Since its a slim line case, the choices i have for a card are very limited. My PSU is also 250w
Time of this report: 2/4/2013, 18:24:55
Machine name: MATT
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.120503-2030)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Inspiron 545s
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.9GHz
Memory: 6144MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 6134MB RAM
Page File: 2222MB used, 10042MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
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User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
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DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
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There's really no point in spending money on it.
The machine is 4 generations behind, was never designed to be upgraded and any parts you do find for it are going to be used, of questionable quality and disproportionately expensive.
According to brief internet research, it should take all E8x00 CPUs and supports E6x00, E8x00 and some E9xx0 quads. You're likely going to have problems with the quads in the slim case due to the high TDP.
Even if you chose to upgrade to something like an E8400 or E8600, they're not going to be much faster than your existing E7500. The only benefit you'll really get is improved performance on applications that use the L2 cache heavily and need large amounts of it.
[QUOTE=bohb;39477778]There's really no point in spending money on it.
The machine is 4 generations behind, was never designed to be upgraded and any parts you do find for it are going to be used, of questionable quality and disproportionately expensive.
According to brief internet research, it should take all E8x00 CPUs and supports E6x00, E8x00 and some E9xx0 quads. You're likely going to have problems with the quads in the slim case due to the high TDP.
Even if you chose to upgrade to something like an E8400 or E8600, they're not going to be much faster than your existing E7500. The only benefit you'll really get is improved performance on applications that use the L2 cache heavily and need large amounts of it.[/QUOTE]
You have alot of good points, but im not going to go out and spend money on a new computer.. i just got this one from my friend for $100 so i cant complain.
[editline]5th February 2013[/editline]
or how about a psu, case, and graphics card upgrade?
Dell machines have pretty much always had proprietary motherboards. Slim Dells usually have BTX motherboards (basically a mirrored ATX motherboard) with non-standard mounts and aren't going to fit in anything other than what it was designed for.
The PSU is also proprietary and you're going to be hard pressed to find a replacement with a higher-wattage rating, short of hacking up the PSU yourself and replacing the innards with a different and more powerful unit (which I don't recommend.)
Just getting a CPU upgrade is going to cost you between $50-$100 for a questionable used part or $150-300 for new-old stock.
As for a GPU, you aren't going to get anything other than a an upper lower range slim card in it, assuming the 250W PSU can hold out and the entire machine doesn't overheat.
AKA it's cheaper to buy something better than to try and upgrade a Dell.
I was talking to someone on Tomshardware and they said this card would work.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod[/url] [...] 6814202002
[QUOTE=TronCat;39481936]I was talking to someone on Tomshardware and they said this card would work.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod[/url] [...] 6814202002[/QUOTE]
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