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Thanks for your help and support, guys!

So, the general consensus is that the MB will handle extra 5W for CPU and I need to keep an eye on the CPU temp and, if it'll get high with clean heatsink fins, think about replacing the cooler for a better one. The one I mentioned above, Dynatron R17 is rated for 160W. I just ran a rendering...

My BIOS is old (A14 or something) and a latest one is A18. I checked Newegg for the coolers and could find only one (Dynatrol R17), the existing fan/heatsink assy is 95mm wide (sits right in between the RAM chips, so I'm restricted on the width. I could not find any specs for the original Dell...

Hello, everyone. I have old Dell T3600 with stock Intel Xeon E5-1620. According to the specs, it can support CPUs with up to 130W. What will happen if was to install a Xeon E5-2690 CPU with 135W rating ?

I screwed up the computer and this is how I did it: 1- Installed win 7 with all programs I needed 2- installed win XP on a separate partition in hopes to install other programs and "make computer faster". Installed with option to keep existing setting (both partitions were NTSF). later I...

Hello, everyone, I'm thinking about upgrading hp pavilion m9040n (momo IPIBL-LA) as follows: existing cpu core 2 quad Q6600 (socket 775) to replace with Xeon x3320 (or x3380) existing graphic card (broken/unknown) to replace with ATi or Nvidia 1Gb (various models) and, maybe, existing non-ecc...