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need to upgrade my processor for a Dell Dimension 2400

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The specs of my computer are

Processor
Type : Intel Celeron 2400 MHz
Package : mPGA-478
Manufacturer Codename : Northwood
Clock Speed : 2392 MHz
Clock Multiplier : 24.0
Front Side Bus (FSB) Speed : 400 MHz
L2 Cache Size : 128 KBytes Stepping : D1
Trace Width : 0.13
Microcode : 21h
Instruction Sets : MMX, SSE, SSE2

Motherboard
Manufacturer : Dell Computer Corp.
Model : 0K5148 Rev. A01
CPU Slot/Socket Type : mPGA-478
Chipset Vendor : Intel i845G Rev. A1
Bios Manufacturer : Dell Computer Corporation
Bios Version : A05

I also have 1512 in Ram. I want to make my computer Vista Compatible, and it seems i need a better processor, and also i want a faster computer so this works out.

I want the best processor for this motherboard, can you please give me info in which processor works best for me?

I found in http://www.newegg.com
Intel Pentium 4 2.8 Northwood 2.8GHz Socket 478 Processor Model RK80532PE072512 – OEM
or
Intel Pentium 4 2.4B Northwood 2.4GHz Socket 478 Processor Model RK80532PE056512 – OEM

do you think this 2 processors, will work on my motherboard? or do you suggest a different processor. Also will i experience more performance?

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the two options i have are FSB: 533MHz.

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mine currently is FSB 400MHz..
so that is something i am not sure about

OK the only potential problem here is the M’Board

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But you should be able to replace any Celeron 478 with a Pentium 478 without a problem. I would be looking at the faster of the 2 and if you want to look up the technical Specs they can be found here

http://tinyurl.com/5onxn

As for making the system Vista compatible that’s an entirely different story but as the world and M$ needs [b]Paying Beta Testers[/b] you are welcome to try. Just remember to report any problems to M$ so that they can fix their faulty code in further Patches or Services Packs that they release for this version of Windows.

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This Link My Help you In deciding which processor to get

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http://www.ascendtech.us/itemdesc.asp?ic=MB4DELL2400UNV&eq=&Tp=

Read the spec part at the bottom!

Mmm – after 16 months he’ll be glad you posted …

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If he hasn’t already bought a complete new computer in the last year, that is. 😉

I’m glad he posted!

In reply to Mmm – after 16 months he’ll be glad you posted …

The questions posted here are often shared by many searchers. The answers can be useful long after the original hardware is obsolete (As in my case! :0)

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