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A 2.4 P4 could be had for around $150.00 but I don't think you will notice much difference in speed. You don't necissarilly need to go through Dell. You could change the MB out but I think you will run into problems with the front panel connections(i.e. power switch, power LED, HDD LED). You may have to splice into these connections to make it work on the different MB. Other problems would be the I/O shield and the fact that the 8200 uses RDRAM or RAMBUS memory. There are not many MB out there that uses RAMBUS memeory anymore. I would probably just save you money for a replacement system instead of upgrading what you have. A P4 2.0 is still a decent machine by todays standard. That must have been pricey when it came out 3yrs ago.
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