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March 26th, 2018 18:00
Inspiron 3650, CPU upgrade
Hello, I have a Dell Inspiron 3650 Desktop and I'm looking to upgrade my Processor. Can anyone help me find one that'll work with my PC? I'd like an i7 but I have some questions. I'm attaching the info from CPU-z at the bottom. My questions are, can I upgrade my CPU to i7? Does it have to be the same 6th Gen? Can I install a 7th or 8th Gen? What about the right BIOS? I heard that may be a problem. It's a Socket 1151 LGA. How many i7 Cores? (Quad Core?) Does it have to be the same Watt? CPU-z says Max TDP 51.0W and the i7's online say 91W. What about Core Voltage and Technology? (14nm). What about Intel Graphics? I have Intel HD 530 and the 6th Gen i7's online say HD 530. I would like an upgrade from that if I can. (like Intel HD 630.) I emailed Dell and I'm waiting for a reply. Here's my specs from CPU-Z =
Intel Core i3 6100 @ 3.70GHz
Skylake
Mac TDP 51.0W
Socket 1151 LGA
Technology 14nm
Core Voltage 1.792 V
Family 6
Ext Family 6
Model E
Ext Model 5E
Stepping 3
Revision R0
Mainboard Dell Inc. 0C2XKD A00
Skylake
Skylake PCH
GPU Intel HD Graphics Board Manuf. 0x1028 (0x06F7)
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March 27th, 2018 03:00
The i7-6700 shipped with that model, so it's supported.
Dell part K80PX = i7-6700, 3.40GHz, 8MB, FSB 1600MHz, 65w, LGA, Skylake-S
Yes, it needs to be a 6th generation - the 7th and 8th will not work.
These are all quad cores, and within the Skylake generation, all GPUs will be the same. If you need a different GPU, you won't get that with a processor upgrade.
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March 27th, 2018 11:00
Hi, thanks for your reply. Will the i7-6700K work? Probably because it's the same specs (6th Gen). I'd like to overclock it a little bit. Please reply. Thanks!
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March 27th, 2018 13:00
It may or may not work, but since the system has no overclocking provision, you won't be able to overclock it (that depends on a firmware setting that your system does not have), even with an unlocked CPU.
Since you'd be paying extra for a feature you can't use -- and it could well be the CPU won't work properly without the internal lock - you're better off with the non-K CPU.
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December 6th, 2019 06:00
I installed the G3930 CPU and didn't receive it. Is there any way to use it with G3930 CPU?