Replacing Dells Processer

[spikoman69]

I have a dell from 2003 with a 1.8ghz pentium 4, and i was wondering, if its possible to upgrade to a say 3.2ghz processor without having to reboot my PC, basically so i can slap it in, and be back to my pc as it was before without doing anything else?

 

[Trotter]

"reboot"? I think you mean "reinstall", as in Windows.

You should be able to.

 

[Harper]

Depends on the motherboard.
Like if you are looking at one of the current LGA775 CPUs, then forget about it.

 

[spikoman69]

i really have no clue what mo-bo it has. im not all fresh on all these differen pc products. If you guys would be kind enough to help me i have a dell dimension 4500s

 

[Trotter]

You have a socket 478 motherboard. Make sure that you buy the right kind of CPU. The LGA775s will not fit in your motherboard.

 

[Elec_]

yeah. you need to find out what socket your mobo is, and then you can choose what processor to get

 

[Nukem]

Here's the tech specs... you might not be able to handle a 3.2, but you might be able to get away with a 2.8

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim4500S/specs.htm#1101572

 

[spikoman69]

could you link me to a cheap, yet good processor that would fit my motherboard? and could someone explain the process of installing a new one? do you just pop it in and thats it?

 

[spikoman69]

could you link me to a cheap, yet good processor that would fit my motherboard? and could someone explain the process of installing a new one? do you just pop it in and thats it?

 

[spikoman69]

ok, ive been studying processors today, and ive come up with this. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116215 I am pretty sure that this will work, im just making sure. Also, can anyone give me any tips on physically installing it? i read that if you bend a pin on it its broke forever.