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hi guys do any of u know whats the maximum CPU Upgrade the Dell XPS One Will Take ???

i know its currently got the E6750
but i want to know if i can put a quad core in there

thanks for any advice

cheers


jason

Yes this is an old thread but the OP might still be curious...I have installed a Core 2 Duo E6550 2 2.33 GHz and it runs fine. I recently installed a Core 2 Quad Q9550S and while works, the CPU and system fan run at full speed all the time. It's just too noisy so I've pulled the processor and put the E6550 back in. I'm looking for a BIOS mod that will allow me to control the fans via SpeedFan or via the BIOS. Still looking...

(03-18-2015, 05:08 PM)txdot Wrote: [ -> ]Yes this is an old thread but the OP might still be curious...I have installed a Core 2 Duo E6550 2 2.33 GHz and it runs fine. I recently installed a Core 2 Quad Q9550S and while works, the CPU and system fan run at full speed all the time. It's just too noisy so I've pulled the processor and put the E6550 back in. I'm looking for a BIOS mod that will allow me to control the fans via SpeedFan or via the BIOS. Still looking...

The Q6600 is working fine you just need an additional cooler to keep it cold

I upgraded my Dell XPS One A2010 with a Q8400S processor, the TDP is fine (65W) but the fan run at full speed all the time. If someone could do a bios update of https://downloads.dell.com/bios/R215335.EXE for all the core2quad with TDP 65W it would be so nice !
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core_2#Yorkfield :
Q9550S
Q9505S
Q9400S
Q8400S
Q8200S

Thanks,

Regards

Do Load Defaults in BIOS, save and reboot.
Post screenshots of first (CPU) & third (Mainboard) tabs of CPU-Z with current CPU.
Make a screenshot of regedit with expanded key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0

Well i am with linux Ubuntu 16.04.

Use Windows Live DVD/USB

Is this convenient ?

cat /proc/cpuinfo :

processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 23
model name : Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU    Q8400  @ 2.66GHz
stepping : 10
microcode : 0xa0b
cpu MHz : 1994.987
cache size : 2048 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 4
core id : 0
cpu cores : 4
apicid : 0
initial apicid : 0
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 13
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl cpuid aperfmperf pni tm2 ssse3 lahf_lm pti dtherm
bugs : cpu_meltdown spectre_v1 spectre_v2 spec_store_bypass l1tf
bogomips : 5319.96
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor : 1
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 23
model name : Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU    Q8400  @ 2.66GHz
stepping : 10
microcode : 0xa0b
cpu MHz : 1995.048
cache size : 2048 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 4
core id : 1
cpu cores : 4
apicid : 1
initial apicid : 1
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 13
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl cpuid aperfmperf pni tm2 ssse3 lahf_lm pti dtherm
bugs : cpu_meltdown spectre_v1 spectre_v2 spec_store_bypass l1tf
bogomips : 5319.96
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor : 2
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 23
model name : Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU    Q8400  @ 2.66GHz
stepping : 10
microcode : 0xa0b
cpu MHz : 1999.516
cache size : 2048 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 4
core id : 2
cpu cores : 4
apicid : 2
initial apicid : 2
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 13
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl cpuid aperfmperf pni tm2 ssse3 lahf_lm pti dtherm
bugs : cpu_meltdown spectre_v1 spectre_v2 spec_store_bypass l1tf
bogomips : 5319.96
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor : 3
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 23
model name : Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU    Q8400  @ 2.66GHz
stepping : 10
microcode : 0xa0b
cpu MHz : 1994.987
cache size : 2048 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 4
core id : 3
cpu cores : 4
apicid : 3
initial apicid : 3
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 13
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl cpuid aperfmperf pni tm2 ssse3 lahf_lm pti dtherm
bugs : cpu_meltdown spectre_v1 spectre_v2 spec_store_bypass l1tf
bogomips : 5319.96
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

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