Which CPU?

[kaiju_wars]

So I recently acquired an HP TouchSmart 300 AiO from my boss.  He didn't need it anymore so he just gave it to me.

 

Last night I took apart the AiO, cleaned it out, and repasted the CPU.  (I even bent like three pins on it, but was able to straighten them out with my knife and debit card).  But the CPU itself is full desktop AM3 socket.

The CPU is the Athlon 2 X2 240e, which is has a 45W TDP.  I checked and I saw several tri-core and quad core Athlon 2s on the socket that fit within that 45W TDP margin, and I was wondering what is the best CPU I can get for this socket (within thermal margin) as a result?

 

I don't want to chance going over a 45W CPU due to thermal limits.  The AiO has a robust cooling design, I'll give it that, but I don't trust it enough for anything higher.  

 

Thank you.

[Billy_Mays]

I got a dead 925 but 95w TDP

[Jurrunio]

Opening up an AIO is probably the worst thing to do. It's not designed to be taken apart, so putting it back without leaking after that will be hard.

 

If it is an AIO, then you probably don't have to worry about TDP. Just get the fastest one on this socket.

[kaiju_wars]

Just now, Jurrunio said:

Opening up an AIO is probably the worst thing to do. It's not designed to be taken apart, so putting it back without leaking after that will be hard.

 

If it is an AIO, then you probably don't have to worry about TDP. Just get the fastest one on this socket.

You do know AiO can also mean All in One computer.... like an iMac.. or the very computer I was talking about:

[Jurrunio]

5 minutes ago, kaiju_wars said:

You do know AiO can also mean All in One computer.... like an iMac.. or the very computer I was talking about:

dam

[kaiju_wars]

19 minutes ago, Billy_Mays said:

I got a dead 925 but 95w TDP

Not keen on getting a dead CPU, thanks though?

[Billy_Mays]

54 minutes ago, kaiju_wars said:

Not keen on getting a dead CPU, thanks though?

It's an offer thought (the system is getting sold idk when but it's decent price because my city is full of low ballers)

[EsXi]

Not going over the 45Watt TDP, for two reasons :

The heatsink was not made for higher than 45watt TDP (probably).

Also the power supply might not be powerful enough.

 

Those chips in these AIO systems are often the mobile chips, you might be able to upgrade it but most likely it's not worth the time and effort. I see this socket is a AM3, just look here.

 

Best bet would be to buy a used ;

615e, Quad-core, 2.5 GHz, 2MB L2, 45 Watt, Socket AM3, AD615EHDK42GM

 

31 bucks for that cpu.

 

Is it really worth it? Depends for what you want to use it, honestly I would just sell it because it's kinda uesless if you look at the price and performance.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Athlon+II+X4+615e

 

But yeah before you sell it might be smart to run dban on it so there's nothing left on the harddrive..

[kaiju_wars]

3 hours ago, EsXi said:

Not going over the 45Watt TDP, for two reasons :

The heatsink was not made for higher than 45watt TDP (probably).

Also the power supply might not be powerful enough.

 

Those chips in these AIO systems are often the mobile chips, you might be able to upgrade it but most likely it's not worth the time and effort. I see this socket is a AM3, just look here.

 

Best bet would be to buy a used ;

615e, Quad-core, 2.5 GHz, 2MB L2, 45 Watt, Socket AM3, AD615EHDK42GM

 

31 bucks for that cpu.

 

Is it really worth it? Depends for what you want to use it, honestly I would just sell it because it's kinda uesless if you look at the price and performance.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Athlon+II+X4+615e

 

But yeah before you sell it might be smart to run dban on it so there's nothing left on the harddrive..

It's AM3 socket, so obviously it's not a mobile chip.

AiO is fairly easy to get into.

I'm not selling it.  I collect old computers as it is and repurpose them.  

[EsXi]

1 hour ago, kaiju_wars said:

It's AM3 socket, so obviously it's not a mobile chip.

AiO is fairly easy to get into.

I'm not selling it.  I collect old computers as it is and repurpose them.  

I never said it was mobile amd chip. Like i said, mostly they are, but some are not.

Ok well collect it if you like. I hope you find my post useful.