend putting a new heatsink and fan onto ur dell mobo because i doubt it will fit, u can check first but i doubt it.

then i also doubt that ur psu is dual rail becuase dell psus are crap and for the average system dell users are building then u dont need a dual rail.

u might be better off just building a new comp with an amd processor and then upgrade as u go along, if are a gamer then try and get rid of ur dell.
 
Dells are hell to upgrade. Dell sure doesn't like you fooling around inside of their computers. I'd build a whole new computer.
 
bigsaucybob said:
well dells are pretty hard to upgade, let me tell u. first things first. i wuld not reccomend putting a new heatsink and fan onto ur dell mobo because i doubt it will fit, u can check first but i doubt it.

then i also doubt that ur psu is dual rail becuase dell psus are crap and for the average system dell users are building then u dont need a dual rail.

u might be better off just building a new comp with an amd processor and then upgrade as u go along, if are a gamer then try and get rid of ur dell.
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ok thanks ill probably build a computer cause i am a gamer. can you guys help with that. i dont need a soundcard, harddrive, and optical drive and operating system. i want it to be as cheap as possible like max 700 with shipping. i would like it to be dual core but it doesnt have to be. ill probably start with a 6600 gt and buy a better videocard down the road. i am not going to overclock at all. i want some good ram with good timings. thanks for the help.
 
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ckfordy said:
i dont need a monitor and i am keeping it.
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Can I have your old RAM? I can't find anywhere to buy it at a reasonable price because no other computers use it besides Dells.
 
Usually if you ask dell what your computer can be upgraded to. If you cant get a 64 bit proc, then you would have to get a new mobo, so you would have to find one that fits, get a new dell or someother new computer. Adding a new power supply wouldnt be to hard though. Oh and be very careful with capability!
 
bebopin64 said:
Can I have your old RAM? I can't find anywhere to buy it at a reasonable price because no other computers use it besides Dells.
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sorry im going to be putting the whole computer up on ebay when i get a new computer. but how much do you guys think it is worth i upgraded the ram from 512 to 1 gb from 400 mhz to 533 mhz. and i will be putting my old souncard back in soundblaster live 24 bit. the ram cost me 100 dollars on ebay.

oh and bebopin64 check on ebay for ram for your dell. and make sure if you have ddr and ddr2.
 
Apathetic said:
Usually if you ask dell what your computer can be upgraded to. If you cant get a 64 bit proc, then you would have to get a new mobo, so you would have to find one that fits, get a new dell or someother new computer. Adding a new power supply wouldnt be to hard though. Oh and be very careful with capability!
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ya i googled dell powersupplies and mine is fine it can use any 24 pin powersupply. but i will probably end up buying and building a new computer.
 
ckfordy said:
sorry im going to be putting the whole computer up on ebay when i get a new computer. but how much do you guys think it is worth i upgraded the ram from 512 to 1 gb from 400 mhz to 533 mhz. and i will be putting my old souncard back in soundblaster live 24 bit. the ram cost me 100 dollars on ebay.

oh and bebopin64 check on ebay for ram for your dell. and make sure if you have ddr and ddr2.
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I found out that RAM is quite cheap on pricewatcg. $120 for 2GB. or up your computer to 1GB for $30. you could probly get more than that back on a higher selling price.
 
bebopin64 said:
I found out that RAM is quite cheap on pricewatcg. $120 for 2GB. or up your computer to 1GB for $30. you could probly get more than that back on a higher selling price.
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ok thats good to know. by the way what happended to your x2 sli computer.
 
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