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August 15th, 2017 14:00
Optiplex 580 CPU Support
Hi,
Is it possible to use different CPU's in the Optiplex 580 then stated in the PDF file from Dell? AM3+ CPU's like FX-4300 should work in AM3 motherboards (I know it's different by Dell, Asus, HP because of BIOS updates).
So it it possible to use other AM3(+) CPU's?
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speedstep
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August 16th, 2017 08:00
The answer is NO you cannot use 140W, 125W AM3+ Processors.
Quad-Core
This is almost 10 year old design.
Uses DDR3 1600MHz PC3-12800
The onboard VRMS support 95W, 80W or 65W
This is the top end CPU.
HDXB95WFK4DGM
Package
Socket AM3
Manufacturing process
0.045 micron silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology
HDXB95WFK4DGM, AMD Phenom II X4 3GHz, Deneb 95 Watt, K10 4 cores 4 threads, 0.045 micron 6 MB noGPU
http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/optix/en/optiplex-580-customer-brochure.pdf
AMD 785G chipset.
Page 11 and 12 say
AMD Phenom II Quad Core
AMD Phenom II Quad Core B95/ 3.0GHz, 8M
AMD Phenom II Quad Core B93/ 2.8GHz, 8M
AMD Phenom II Triple Core B75/ 3.0GHz, 7.5M
AMD Phenom II Triple Core B73/ 2.8GHz, 7.5M
AMD Phenom II Dual Core
AMD Phenom II Dual Core B55/ 3.0GHz, 7M
AMD Phenom II Dual Core B53/ 2.8GHz, 7M
AMD Athlon II Quad Core 630/ 2.8GHz, 2M
AMD Athlon II Quad Core 620/ 2.6GHz, 2M
AMD Athlon Triple Core
AMD Athlon II Triple Core 435/ 2.9GHz, 1.5M
AMD Athlon II Triple Core 425/ 2.7GHz, 1.5M
AMD Athlon II Dual Core B24/ 3.0GHz, 2M
AMD Athlon II Dual Core B22/ 2.8GHz, 2M
AMD Athlon II Dual Core 250/ 3.0GHz, 2M
AMD Athlon II Dual Core 245/ 2.9GHz, 2M
AMD Athlon II Dual Core 240/ 2.8GHz, 2M
AMD Sempron Single Core 140/ 2.7GHz, 1M
elpro999dell
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December 5th, 2017 19:00
FX-4300 is a 95W unit.
Regardless the machine will not boot and it power on with an amber light.
I tried it: