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Upgrade Dell LGA 775 question

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  • 11-08-2015 8:15pm
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    doniem
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭


    Hello,

    I just have a quick question regarding a dell inspiron 530. I have 2 of them at the moment. One has a Q6600 processor the other has an E2160. The motherboard is fried in the one with the Q6600.

    Can I take the Q6600 processor from the 530 with the fried motherboard and replace the E2160 in the other dell with it.

    Thanks for any advice.


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    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    I would think so yes, you'll have to change the thermal paste on the CPU though.

    Worst case scenario it won't work and you can stick the E2160 back in.


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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    If they both have the same mobo/Bios version then definitely. In some cases older Bios's wont have support.


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    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Should work fine. I wouldn't imagine there are bios that support Allendale but not the Q6600. I think those early Core2Quad's work on pretty much any motherboard that supports the first Core2's.


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    doniem
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭doniem


    That's great, thanks for the replies folks, I figured as much but just wanted to double check that I wasn't missing anything obvious. The PCs are in houses 60 miles apart so I wanted to check before travelling.


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