I have been wanting to upgrade my cpu because it has been bottlenecking my gpu (Not gonna say what it is otherwise people wil mock me XD). My current cpu is a core 2 duo e6400 which has a tdp of 65 W but i want to upgrade to a q6600 which has a tdp of 105W and i have a dell dimension 9200 from 2007 and i am wondering if i could use the same heatsink that came with it (it is huge) and if i can use the same fan which came with it? Please reply as soon as possible.
Upgrade from Core 2 Duo E6400 To Q6600
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Polypheme
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Dell has a proprietary heatsink that is not changeable. You will have to stay with what you have as far as the heatsink goes. However, you can (and should) add a fan at the rear to assist the air flow of the heatsink fan. You will notice a nice performance increase going from the Duo to the Quad.
Along with this change, check whether you can add RAM if necessary and run the max that the motherboard will allow.
Along with this change, check whether you can add RAM if necessary and run the max that the motherboard will allow.
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