Before we get on a war of what year it is, I would just like you guys to know I am aware.
I have done extensive research on this and it seemed as if I found a few threads with people running a core2 quad 6700 in the Optiplex 320. It woud be sufficient to run basic software for another two years and at the going rate of $20, I couldn't pass up the option to see.
I purchased a core2 quad 6700, but the eBay seller sent me a core2 extreme 6700 and from what I understand is that the extreme quads are locked from being used on the OEM board's firmware. I have the bios 1.1.12, just in case you are wondering.
The orange light comes on when I put the core2 extreme qx6700. I put in my core2 extreme x6800 and that is fine. I put the core2 extreme qx6700 back in and it has the orange light again. On Dell's instructions for the lights, it says a steady orange light with no beeping is a registering issue and the computer needs a minute to update to run. I didn't figure it would take long, so I shut it off after 3 to 5 minutes. Does anyone know how long that takes? Has anyone experinced that and had the computer fix itself?
I think that is about everything. I planned on getting an rx 550 for it and just bottlenecking the CPU until I get a optiplex 790 for $100 in a few months. I am poor, thanks again. I look forward to hearing from you guys.
I have done extensive research on this and it seemed as if I found a few threads with people running a core2 quad 6700 in the Optiplex 320. It woud be sufficient to run basic software for another two years and at the going rate of $20, I couldn't pass up the option to see.
I purchased a core2 quad 6700, but the eBay seller sent me a core2 extreme 6700 and from what I understand is that the extreme quads are locked from being used on the OEM board's firmware. I have the bios 1.1.12, just in case you are wondering.
The orange light comes on when I put the core2 extreme qx6700. I put in my core2 extreme x6800 and that is fine. I put the core2 extreme qx6700 back in and it has the orange light again. On Dell's instructions for the lights, it says a steady orange light with no beeping is a registering issue and the computer needs a minute to update to run. I didn't figure it would take long, so I shut it off after 3 to 5 minutes. Does anyone know how long that takes? Has anyone experinced that and had the computer fix itself?
I think that is about everything. I planned on getting an rx 550 for it and just bottlenecking the CPU until I get a optiplex 790 for $100 in a few months. I am poor, thanks again. I look forward to hearing from you guys.