CPU Upgrade

[JimJam]

I have a Dell Demension E310, and I'm upgrading basically everything. I know alot about computers until it comes to the CPU. So I'm turning to you guys. What is the fastest CPU that I can use on my machine?

System Specs:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim3100/en/sm/specs0.htm

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[Saber15]

MOS Technology 6510

[dkamm65]

Apparently your motherboard is a socket LGA 775, so any of these should work.

[maxxuss]

I would recommend this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037
But i'm not sure if it will work because it says in the documentation: Intel® Pentium® 4 with Hyper-Threading technology

NOTE: Not all Pentium 4 processors support Hyper-Threading technology.

Intel Celeron® D processors

So i'm not sure if that means only Pentium 4 processors and Celeron or not but I say its worth a shot.

[Marcem]

I would recommend this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037
But i'm not sure if it will work because it says in the documentation: Intel® Pentium® 4 with Hyper-Threading technology

NOTE: Not all Pentium 4 processors support Hyper-Threading technology.

Intel Celeron® D processors

So i'm not sure if that means only Pentium 4 processors and Celeron or not but I say its worth a shot.

I'd go for a quad core.

[General Nick]

Except I can't find anywhere that says it actually uses LGA 775 considering Pentium 4s used both 775 and 483.

[dkamm65]

Except I can't find anywhere that says it actually uses LGA 775 considering Pentium 4s used both 775 and 483.

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16813131586

Intel 915GV's use 775.

[qevil]

totally on topic:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229194
good buy?

[Starcraftman]

totally on topic:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229194
good buy?

If you don't know how to build your own computer, its an ok deal.
On topic: I would recommend not spending money to upgrade the dell because the its quite old and may not support newer processors. It also only has PCI and a PCIe x1 slot, which means you cannot get a new graphics card that doesn't completely suck. Manufacturers stopped making PCI graphics cards years ago, and there are only a handful of PCIe x1 graphics cards out there, and they are all TERRIBLE. Get a new computer.

[qevil]

If you don't know how to build your own computer, its an ok deal.

no, I don't.

[Starcraftman]

Well if you don't play graphics intensive games then its fine, but I did build a better computer for cheaper then what that one costs so its up to you.

[JimJam]

Yeah I just ran into the problem of having a x16 graphics card but only a x1 slot.
Gr.

[Miga]

DO NOT UPGRADE THE PROCESSOR.

I've upgraded the processor in my old Dell (Optiplex 320), it had a Socket 775 Intel Pentium 4 (3.0 GHz), when I bought a Core 2 Duo, the BIOS freaked out and didn't know what to do, and bricked the entire machine.

It wasn't just my PC either, it happened in my Mom's PC (same one as mine, but it worked afterwards).

You'll need a new motherboard if you want a new processor/CPU.

[JimJam]

http://www.orbitmicro.com/global/pexp16-sx-16-1-p-1648.html
I realize that'll make the graphics card not work at full potential, but would it work at all?

[General Nick]

Sane socket != Same architecture.

Core 2's and Pentiums are two different processor architectures just as the Core i# are different from Core 2's and Pentiums.