Dell 660s upgrade

[Cesroc3]

Hi I have a dell 660s with Intel g630 chip. I wanted to update it to a i5 3470 exact chip I read some places that it would be okay to update it my dell has the same socket for it but my question is since my g630 is a 32nm would the i5 22nm fit would it work? Do I just swap them out and everything be good?

 

[Cesroc3]

Let me tell u all that dell 660s works fine with the i5 3470 upgrade!

 

[Nirmalr7]

Let me tell u all that dell 660s works fine with the i5 3470 upgrade!

Of course it will, now you should try a graphic card with the system, start with a low range which consumes about 20-40 watts and then a mid range abt 60watts too see if the PSU can handle it before purchasing the product. If you're experiencing unwanted problems like system hangs or shut down then you should either use your PC without a graphic card or completely change the casing and the PSU. There are no such thing like BIOS Lock etc that will lock the PCIe X16.. I didn't found that on a Dell system so far but yeah I did have a Toshiba laptop with locked bios at the workshop that cannot be unlocked and needs to be sent to manufacturer for unlocking.

Regards

 

[Cesroc3]

Okay new question guys. I installed my CPU. The heat sink that came with the i5 doesn't have screw able legs so I used the same heatsink my g630 pentium. My pc isn't that old 2012 do I need new thermal paste or the one on the heat sink is okay?

 

[Nirmalr7]

Okay new question guys. I installed my CPU. The heat sink that came with the i5 doesn't have screw able legs so I used the same heatsink my g630 pentium. My pc isn't that old 2012 do I need new thermal paste or the one on the heat sink is okay?

Best practice is new thermal paste.

see video for instruction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2p6Hk4IfqI

 

[Cesroc3]

False alarm ha ha loose cable

 

[lbereck]

Was the processor upgrade a success for you? Did you have to install any drivers?

 

[Cesroc3]

Was the processor upgrade a success for you? Did you have to install any drivers?

I fully upgraded my dell 660s everything worked like a charm my i5 3470 install was super easy and the update drivers itself just like when u use a usb drive for the first time as long as u have your internet connected just make sure it's the correct chip for your motherboard like mine was lga1155 and my i5 chip was lga1155 too

 

[lbereck]

Was the processor upgrade a success for you? Did you have to install any drivers?

I fully upgraded my dell 660s everything worked like a charm my i5 3470 install was super easy and the update drivers itself just like when u use a usb drive for the first time as long as u have your internet connected just make sure it's the correct chip for your motherboard like mine was lga1155 and my i5 chip was lga1155 too

Thanks for that info! Have you put additional ram in it?

 

[Cesroc3]

Was the processor upgrade a success for you? Did you have to install any drivers?

I fully upgraded my dell 660s everything worked like a charm my i5 3470 install was super easy and the update drivers itself just like when u use a usb drive for the first time as long as u have your internet connected just make sure it's the correct chip for your motherboard like mine was lga1155 and my i5 chip was lga1155 too

Thanks for that info! Have you put additional ram in it?

No I haven't i think that's my next step. But I bought nzxt phantom case to upgrade to a gtx 760 graphics card so I also upgraded to an evga 500 watt psu works like a charm I even bought and ssd trust me just the ssd itself made a huge difference!