Hello,
I just recently acquired a Dell T3600 for free and I am seriously considering beefing it out and I want to upgrade the cpu.
It currently has an Intel Xeon e5-1660, and I was thinking about maybe putting one of the 8-core Xeons in it (depending what I can get a good deal on) so possibly an e5-4650, e5-2670, etc. Do you think the default CPU cooler will cope? The pc also has a 635W PSU and I've got a feeling that may not be enough to support one of the high end xeons from that generation.
I was also thinking about putting a GTX 1070 (Asus turbo) in it as well (just waiting on a dual 6 pin to 8 pin adapter to arrive). The Motherboard socket is FCLGA2011.
Is this a good idea or just stupid?
Any advice is appreciated!
Cheers
I just recently acquired a Dell T3600 for free and I am seriously considering beefing it out and I want to upgrade the cpu.
It currently has an Intel Xeon e5-1660, and I was thinking about maybe putting one of the 8-core Xeons in it (depending what I can get a good deal on) so possibly an e5-4650, e5-2670, etc. Do you think the default CPU cooler will cope? The pc also has a 635W PSU and I've got a feeling that may not be enough to support one of the high end xeons from that generation.
I was also thinking about putting a GTX 1070 (Asus turbo) in it as well (just waiting on a dual 6 pin to 8 pin adapter to arrive). The Motherboard socket is FCLGA2011.
Is this a good idea or just stupid?
Any advice is appreciated!
Cheers