dimension 8200 cpu upgrade??

[southspear]

I have a dell dimension 8200 with a p4 2.0 ghz processor I have no idea what the max speed the motherboard can handle and will I need an upgraded cooling fan, if I can upgrade at all?

[johnnyis42]

well, i know you could upgrade to a 2.4 ghz, but you need to check to see if your board supports the 533 front side bus. you can download the intel chipset identifier utility from intel.com to see what chipset you have, and then check intel's site to see the processors it supports.

[southspear]

hanks mate I'll give that a try appreciate the help