Optiplex 745 upgrade to q6600?

[Exploded117]

I currently have a Dell Optiplex 745 (specs on profile) that I have slightly modified.

 

Recenty, I have been thinking of upgrading the included e6300 to a q6600. It uses the same socket and google searches have confirmed that the chipset on the included mobo suppourts it. However, I was wondering if the included 305W PSU would be able to suppourt it power-wise, or if that would have to be upgraded as well. The PSU currently would have to suppourt two hard drives and a GT 610 as well as this CPU.

[TwOne]

It should be able to. I ran a Q8300 on a 250W, and I ran a GT 610 on a 350W PSU, both cheap relatively no name PSUs.

 

I recommend using this site to find out how much wattage you need: http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

[LabRat]

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 1066MHz FSB Socket T with

Dual Core technology

, EM64T, 2MB and up to 4MB L2

cache, EIST and

VT (E6000 se

ries)

Intel® Pentium® D 800MHz FSB Socket T with Dual Core techno

logy , EM64T, 2x2MB L2 cache, EI

ST, and VT on 950/960 (900 serie

s)

Intel® Pentium® D 800MHz FSB Socket T with Dual

Core technology , EM64T, 2x1MB L2 cache (800 series)

Intel® Pentium® 4 800MHz

FSB Socket T with HT, , EM64T, and 1MB L2 cache (500 series)

Intel® Celeron® D 533 MHz FSB Sock

et T with and EM64T

 

 

http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/optix/en/opti_745techspecs.pdf

[Exploded117]

 

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 1066MHz FSB Socket T with

Dual Core technology

, EM64T, 2MB and up to 4MB L2

cache, EIST and

VT (E6000 se

ries)

Intel® Pentium® D 800MHz FSB Socket T with Dual Core techno

logy , EM64T, 2x2MB L2 cache, EI

ST, and VT on 950/960 (900 serie

s)

Intel® Pentium® D 800MHz FSB Socket T with Dual

Core technology , EM64T, 2x1MB L2 cache (800 series)

Intel® Pentium® 4 800MHz

FSB Socket T with HT, , EM64T, and 1MB L2 cache (500 series)

Intel® Celeron® D 533 MHz FSB Sock

et T with and EM64T

 

 

Thank you for so helpfully copying and pasting from Dell's specsheet that I already read.

[LabRat]

then why did you ask? you should have the information already.

[Exploded117]

It should be able to. I ran a Q8300 on a 250W, and I ran a GT 610 on a 350W PSU, both cheap relatively no name PSUs.

 

I recommend using this site to find out how much wattage you need: http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

 

According to this at 100% utilization 24/7 my computer should only be using around 296W.... So I should be in the good... thanks.

[Exploded117]

then why did you ask? you should have the information already.

 

This shows no relation to the CPU I was interested in or the load on my PSU....

[LabRat]

in what way does anything on that site, in the link, or in the "copy and paste" i posted say the q6600 will or won't work? just trying to keep you from wasting money.  these proprietary machines will only go so far letting you upgrade components.

[iHardware Shelden]

The power supplys in those are tanks, you will be more than fine. I ran a Q6600 in a 745 no problem for a while with a similar card (GT 630) and many other expansion cards like a capture card and 2 hard drives. Good luck