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Dell 8200 Power Supply/Processor Help
Ok, I know I have posted this in the past, but I am getting serious about upgrading my processor in my Dell Dimension 8200. I have a Pentium IV 1.8Ghz processor running at 400mhz front side bus. I believe I can go up to a 2.8Ghz PIV running at the same 400FSB. Does anyone know the best place to get one of these? I just want to be able to pull the 1.8 chip out and replace it with the 2.8 one.
Also, I just added a new video card to my system, the PNY GeForce 6600 GT. It states the power supply minimum to be 300W. My Dell has a 250W power supply. The video card requires plugging into my power supply, so I have noticed the system is a tad bit louder now, probably because I have a 250W power supply. Because it is a Dell, I seem forced to purchase their branded power supply. The problem is I can't find them listed on their website. I know they have a 330W one, but it seems be lost on their site. Any help out there? Email me directly or post your response here.
jon
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Posted May 3rd, 2005 07:00
seems that the 2.8mhz fsb 400mhz and 3.06ghz fsb 533mhz are sort of hard to find.245
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Posted May 3rd, 2005 09:00
The 1.8 GHz 8200 will almost certainly have shipped with an 850 chipset, not the 850e, so it is limited to 400 MHz bus CPUs.245
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Posted May 3rd, 2005 17:00
My original order date for my Dell 8200 was March 1, 2002. How would I be able to tell if I have the 850 chipset or the 850e chipset? I believe I have the 850 which limits me to the 400FSB processors, but not sure. Any suggestions on finding out for sure? If I can upgrade my processor to 2.8, I would be happy with it, seeing that I currently am at 1.8ghz.
jon
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Posted May 3rd, 2005 17:00
enjin 63 is correct, forgot, the 8200 later models shipped with i850e , and the earlier ones with i850 that was limited to a fsb 400 processor245
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Posted May 3rd, 2005 17:00
K5Jon...
The 1.8Ghz 400Mhz processor you have was only offered on the 850 chipset. Also the 850(E) chipset was not offered until May 6, 2002. There is also a chipset utility on my "Chipsets/CPU" page of my website you can run to find your chipset.
You have a 850 chipset. You can upgrade to any 400Mhz processor including the 2.8Ghz 400Mhz processor. See my "Chipsets/CPU" page on my website and scroll down to where it says, "If you have a 850 chipset....." and you can find your cpu options and suppliers for your 8200.
You do not need a new power supply. Read my "Video Card Installation" and "Power Supply" page on my site.
for "Special Hyperthreading Bios" informationand file download for the 8200... click herefor 8200 support...visit my site...
Dell Dimension 8200
Pentium 4 - 3.06Ghz 533Mhz with/Hyperthreading Enabled
1024MB ( 1 Gig ) Samsung PC800 40NS RDRAM
2) 120GB ( Total: 240GB ) Western Digital Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drives w/8MB Cache
Promise FastTrack 100TX2 Raid (0) Array Card
256MB ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition Graphic Card
Plextor 52X/32X/52X CD-RW Drive - Black - 65 ms Access Time, 8 MB Buffer, Burn-Proof Technology
Liteon 16X DVD-Rom Drive
SmartDisk USB 2.0/Firewire PCI Card
Silencer 400 Watt ATX Power Supply
THX Certified Sound Blaster Audigy II Sound Card
Altec Lansing THX Certified ADA995 5.1 Dolby Digital 6 Speaker Surround Sound System
Dell Ultra Sharp 2000FP 20.1 inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor
Win XP Home
Microsoft Natural Multimedia Keyboard
Microsoft Wirerless Intellimouse Explorer/Blue Tooth technology
Microsoft Works and Office
Norton Symantec SystemWork and Firewall
LinkSys DSL-Firewall/Router
LOTS OF TOYS!Message Edited by SpongeBob_Sq_P_ on 05-03-2005 02:54 PM
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Posted May 3rd, 2005 21:00
Thanks Spongebob, I will check your site out. I remember checking it quite awhile ago, but lost the link and forgot about it. It was a rather informative site last time I was there.jon245
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Posted May 3rd, 2005 23:00
Thanks Herb for your posting. I dont feel so desperate to get a new power supply now. I had heard the stock 250W really performs at a max peak of 345W so my 250 should be fine. If you are running your 6800 on your 250w one, then I should be ok. I really am impressed with my 6600GT so far. I had the FX 5600 PNY 256MB one, and had the two year extended warranty on it, that expires the middle of this month, so I took it back and traded it straight across for the 6600 GT 128MB one, which is fine with me. I also had CompUSA throw in another 2 year warranty for free, and I got a $30 mail-in rebate. Not bad......
jon
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Posted May 3rd, 2005 23:00
I have to go along with everyone else that you don't need to upgrade your psu. My 6800 also says it requires "A 300W system power supply" but runs fine on my stock 250W. Your system's probably a little bit louder because of the 6600GT.
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Posted May 3rd, 2005 07:00
i suspect that your current psu unit will be adequate to power your 6600gt
why don,t ya get a 3.06 ghz fsb 533mhz processor, your 8200 can use fsb 533 p4,s.