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Inspiron 24-5459 CPU upgrade?
Possible to upgrade my CPU in my Inspiron 24-5459 from a i7-6700t to a i7-6700? Mostly concerned about the BIOS working or not.
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Possible to upgrade my CPU in my Inspiron 24-5459 from a i7-6700t to a i7-6700? Mostly concerned about the BIOS working or not.
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ejn63
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May 28th, 2018 04:00
No to the 7700 -- that's a completely different generation CPU.
No to the 6700 - it is a 65W CPU -- your system is designed for the 6700T, which draws 35W.
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May 28th, 2018 19:00
as for the 35 vs 65 watt thing. cant i just use a 160watt or bigger psu instead of the 130?
ejn63
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May 31st, 2018 09:00
I would not make that assumption - more likely, you'll find the mainboard isn't designed with voltage regulators sufficient to supply the higher-power CPU -- and the case isn't designed to dissipate the added heat.
This is essentially a notebook computer stuffed behind a monitor - the constraints are very different than they would be for an ordinary desktop system.
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June 17th, 2018 13:00
Well considering there is a provision for NVIDIA GeForce 930M discrete graphics which would use approximately 20-30 watts. I would assume the board should be ok. And as for the cooling. I have a hole cut in the back and am also going to install a custom aio cooler. So heat is not the issue. And I dont think power is an issue. What I'm worried about now is the BIOS...
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June 17th, 2018 17:00
Doing so won't upgrade the CPU voltage regulator, which isn't designed to handle the extra 30W, either.
It's not the total power consumption that's the issue - it's that the board in the system is designed for a low-power CPU -- even if the BIOS isn't an issue, the voltage regulator will be.