i3-540

Forum discussion tagged with i3-540.
  1. DunK99

    Question PLEASE HELP! No display after i3 CPU upgrade to i7.

    Hello, everyone! I'm working on upgrading an Alienware Aurora R2's CPU. Previously was an i3-540, but hoping to upgrade it to an i7-860. When I do though, there is no display. Having lurked over many forums and posts, I can see this isn't an uncommon issue, but I've seemingly done every step...
  2. M

    Question PC wont post or boot with a new CPU Installed.

    Hello, I recently bought a Xeon x3450 for my GA H55M UD2H (rev 1,3). But it will not post or boot. If I take out my GTX 970 the pc turns on and all the phase LEDs turn on but that's it. With the GPU, the computer just turns off and on over and over. I was using an I3-540 and that works fine. My...