p3 processor

[siscim23]

I have a dell optiplex gx110 with a pentium 3, 667 mhz processor, and i want to kno what socket it has so that i can upgrade it.  How can i find that out?  And where exactly is the processor located?  I'm not sure if its underneath the metal piece next to the fan or not.  Thank You

[GX1_Man]

If you go to the Dell support site, you can enter your service tag number and find out exactly what was in that computer the day it was shipped and what is in it now, if different.


http://support.dell.com/support/index.aspx?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd


Let us know what you find out. Also on that site are the owners manuals, service manuals, etc. You won't be able to upgrade it very much. What are you trying to accomplish?

[siscim23]

ok i typed in the service tag, and found out... PROCESSOR, 80526, 667, 256, 133, FIBER CHANNEL, B0  im assuming the 80526 is the type, but i didnt see anything about a socket.  and do you know anywhere reliable i can buy a p3 processor?

[GX1_Man]

it will either be a slot 1 (long and rectangular with a LARGE heat sink affixed to it) or a socket 370, smaller and square. Did you look at the pictures in the manuals?

A P3 will only go to 1 Ghz, which will not show much of an improvement. eBay has lots of them, but let's determine what you are trying to do, how much RAM, what operating system, etc. There may be a better way to see a performance boost.

[siscim23]

i got the computer from a friend so i dont have any manuals with it, just the computer.  i have windows XP home and i just installed 512Mb of memory, which is the max the motherboard supports.  The heat sink is square and about 3 inches long, about an inch deep.

[GX1_Man]

Well it either looks like this:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/opgx110/en/sm/remmt.htm#microprocheat_sink_assy

or this:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/Systems/opgx110/ens/sm/remmt.htm#mphs_assy

What are you trying to do? (again)

[siscim23]

ok its the second one, the square one.  I want to upgrade it to a 1ghz processor because it is running slow now.  And i wanted to know if there was a place i could buy them online like a company, i want to buy a new one and i cant trust ebay too well.

[GX1_Man]

Yu need to check in the Dell forums and see what the maximum processor this machine can take is. It may be very close to that now. What program needs more horsepower than this?

http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums?category.id=optiplex

[siscim23]

for my ipod i have itunes which rips CDs at 4x tops, and i have a converter for movies that converts them so i can put them on my ipod, and it takes 4+ hours to convert a single movie at lowest quality, and for other people only an hour or so at better quality.  

[GX1_Man]

You would be better off with a faster machine, rather than trying to upgrade this and then finding out it will not do as well as you hope for.

For anyhing else other than this purpose and gaming this machine would do just fine.

You wanted brutally honest didn't you?

[siscim23]

yea i know itd be easier than upgrading, but i dont want to go out and pay a lot for a whole new setup yet, i just want to have this run a little better than it is.  and on the dell forum it gave me the information i needed.  the max processor is either 1ghz or 1.2ghz, bu the 1.2 needs an adapter i think, ill just go with the 1ghz.

[GX1_Man]

Good luck. Let us know how it turns out!  

That Tualatin upgrade is kind of pricey.