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CPU Upgrade
I have a XPS 8700 with the following configuration:
-Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz
-L2 Cache Size 1024
-NVIDIA GeForce GT 720
-32MB of RAM
I would like to know if I can upgrade the CPU to a i7?
Thanks
Dennis Caldon
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August 21st, 2016 14:00
Yes - it will need to be a Haswell i7-4xxx CPU. You cannot use the later Broadwell (5xxx) or Skylake (6xxx) CPUs.
The system uses a Socket 1150 (otherwise known as LGA1150) format.
Dan-H
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August 21st, 2016 17:00
Yes.
8700s came with a 4770 and a 4790 and I believe someone has put in a 4790K.
There may have been a BIOS update for the 4790. I have 4770s so I'm not certain what the minimum BIOS was for the systems that came with 4790.
A10 is a good safe BIOS if you don't need/want Win10 and also enables the GTX 9xx graphics cards.
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August 25th, 2016 09:00
535DJ Module,Processor,I7-4770,HSL,8 700,C5
4770's were definitely stock parts.
SR149 is the only S spec I know of.