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Hi there, i found out something really strange. Some time ago, i ordered gpu from wish (gtx 1060 3g) and (suprise, suprise) it was fake. I found out some tips how to set card to work properly, but i need to know all details what card actually is. After demonting heatsing and clearing paste, i found out its GT 220 Gpu. Funny thing is, Nvidia sites says its GDDR3 card, but chips on card are labeled h5gq2h24mfr-t2c =>GDDR5 according to site. My questions are: 1) Is that even possible? 2) How to solve flashing bios in this case? Thank you for all tips and info guys.

all aircooling,How is the temperature?OC or not OC? I don't know how the air cooling effect of this case. http://abee.co.jp/Product/CASE/AS_Enclosure/220HTR/

Hello and welcome to my guide for performing the LGA 771 mod on your Dell Vostro 220(s) tower. In this guide I will explain the process of preforming the LGA 771 mod on the Dell Vostro 220, specifically focusing on the process of modding a bios and flashing a modded bios. Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any damage to you/your equipment, proceed at your own risk. Tested Systems: Dell Vostro 220 with G45M03 motherboard revision A00 and A03. Note: I have only tested this mod on the Vostro 220, not on the 220s, if you have a 220s and you successfully followed my guide; please let me know so I can add the 220s here EDIT 29/05/17: Confirmed in the 220s (board rev. A00) working by @xpentor STEP ONE: Follow this great guide by @harrynowl to prepare your socket and CPU for the LGA 771 mod. This is 100% necessary to get your CPU to physically fit in the LGA 775 socket, come back when you are ready! If you have completed the guide successfully your CPU and your CPU socket should look like this: NOTE: You might want to edit and flash your bios with your old CPU if windows will not boot with your new LGA 771 CPU (as it did for me). STEP TWO: Download and extract the following files, we will need them later. STEP THREE: To know which microcode to update, you have to know your CPUID. To find your CPUID you can go to http://www.cpu-world.com/ and search your CPU model number (e.g. E5420) in the top right corner. When you have found the page for your CPU (e.g. E5420), scroll down to "CPUIDs" under "Architecture / Microarchitecture". Select the correct CPUID by identifying the S-Spec number of your CPU, the S-Spec Number can be found written on the IHS (integrated hat spreader) of your CPU. For my CPU, a Xeon E5420 S-Spec SLBBL, the CPUID is 1067A. STEP FOUR: Open MMTOOL and load your BIOS rom file. Go to the CPU PATCH tab and Browse for your microcode patch file. The microcodes can be found the desktop-LGA-771-775-microcode.zip file you have downloaded earlier. You want to insert both of the microcode files that begin with your CPUID. For my E5420 with the 1067A CPUID, I want to insert CPU0001067a_plat00000011_ver00000a0b_date20100928.bin and CPU0001067a_plat00000044_ver00000a0b_date20100928.bin. NOTE: You have to add platform type 4, 40 or 44 (plat000000XX) microcodes for your lga 771 xeon to work, these are the only microcode that are for lga 771 xeons. STEP FIVE: We now have to flash the modded bios using AFUWIN. Open the 32bit or 64bit version of AFUWIN depending on your OS configuration. Open your modded BIOS file, and under the "Setup" tab, "Block Options", select "Program All Blocks". Then click "Flash". Now, shut down your computer. When you have shut down your computer, you want to clear the CMOS. NOTE: Clearing the CMOS will reset all bios settings including the time and date. From the Dell Vostro 420/220/220s Manual: When you have reset the CMOS, you want to enter the BIOS and load deafault settings. STEP SIX (optional): While I did not have to do this for my E5420 in my 220, @xpentor reported that disabling SpeedStep was necessary for the mod to work with a E5450 installed in his 220s. STEP SEVEN: Make sure you have competed all steps 1-5 and that your LGA 771 CPU is properly installed. Your new LGA 771 Xeon CPU should now work flawlessly in your Dell Vostro 220(s) tower. If you have any comments or questions please reply below and I will try to respond as quickly as I can

I was looking at upgrading my dell Vostro 220s ram, and I found these two 4 GB ddr2 dimms on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-SAMSUNG-8GB-2x4GB-PC2-6400-DDR2-800-240pin-DIMM-Desktop-Memory-For-AMD-CPU-/361185336397?hash=item541852dc4d:g:B7YAAOSw3ydVrhsr The ad states that these dimms only works on AMD systems, but the Vostro 220 is an Intel system. Although this thread says that the 1.3.0 bios (latest) of the Vostro 220 will support up to 8gb of ram: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/301783-30-dell-vostro-slim-220s-ddr2 The dell/foxconn motheboard only has 2 ram slots, thats why i need to use high density 4gb dimms. Will 8 GB of ram work in my Vostro 220? Current system specs: Dell Vostro 220 case Dell Vostro 220 motherboard (Foxconn G45M03) G45 Chipset 2 x 2 GB ddr2 800mhz Xeon E5420 (LGA 775 to 771 mod) Radeon 5750 60 GB SSD Corsair CX500M Please do not suggest upgrading the motherboard, the case doesn’t have a removable rear io shield :angry:

Well I got some new headphones(HD 598) and my computer can't drive them well (I can hear sound but its pretty bad quality. I was just wondering what will be the best sound card I could get for my system because my computer is pretty old and there are probably some hardware limitations. I was also thinking of improving my cpu and getting some gpus. PC Specs: Dell Vostro 220 CPU: Intel E2200 (2 cores, 2.2Ghz) Motherboard: G45M03 Ram: 4 GB (2GB inItial but upgraded to 4 GB) Power supply: 300 watts No graphics card No sound card Thanks for all the replies!

Lately I’ve been having some issues with the PCIE connectivity on my Dell Vostro 220 that I use as a HTPC. The GPU was running at PCIE 2x instead of 16x. I decided to try to rebuild the system, and when doing so, I realized the motherboard was severely bent around the CPU socket. I was able to straighten the bend up, and the GPU ran well at PCIE 16x and the machine seemed well... Until now. Now I’m getting the same problem as before, and I’m thinking something is damaged around the CPU socket, which is preventing the full 16x bandwidth. My suspicion is on the motherboard as I’ve tested different CPUs (a Celeron 440) and CPUs (a Radeon 2400xt), with no luck. Current system specs: Dell Vostro 220 case Dell Vostro 220 motherboard (Foxconn G45M03) G45 Chipset 2 x 2 GB ddr2 800MHz Xeon E5420 4 cores @ 2.5GHz (LGA 775 to 771 mod) Radeon HD 5750 60 GB Kingston SSDNow Corsair CX500M I’m currently considering getting a new motherboard, more precisely this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-G45M03-JJW8N-Vostro-220-220s-LGA775-Motherboard-No-BP-/371511503882?hash=item567fcfac0a:g:bJgAAOSwd0BV4Gwu#shpCntId Any tips on how to fix this problem without getting a new motherboard? PS: The case does not have a removable rear io shield, so getting a different motherboard won’t work :angry:

I know that there is already a thread for a two hundred dollar monitor, but the other one isn't looking for exactly what I am. Moving on, a build for my friend just got an upgraded budget and now we've decided to add a monitor as apposed to using his old one. We're looking to get a nice 16:10 (or 16:9 if it ends up being the better buy) 22 to 25 inch IPS display with a low as possible response time and the best color depth we can get for under 220USD. It will be used primarily for gaming (i.e. we're not doing any serious editing work with it), web browsing, and watching crap (e.g. Movies, TV, Youtube, etc). Here are two I've looked at: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005240&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-LCD+Monitors-_-N82E16824005240&gclid=CKTZmLWzqLcCFWSCQgod1FEAmA (not sure about the color depth, but the reviews are fantastic, and it is 179USD with the current deal) http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009V8F700 (again not much info on whether it's a 6 bit or 8 bit panel) I know a pretty good amount about monitors but I wanted to see if there is anyone here who had better options.

So, I'm building my first pc and I've chosen out all of my components and I have about $50 USD (give or take 10 bucks if its worth it) left for a case, my mobo is a ATX and the cpu cooler is a 212 evo, in case you need to know for the dimentions. I've chosen also a Sapphire 280x, which I believe fits perfectly into both of these cases once you remove the top bays (I won't need them because I'm only planning on using 1 hard drive. Also, I plan on doing a little OC, not much, on my fx-8320 and probably none on the gpu itself. Any Ideas on which case I should buy between the 220 and the 210 elite? I'm open to other cases you might think of that might fit my budget. Thanks!

I actually have a Phantom 530, and Linus said that the 220X will be sold also in 360mm version... Does it fit in my case? I was wondering because i have a dvd reader in the lowest bay, so the reservoir may hit that...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146178 It's a solid case that's windowed with white led fans. Pretty much slightly nerfed from a fully-featured case for a low price. Overview from HighTechLegion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83FKZmte-5U