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CPU upgrade question

jahalpin · 2008-11-01 21:34:47

I'm currently using a Dell Dimension 9150 as my main PC. It currently has a P4 630 installed The chipset is an Intel i945. Would I be able to upgrade the CPU to a reasonable Core 2? The reason I'm asking is that certain places in the house are starting to resemble computer graveyards and I don't really want to add another…

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01-11-2008 10:34pm

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jahalpin

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I'm currently using a Dell Dimension 9150 as my main PC. It currently has a P4 630 installed

The chipset is an Intel i945. Would I be able to upgrade the CPU to a reasonable Core 2?

The reason I'm asking is that certain places in the house are starting to resemble computer graveyards and I don't really want to add another box to it

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#2 01-11-2008 11:59pm
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I'm nearly positive you would have to upgrade the motherboard for that also.

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#3 02-11-2008 12:47am
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Might be possible, you will have to research your motherboard a bit further, maybe update the BIOS, run CPU-Z to see what your exact spec is.

Have a read here for some ideas:
http://forums.slickdeals.net/archive/index.php/t-729489.html

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#4 02-11-2008 11:12am
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Nope, that board would accept c2d's or c2q's. New mobo is th eonly option im afraid

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