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Dell Inspiron 546 - CPU Upgrade Options
Hi there,
I have an Inspiron 546 with an Athlon X2 240 cpu.
Can anybody tell me what my upgrade options are for the cpu ?
I entered my service tag into the dell website but there does not seem to be a link to give details on the motherboard etc. All I can find is the as built configuration list that does not have any hotlinks to data sheets etc.
Thanks in advance to anybody who can help.
atariman
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February 24th, 2010 07:00
Anybody ?
546insp
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February 24th, 2010 23:00
I plan to do the same thing. The mobo/chipset is a 780g with the ATX mini tower form factor. I plan to get an AMD 3.0ghz 4x Phenom 945 in the 95 watt version. I wouldn't go over 125 watts with a cpu for it. If you look at the CPU offerings from Dell for the 546 you can get an idea of what will work. I doubt if the mobo is different than the 780g for any of them. It seems like nobody wants you to know the mobo name but Dells uses the 0F896N part # for the mobo. I would try to stay with 95 watts but that's just my idea. The Phenoms have the L3 cache which helps a lot according to bench tests. My Athlon 2.8 4x 930 is just a phenom with the L3 cache missing.
atariman
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February 25th, 2010 10:00
How did you find out the mobo p/n ?
I searched their site with the p/n and came up blank.
Thanks.
546insp
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February 25th, 2010 12:00
Like I said; they don't want you to know anything.......I saw it in a couple places but can't remember where. It's right.
twostepsleft
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October 20th, 2012 19:00
I have a Insprion 546 the cpu that came with it is Athlon IIx4 630.
kisianik
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October 25th, 2012 19:00
Just read this....... I wish I did before my signature PC got completed....