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    Inspiron 1420 cpu upgrade

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by idiotpilot, May 23, 2009.

  1. idiotpilot

    idiotpilot Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm buying my girlfriend a refurbished 1420, and it comes with a dual core pentium (Blehc!). What C2D chips am I able to swap into this thing? Thanks!
     
    idiotpilot, May 23, 2009
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  2. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    Pentium Dual-Core isn't that bad.. What's the computer going to be used for?

    This page has a kind of list of processors you can use.
     
    namaiki, May 23, 2009
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  3. idiotpilot

    idiotpilot Notebook Evangelist

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    Eh, you're right. It will suffice... for now. She will mainly be using it for internet tasks. She might start doing some light gaming soon, in which case i will stick in a t8300 and tweak the graphics a bit. Thanks a lot for the link, it was very helpful.
     
    idiotpilot, May 23, 2009
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  4. raduque

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    Depends on the Pentium Dual-Core. The one I have is Penryn based - it's a C2D with some of it's cache missing, and it performs like one. Which is, of course, the important part.
     
    raduque, May 24, 2009
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  5. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    It depends on your chipset. Download CPU-Z and look at the "Mainboard" tab. The chipset will be on there, most likely PM or GM and some numbers.
     
    Mastershroom, May 24, 2009
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  6. JohnByeBye

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    Most likely you won't notice any difference between that T4200 and a 2.0GHz C2D, such as the T5800 or T6400.

    If you are speaking of the Inspiron 1420, it uses the PM965 chipset. It's time for an upgrade. -_-
     
    JohnByeBye, May 25, 2009
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  7. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    In that case, it can use any Core 2 Duo Socket P with FSB of 667MHz or 800MHz, up to the T9500, which is 2.6GHz/800MHz/6MB L2 cache. You might also be able to use the Core 2 Extreme X9000, but it's got a higher TDP (45W compared to 35W), and is meant more for overclocking purposes, which you can't do on a 1420.
     
    Mastershroom, May 25, 2009
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  8. JohnByeBye

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    A while back I saw someone selling a 1420 on eBay with the X9000. That is way out of my price range and completely unnecessary. I'll probably invest in a T8300. I regret selling the other T8300 with my Studio 15, lol.
     
    JohnByeBye, May 25, 2009
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  9. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    The T8xxx series are good. Pretty much on par with the T9xxx; you'll probably never notice the difference.
     
    Mastershroom, May 25, 2009
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