[SOLVED] Can someone please help

[ThatDylan]

I have a Dell Optiples 790 (0HY9JP)
with an i5-2400
Radeon RX 560 4BG ddr5
2x 8GB Corsair ddr3 ram.

im like a super noob and was wondering what do i need to look for when looking for a new CPU. Obviously the socket type but i was told my bios wont support much. i just wanted to put an I7-2600K the chipset and socket maches but online the motherboard doesn't say if it supports it or not

 

[Colif]

it looks like a question that Dell suggest you don't do - https://www.dell.com/community/Opti...n-my-dell-optiplex-790-or-my-990/td-p/6129816

they say it can't be done based on TDP (Thermal design power, look at ? next to it in links below) but then I look at the intel sites for both CPU and they both have same TDP
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...5-2400-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-40-ghz.html
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...-2600k-processor-8m-cache-up-to-3-80-ghz.html
both 95w so their argument doesn't work...

this could be a better reason from same link as above

I suggest you stick to processor models that originally shipped inside each of those models respectively.

You not only have to account for processor socket, but also included CPU micro-code in BIOS (ie, BIOS support for each CPU model). Possibly even specs for any installed RAM DIMMs (if trying to reuse them).

Bios may not support the CPU and you can get all sorts of weirdness.

 

[GarrettL]

Possibly. At work and don't have too much time to dig into it but the spec sheet says i7/i5/i3 cpu's supported.

https://i.dell.com/sites/doccontent.../Documents/optiplex-790-customer-brochure.pdf

We need to know what mother board is in the pc. Please go into windows and take a screenshot of the system specs.

I just went through a similar upgrade on another PC in our house. It had a i5 2500 and the motherboard would take up to an i7 3770k with a bios update.

If a lot of what I'm saying doesn't make any sense then you should be careful.

Do you know anyone that can help you do this type of work since it would be your first time? It's not hard to update the bios and swap a cpu but if you mess up then you could damage your PC.

 

[ThatDylan]

so it would be better to rebuild a whole new system? My motherboard Model number is 0HY9JP

 

[GarrettL]

Possibly. I found this data sheet and states the i7 2600 may be the end of the cpu support.

Can you afford an upgrade at this time? If so what would be the budget.

 

[ThatDylan]

at this moment christmas made me broke xD but normally $600