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    Inspiron Upgrades

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by susilo1982, Jul 2, 2008.

  1. susilo1982

    susilo1982 Newbie

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    Just asking a few little things.
    Can I upgrade My Inspiron 1420 DC Processor to C2D Proc & Graphic From GMA X3100 to Nvidia 8400?
    Info :
    Processor : Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU T2330 @ 1.60GHz
    Graphic : Intel GMA X3100

    Need Help on this.
     
    susilo1982, Jul 2, 2008
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  2. MegaMan X

    MegaMan X Notebook Evangelist

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  3. Duct Tape Dude

    Duct Tape Dude Duct Tape Dude

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    You can probably upgrade your processor somewhat, it's a Socket P.
     
    Duct Tape Dude, Jul 2, 2008
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  4. millermagic

    millermagic Rockin the pinktop

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    The CPU you can upgrade.

    The video card ... maybe ... On the 1420, the x3100 (and) Nvidia 8400 are soldered onto the motherboard.

    If you feel comfortable swapping the motherboard, it shouldn't be too hard. The only thing that you might run into is a different heatsync for the 8400 motherboard.

    Your best bet (and cheapest) is ebay. When I checked yesterday for 1420 motherboards with 8400, there were 2 or 3. You can also look up vostro 1400.

    I should also note that this will void your warranty
     
    millermagic, Jul 2, 2008
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  5. Duct Tape Dude

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    Perhaps you'd be better off getting a barebones computer, with a processor, monitor and GPU, and just transfer over your RAM, HDD, wireless, etc. It's more of a DIY job but you'd get a custom computer out of it for less.

    Then you could put what's left up for sale on eBay.
     
    Duct Tape Dude, Jul 3, 2008
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