Will the core 2quad q6600 work??

[Elvis Caesar]

Hey .....i have a Dell Optiplex 760 and the processor installed is an Intel Core 2 duo E7200 @ 2.53ghz and has a TDP of 65watts.... But i wanna upgrade to an Intel Core 2 Quad q6600 @ 2.40ghz with TDP of 105watts.. will it work on my motherboard (dell e93839 ga0402)....... Both processors use the LGA 775 socket.... Thanks

[youmanyousef]

2 minutes ago, Elvis Caesar said:

Hey .....i have a Dell Optiplex 760 and the processor installed is an Intel Core 2 duo E7200 @ 2.53ghz and has a TDP of 65watts.... But i wanna upgrade to an Intel Core 2 Quad q6600 @ 2.40ghz with TDP of 105watts.. will it work on my motherboard (dell e93839 ga0402)....... Both processors use the LGA 775 socket.... Thanks

yes... but you wont have much head room for other things like a graphics card

[Elvis Caesar]

3 minutes ago, youmanyousef said:

yes... but you wont have much head room for other things like a graphics card

Am using an external PSU to power up my graphics card

[Jurrunio]

it should work, since they have the same FSB frequency. it's better if you can find evidence of Optiplex 760 with Q6600 from the factory since BIOS might not recognize the Quad.

[Princess Luna]

Do this instead and save yourself the hassle and cost:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rsFVg3s3G0

[Elvis Caesar]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

Do this instead and save yourself the hassle and cost:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rsFVg3s3G0

I saw a similar video on YouTube few weeks back.....n i felt it was not legit.....does it actually work???????