XPS 410 Maximum Processor

[prince_xaine]

I have a XPS 410 desktop sitting around collecting dust. I was thinking about popping a couple things I upgraded from into it and giving it away. These items include a 1050 Ti, a SSD, a PCI-e USB 3.0 card. However the CPU is obviously potato.

It is my understanding that the XPS 410 supports LGA 775 processors with a lithography of 65nm. Is this processor compatible then? I only ask because extreme processors don't always have great OEM support. I know the Q6700 is compatible, but the QX6850 can be had for the same price of ~$30.

Thanks

 

[Unolocogringo]

https://www.dell.com/community/Desktops-General-Read-Only/DELL-XPS-410-2006-Upgrade/td-p/4635252
According to this the QX6800 is the maximum supported processor.
And 8GB ram in 4x2GB sticks. 4GB sticks not supported.

 

[prince_xaine]

https://www.dell.com/community/Desktops-General-Read-Only/DELL-XPS-410-2006-Upgrade/td-p/4635252
According to this the QX6800 is the maximum supported processor.
And 8GB ram in 4x2GB sticks. 4GB sticks not supported.

Thank you. Actually I was searching around and found an old thread that said the same thing. The QX6850 has a Front Side Bus of 1333 MHz making it incompatible with the XPS 410 board. But that's okay, because if you cover the correct pin on a 1033MHz LGA 775 chip, you can overclock it by a fair bit. It'll be fun to fiddle with lol

 

[Unolocogringo]

If you are looking at overclocking with pad mods the Q6600 overclocks nicely with 2 pads covered.
3.0ghz speed same as the qx6850.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2125877/tape-mod-bsel-mod-intel-q6600.html

 

[Unolocogringo]

Some boards are OK with one and some boards display an error but run just fine .
Taping 2 stops the error warning.