Pentium 4 Upgrade

[idata]

Hi,

I have a Dell Dimension with an 0J3492 motherboard and an Intel Pentium 4 cpu 3.4GHz, 1mb cache 800mHz, LGA775. Can I upgrade this cpu to a Pentium 4 661, Cedar Mill, 3.60 GHz, 2mb cache also 800 MHz and LGA775.

I know that the first chip is 32 bit and the second 64, but have been unable to find a spec for the motherboard on the web to see if it will support a 64 bit chip.

Also, would I need to upgrade the heatsink?

Any assistance gratefully received.

Thanks,

[Adolfo_S_Intel2]

You need to check with the motherboard manufacturer, in this case DELL*, for a list of supported processors for your DELL* system.

Keep in mind that the fact that 2 processors are bases on same socket, does not make them compatible with the same motherboard, so that is why all system manufactures and motherboard manufacturers have a list of tested processors for their motherboards.

Regarding 2nd question, you might need to use different fan/heatsink.

[idata]

Thanks Adolpho for your reply. I'll direct my enquiry to Dell.