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Grandad_andy
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July 15th, 2014 15:00
Optiplex 780 processor upgrade
Hi all,
i have recently picked up an optiplex 780 SFF.
having read around I have seen that with a quick mod a quad core Xeon can fit into an LGA 775 socket.
this works out a lot cheaper than say a q9650 but still offering a lot of power.
would I be able to put a quad xeon into my optiplex 780 SFF with the socket mod?
what else would people recommend as it currently has an e5500 in it.
thanks
andy
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Posted June 24th, 2015 02:00
How'd you make out. I'd just go with the maximum quad core - or a step below for economy sake. These Optiplex's can be fairly snobby about hardware upgrades. I did go from 8gb to 16gb and a small SSD and it made a big diff on a 3.16 duo...
hamstradameous
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Posted February 8th, 2016 13:00
do not know if anyone is still reading these 780 posts but the q45 chipset as per intel's web site states thet it is not compatable with x series processors not the qx or xeon due to overclockability and power consumption issues. only the q series. or E, but thats not an upgrade. the best processor from my research that will work in the oc27v v board is the q9650. and the ram issues the dell SNP531R8C/4G works great in mine. new on ebay for about 40 bucks for two 4 gig sticks. I don't see it for sale on the Dell web site. hard to find anything on the 780 that is helpful. must be the BTX
Grandad_andy
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Posted July 16th, 2014 15:00
Any help appreciated