dell input needed

OK lets start that im only 24 and computers have up and left me behind. I have a dell xps m1330 laptop. I want to upgrade the cpu which is currently a T5550 so me and my infinite wisdom bought a P8800 it only worked in my head lol. all the cpu upgrade on dells website for my service tag show only an 800 fsb. but yet a dell rep said that i could pot a t9600 in the comp... ok so if the t5550 is a 64nm chip with 800 fsb i shoud stick with the same perameters for the next chip? so the only way to get a cpu with 1066 and 45nm is to change motherboard rite???? I can give all info on my mobo if that helps...

 

There's a good Intel CPU compatibility guide here by Commander wolf.

You must check your chipset (which is most likely PM965/GM965),
if it is, your top cpu would be T9500 and you can't use any cpu with fsb 1066.
The best price-performance would be T9300 which is only 0.1GHz below T9500.

 

T9500 is the best CPU u can put in but u can also put in a T9300 which is way cheaper and only 0.1GHz slower...

 

Nope. The X9000 is better and confirmed to work with this laptop.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=442393

 

Eanxdiver, you can use any Merom (65nm) or Penryn (45nm) Core 2 Duo CPU as long as it has an FSB of 667 or 800MHz, up to and including the T9500 and X9000. Keep in mind that the X-series (including the X9000) have a TDP of 45W, as opposed to the 35W of the T-series, so they will run slightly warmer under load. Any T-series with 1066MHz FSB and any P-series (they all have 1066MHz FSB, as well as 25W TDP) will not work, nor will the higher-end X-series, which also have 1066MHz FSB, nor any mobile quad-cores (Q- and QX-series), as they also all have 1066MHz FSB's. Mobile Core i7 and i5 CPU's will not work either, as they use a completely different chipset and socket.

I recommend a Penryn T-series CPU, as the M1530 isn't exactly known for optimal cooling. That way you'll get the Penryn's more efficient 45nm process, the lower 35W TDP, and the best performance. I recommend the T9500, T9300, or T8500.

 

yeah, I also read about that after I posted,
if OP wanna try, and can justify the X9000 price, go for it

 

not worth it IMO and might cause a lot of problems... one guy tried putting in a X7900 in a M1530 and has had a ton of problems to date... to keep on the safe side T9500 at most.... really not worth the risk for 0.2GHz... which u can easily get on T9500 by overclocking...