max size processor on dell 110

[Da Mail Man]

greetings all!,

i have a question and as a newbie here, i am bound to make a few mistakes in the proper place to post questions so, if i screw up, look the other way!

i have a dell dimension 110, 2.53 celeron ghz processor on board. i have written and e-mailed dell countless times but, their customer service is the crappiest on the planet!

i would ask you as to what is the largest processor i can place on the motherboard in this unit? you pretty much have all the info i have at this time. if ya need any more info, i will try to dig it up!...thanks again!!

[CrazyMerlin]

it is not the system that supports the cpu size, but the motherboard.

find out the make of motherboard (usually printed on it) an then check online

[EDIT]

Ok, I just contacted dell and for the B110, they said:

the celeron category, you can upgrade upto processor with (3.06Ghz, 533FSB, 256k) and in Pentium category, you can upgrade up to processor with (2.8Ghz, 533FSB, 1M of cache memory).

[Da Mail Man]

it is not the system that supports the cpu size, but the motherboard.

find out the make of motherboard (usually printed on it) an then check online

[EDIT]

Ok, I just contacted dell and for the B110, they said:

the celeron category, you can upgrade upto processor with (3.06Ghz, 533FSB, 256k) and in Pentium category, you can upgrade up to processor with (2.8Ghz, 533FSB, 1M of cache memory).

***thanks for the reply! i have e-mail addresses for 3 people at dell including the ceo's e-mail address and not a soul has bothered to get back to me or supply me with the info i needed. i had tried their on-site help but, got a runaround there too. i was aware that it is the motherboard that will determine size - speed but probably stated it incorrectly. a "high-5" for thr help!!

any idea what a good price to pay for a 3.0 processor and fan combo and can i use an athlon on this board?...will the size (speed) be the same?

[wh666-666]

depends what socket number it is ... for a 3gig cpu+heatsink your looking between £50-£200 .. totally dependeant on your motherboard though ... for example socket 775 3gig cpu's can be obtained at a good price of around £90