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Dell Precision 690 CPU Upgrade Help
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Hello everyone, I was wondering what would be the best option for upgrading the CPU in my Dell Precision 690. The motherboard model in mine is the 0DT029 (earliest) and I want to know what is the best (or max) CPU I can upgrade this to. I was thinking of a Xeon x5460 but I'm unsure if that will be compatible due to my motherboard model.
Specs of this 690:
Intel Xeon DP 5060 at 3.20GHz with 4MB L2 Cache
6 GB of Fully Buffered DDR2 (FB-DDR2)
EVGA GeForce 9500 GT
0DT029 Motherboard model with the 5000X Chipset
160 GB Western Digital Serial ATA Hard Drive
BIOS Version A08
ejn63
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July 11th, 2017 13:00
You may want to see here
en.community.dell.com/.../18700875
Also -- with this model, if you haven't checked the mainboard, be aware that it's well known for faulty capacitors -- make sure none of them are bulging or leaking before you try your CPU upgrade.
Asdfguy86
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July 12th, 2017 06:00
Thank you ejn63. And I have checked my board for faulty/bad caps and everything seems to be okay (no bulging or leaking)