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I guess my machine was available with a quad core CPU. How difficult is it to change processors, software and bios wise? I would like to also do this when I upgrade to 64 bit Windows 7.

I have the mechanical (nuts and bolts, ESD, heatsink grease, etc)
part of it down, just need to technical guidance in case I decide to get crazy.
 
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With the price of SSDs that way it is now; pick up an inexpensive small (64 or 128Gb) as the boot drive and have the rest run as storage. Then load 64-bit W7 and you'll be amazed at the speed.

I've always built my own desktops since I'm a stickler on how I want the box to be set up, but I love the layout in your machine! Maybe I'll look seriously at BTX next build. Right now, I'm resurrecting a Dell Inspiron 2400 I was given.
 
schen said:
With the price of SSDs that way it is now; pick up an inexpensive small (64 or 128Gb) as the boot drive and have the rest run as storage. Then load 64-bit W7 and you'll be amazed at the speed.

I've always built my own desktops since I'm a stickler on how I want the box to be set up, but I love the layout in your machine! Maybe I'll look seriously at BTX next build. Right now, I'm resurrecting a Dell Inspiron 2400 I was given.
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That's a Dell Dimension 2400?
 
jhal said:
I guess my machine was available with a quad core CPU. How difficult is it to change processors, software and bios wise? I would like to also do this when I upgrade to 64 bit Windows 7.

I have the mechanical (nuts and bolts, ESD, heatsink grease, etc)
part of it down, just need to technical guidance in case I decide to get crazy.
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If it was sold with a quad-core available, you "probably" don't need to do anything but swap chips. But to make sure, check what version the BIOS is now, then go to Dell's support page for your machine, & see if that version (that you have now) is current enough. It's possible they didn't fully support quad-cores, until the BIOS was flashed, and if that's the case, you want to flash it with the older chip still in, obviously. In case you need a bit of help flashing, just ask or google it. It's a little risky, in that you "could" brick your mobo, but that's not very likely these days, as long as you're careful & follow the directions. ;) BTW, an easy way to check your BIOS version, is to download CPU-Z, which gives you a lot of good info besides that too. ;)
 
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