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June 27th, 2013 15:00
Dell Inspiron 660s Intel Processor replacement/upgrades
I read somewhere (the Owner's Manual on pp. 59, 66) on Dell Inspiron 660s that I purchased in May that one can either replace the Processor chip/fan. I do have a Intel Dual Core processor and all is good. Is there a way that I can like upgrade the processor to like an Core i3? I realize that it's a small computer and it would be impossible to expand things like an extra hard drive or a video card, but I wanted to know if changing the processor and the fan is possible.
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osprey4
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June 27th, 2013 17:00
Hi J1,
Yes, you should have no trouble going to an i5. Dell-Chris M listed these as compatible with the 660:
972H5 3.30GHz i3-2120 Sandy Bridge, 3MB, 65W, Q0
JN8M2 3.10GHz i5-3450 Ivy Bridge Quad Core, 6MB, 77W, E1
Either should work fine with your power supply.
DELL-Allan D
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June 28th, 2013 07:00
Hello J1,
In addition to what Osprey4 has said, I would like to say that The Inspiron 660s is shipped with Intel i3, i5, Pentium, and Celeron processors. Please refer to the table below for more details:
You may contact our Spare parts to order any of the above mentioned processors for your computer. Contact number for Dell Spare Parts sales team # 1-800-357-3355 (US Customers only).
Hope this help!
J1
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June 29th, 2013 00:00
Such good replies, don't know why I can't get updates as to whether I get new responses.
In any case...
This is quite interesting, as I have never would do that with any system (my first one was a Dell Dimension 4400 and my soon to be repaired XPS 420), but was shocked to find out that I can do that with the 660s. I most certainly bookmark this as I'm quite interested to give my system a boost - especially the Core i5
My system has the Intel Pentium G2020 Dual Core at 2.9GHz
Thank you so much for the replies, and other tips are welcomed as well.
J
DELL-Allan D
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June 30th, 2013 06:00
Hello J1,
I am glad to be of help. Please feel free to write back to the forum if you need any further help.
J1
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June 30th, 2013 13:00
Thank you so much for your help. I'll keep in mind of my choice when I want to upgrade/replace.
bbake49
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July 31st, 2013 18:00
i am looking at an Inspiron 660s-2311 to buy and was wondering about how these are rated. did you research b4 buying? thx.
bbake49
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July 31st, 2013 18:00
is the 660s line a good one? highly rated? thx
DELL-Allan D
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August 1st, 2013 03:00
Hello BBake49,
Please check out the reviews of Inspiron 660s here.
Hope this helps!
CharlesIsWorking
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September 19th, 2017 16:00
Can I upgrade to an i5-2550k?
CharlesIsWorking
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September 20th, 2017 07:00
Without overclocking ability of course. Oh, and it looks like this cpu doesn't have integrated graphics....
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Core_i5/Intel-Core%20i5-2550K.html