Upgrading Processor

[bpatters69]

Hello,

I would like to upgrade my processor. The spec on it is:

The 423-pin socketed microprocessor, shown in the previous illustration with the heat sink attached, includes the following features:
? Intel® Pentium® 4 microprocessor with integrated 8-KB first-level cache

? Secondary (L2) cache with integrated 256-KB at full processor speed

? Associated circuitry
The socketed microprocessor inserts into the ZIF connector mounted on the system board. A clip secures the heat sink to the connector.

The computer is a Dell 8100. Right now it has a P4 1.33GHZ processor.

Link to Dell Spec on CPU


According to the documentation, the board supports:

Intel® Pentium® 4 microprocessor that runs at either 1.30, 1.40, 1.50, 1.70, 1.80, or 2.0 GHz

Would my board support:

Xeon P4

Or

Regular P4

Does a CPU upgrade make sense? I have started capturing video which is really bogging down my PC. Any comment on the XEON vs. the other processor that I linked?

Thanks, Bill

 

[theMan]

if you have the cash, you should upgrade your entire comp. i dont think youll see too much of an improvement.

 

[CreativeTom]

Originally posted by: theman
if you have the cash, you should upgrade your entire comp. i dont think youll see too much of an improvement.

I agree...and depends what you are looking for, but I don't think I would go with Dell again. I think maybe building your own would be the cheapest idea, and don't use Intel again.

 

[bpatters69]

Oh. Even though the board supports up to a 2.0 processor? Or is the fact that the bus is slow (or some other bottlneck) will not allow any performance increase?

Agree on the Dell. Never again. They have proprietory cases which only allow certain boards. Not that cases are that expensive but why buy a case if you don't have to. I guess Dell does not see it that way.

 

[theMan]

the thing is, it might be an little improvement over your current system, but you will still notice that it sucks, and you will be sad that you wasted your money on it.

 

[Valkerie]

just upgrade the whole system

Celeron D or Sempron should be fine