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March 1st, 2019 11:00

Vostro 200 MT, upgrade sought

I run a Vostro 200 Mini Tower with Bios 1.0.16 and processor E2180 with 64-bit Windows 10 Professional, Build 1809.  I have 4GB of DDR2 memory.  My monitoring software shows the processor too frequently running at 100% so new tasks take ages to run.  I have upgraded my 2 hard drives and this made a small gain in performance but I would like to know if any of the following options might help:-
(a) install a separate graphics card (any suggestions?);
(b) replace the processor - I have an Intel Q8200 Quad Core to hand but when I use it, nothing works including the Bios load;
(c) ask you for any better or best processor replacement.
In advance I thank you for your comments.
LezLezLez in the UK.

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March 1st, 2019 12:00

Not worth spending much on that machine. Getting too old to really do anything with. I have a few running Win10 but they are really not used for much. Replacing your HDD with an SSD (find one on sale for $20-30) will give you a the best bang for your buck and save up for a later model machine.

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March 5th, 2019 06:00

The processor running at 100 percent has to do with incompatibility/bug of the INTEL RST Driver with older DDR2 chipsets. Type Intel G33 Express  ICH9R

You need to install the older driver as well as DOTNET 2.0 and 3.5.

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/20104/Intel-Rapid-Storage-Technology-RAID-for-Intel-5-Series-Chipset-Based-Desktop-Boards

 

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March 9th, 2019 10:00


@LezLezLez wrote:

I run a Vostro 200 Mini Tower with Bios 1.0.16 and processor E2180 with 64-bit Windows 10 Professional, Build 1809.


You are CPU-bound. The motherboard does not support quad-cores, but you should be able to upgrade to a faster dual-core, like the E8500, which you can buy on eBay for a nominal sum.

That was the approach I took with two old office machines with similar CPUs last year. It worked out well.


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