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Upgrading My CPU for Dell Dimension 4500

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by far_beyond_driven_4

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Hey Folks i currently want to upgrade my CPU but i not sure which one will be acceptable for my system and will i have to change my motherboard or anything like that.. I will display my system details below

Win Xp
Pentium 4 CPU 1.80GHZ,
1.79GHZ 768MB RAM
Sapphire Radeon 9550 256MB DDR Memory Graphics
I'm not sure what my motherboard is but its the basic factory one that comes with Dimension 4500. I dont think i can upgrade my Ram to anything more. i think thats the max for my motherbaord.. ! Much help and info would be greatly appreciated.! Cheers folks ! Dan

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by mtordik

I have a Dell 4500 and the max RAM upgrade is 1024MB or 1 gig. You have to buy two 512 mb chips. Check crucial.com.

Not sure about CPU upgrades though.

by wgharden

Hey Dan, saw your post re upgrading and I have a 4550 which can take up to 1Gb provided you get the correct mem arrangement. I was interested in your set-up 'cause I just bought a 9550 256Mb AGP card and when I install it my PC monitor is dead and PC won't boot up. Just wondered if you bought the dell 4500 with the card or upgraded it yourself. If you did upgrade, did you have a problem installing it? I've seen comments on the web suggesting that my 9550 board is incompatible with the 9550 card and / or my power supply unit (at 250W) is too small. Is your chipset an i845PE like mine? Any advise you could provide would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Bill Harden

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