upgrading Dell XPS T500?

I have a Dell Dimension XPS T500 - I wonder if it could be possible to just
get a faster processor and replace the 500mhz with a 850mhz CPU. This
system is a 440BX AGP board and has a PIII 500. Thanks for any help - runs
at 100mhz

Your biggest challenge may be in actually finding a 850 mhz P3.

From Dell's site:
Microprocessor type Intel® Pentium® III microprocessor that runs at
100 MHz externally
Microprocessor speeds 450 MHz internal/100 MHz external
500 MHz internal/100 MHz external
550 MHz internal/100 MHz external
600 MHz internal/100 MHz external
650 MHz internal/100 MHz external
700 MHz internal/100 MHz external
750 MHz internal/100 MHz external
800 MHz internal/100 MHz external
850 MHz internal/100 MHz external


On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 17:14:36 -0600, "Shawn" <> wrote:

>I have a Dell Dimension XPS T500 - I wonder if it could be possible to just
>get a faster processor and replace the 500mhz with a 850mhz CPU. This
>system is a 440BX AGP board and has a PIII 500. Thanks for any help - runs
>at 100mhz
>
>

Shawn wrote:
> I have a Dell Dimension XPS T500 - I wonder if it could be possible to just
> get a faster processor and replace the 500mhz with a 850mhz CPU. This
> system is a 440BX AGP board and has a PIII 500. Thanks for any help - runs
> at 100mhz

You could probably crank it up to 1400MHz with a PowerLeap PL-iP3/T
adapter. Check out www.powerleap.com for more details.

I've used them on a bunch of BX boards (AOpen AX6BC's) with great success.

On 04-01-23 18:39, "Michael J. Apollyon" <> wrote:

> Shawn wrote:
>> I have a Dell Dimension XPS T500 - I wonder if it could be possible
>> to just get a faster processor and replace the 500mhz with a 850mhz
>> CPU. This system is a 440BX AGP board and has a PIII 500. Thanks
>> for any help - runs at 100mhz
>
> You could probably crank it up to 1400MHz with a PowerLeap PL-iP3/T
> adapter. Check out www.powerleap.com for more details.
>
> I've used them on a bunch of BX boards (AOpen AX6BC's) with great
> success.

I too have an XPS T500 and I made the Powerleap 1.4GHz upgrade and it works
great. It was an easy install, just set the jumper for the 100fsb board,
take out the old CPU and pop in the new one and hook up the power source.
I also doubled my RAM to 512MB, upgraded the original Voodoo 3000 16MB
video card to a ATI 9200 128MB and added a 120 GB HD. Which has really
boosted my performance and it doesn't cost a whole lot of cash.

Shawn wrote:

> I have a Dell Dimension XPS T500 - I wonder if it could be possible to
> just
> get a faster processor and replace the 500mhz with a 850mhz CPU. This
> system is a 440BX AGP board and has a PIII 500. Thanks for any help -
> runs at 100mhz

That much of a boost in processor speed probably won't make that much of a
noticeable difference. Have you considered adding more RAM? Cheaper, and if
you have <256MB it will make a noticeable difference.

--
Gary G. Taylor * Rialto, CA
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are hydrogen and stupidity." --Harlan Ellison

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Originally Posted by

I too have an XPS T500 and I made the Powerleap 1.4GHz upgrade and it works great. It was an easy install, just set the jumper for the 100fsb board,
take out the old CPU and pop in the new one and hook up the power source.
I also doubled my RAM to 512MB, upgraded the original Voodoo 3000 16MB
video card to a ATI 9200 128MB and added a 120 GB HD. Which has really
boosted my performance and it doesn't cost a whole lot of cash.

When you added the ATI 9200 128MB, did you have to upgrade the power supply, or were your running of the native 200W supply?

Was the card adverstised as an AGP 8X card?? ...or did it say 8x/4x/2x??

Many thanks

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I have a Dell Dimension XPS T500 computer that has a Intel Pentium III
Processor that only runs at 498MHz and I need it to run at 800 MHz or
above to run this software. What all do you have to do to install a 800 MHz
intel pentium III processor?
EasyCap
USB Compliant USB 2.0 port
OS Windows 2000, XP/Vista
CPU Pentium III 800 MHz or above
HD 600 MB of available hard drive space for program installation 4GB+ hard
drive space
256 MB of RAM 512 or above for editing