Hi Guys, I have an Inspiron 530 with a Foxconn G33M02 Rev A01 motherboard. Civilization 4 Colonization Full Version. Can anyone confirm the highest spec Core 2 Quad CPU that this PC can operate please? Foxconn G33M02 (plus 2 rev: an A00 and an A01 on the far right between the cpu and the memory modules) Have a look at the picture below. Jun 09, 2009 G33M02. Foxconn G33M02 (plus 2 rev: an A00 and an A01 on the far right between the cpu and the memory modules) Have a look at the picture below.

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I am considering upgrading the current CPU of a Dell Vostro 200 slim to play with W7 / virtual machines and wouldn't spend more than €150-170. Frontpage 2003 Templates. Current CPU is an Intel Core2Duo E4500 CPU (800 MHz FSB, 2MB L2, 2.2GHz - 11x200).

The motherboard is Dell 0CU409. Bios was upgraded to the latest version (1.0.15). Device manager reports a G33/G31/P35 Express Chipset. Am I correct to assume that the motherboard will support ANY Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad (either 65nm or 45nm) including those with 1333 FSB? - I am considering Q6600 (65nm) if only 1066MHz supported. - I am considering E8400-E8600 if 1333MHz/45nm supported. Bonus questions ( ): Is DDR3 supported on the motherboard? What is the max memory supported by the motherboard?

Hi xfinger, Your manual is. Device manager reports a G33/G31/P35 Express Chipset which is true, however, you cannot use DDR3 memory. The max supported memory the board can handle is 4GB, Type 667-MHz, 800-MHz DDR2 SDRAM Memory connectors four Memory capacities 512 MB, 1 GB or 2 GB Minimum memory 512 MB Maximum memory 4 GB As for your CPU, the E8400 is out of the question because the socket on your mobo is 65nm. Im not sure about the quad, however i was once told that your front side bus ( FSB) had to be the same. I dont know why you want these upgrades, because your system is ok. These mobo are custom made by foxconn, and are made per model, as an result there is not a lot of upgrading that can be done on these mobo's. Hi RobinBredin, let me get back on this as I have more time in the weekend.

As for your CPU, the E8400 is out of the question because the socket on your mobo is 65nm. Im not sure about the quad, however i was once told that your front side bus ( FSB) had to be the same. I dont know why you want these upgrades, because your system is ok. These mobo are custom made by foxconn, and are made per model, as an result there is not a lot of upgrading that can be done on these mobo's. I had the impression that the CPU socket is the same for 65nm and 45nm and that the difference relies on the chipset as to provide with the proper FSB clock / multiplier. As for the fsb / memory bus, they have 'divorced' quite a while ago, and an eventual 'match' is just recommended (though this match is rather in terms of base freq). Imagine that my Vostro was shipped with E4500 + 1Gb DDR2 PC5300 (200MHz FSB: 270 MHz DRAM).

I have upgraded soon enough to 4 x1GB DDR2 PC6400 (400MHz DRAM, thus FSB/DRAM = 1:2). I don't have 2Gb RAM sticks to test if the mb supports more than what it says in the manual. I expect it to state 4Gb due to 32bit system limitation, as the chipset is perfectly capable of handling 8Gb. And you were right about the mb: Foxconn G33 M2 Rev A01. Now the latest Bios release notes are scarce in information as they didn't say what newer processors were supported with the new microcode update.

But if you are right about the limits imposed on such boards, it just saddens me. So here I am now: - I decided to bet on 45nm processor support and I ordered the E8400.