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December 7th, 2016 13:00
Inspiron 3847 motherboard upgrade
I want to know what to look for to know if a new motherboard would be.compatible with my cpu
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speedstep
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December 8th, 2016 06:00
Dells are proprietary. This isn't supported ever.
ejn63
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December 8th, 2016 12:00
You can probably find another board but will also need to replace:
The case
the power supply
the heastsink assembly and fans
Along with purchase a retail copy of Windows (the OEM copy will activate only on the Dell board).
oMastah
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December 8th, 2016 13:00
Case,power supply and gpu has been changed i want to know if the mother board only has to have a 1150 socket or i need to look for something else
ejn63
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December 8th, 2016 14:00
You'll need a board that supports the CPU you have -- not all 1150 boards have the same CPU support. And as above, you won't be able to re-use your existing Windows license on a non-Dell board.