Can you over clock CPUs on a Dell 200DY Optiplex 780?

Aidan B

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I'm building a budget mining rig, with an old psu, a 750ti gaming, 8gb ddr3 RAM, and $29 in a cpu+mobo. I found a good deal on a mobo and I am hoping theres a way I could over clock the intel q6600 ill be getting. Thanks.
 
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The PSU should be OK unless Dell used a smaller MB connector in the SFF. The Dell fan is usually 1.2-1.8A. industrial fan. The 5 pin MB header tests for that at start. But if your just minig hit F1 and carry on. The message must be cleared manually in the BIOS maint./ SYSLOG page. It's BTX so your cooler won't bolt on. The holes won't match. The Dell cooler shroud holds the cooler on. The front header has an air temp. sensor too that will interrupt things if it's not connected. It can probably be done but if you don't know your way around a Dell it could drive you nuts.
The Q6600 can be pinmodded to run 3GHz. It should be a G0 stepping SLACR if you want to try it. BUT the $25 Q9550 is faster. I hope your not trying to put that MB into something other than the Dell it came in. You'll need the matching I/O cable and front panel header to make it run. You'll also need the Dell fan or you'll get BIOS messages about it. The connector and the pinout are different, and so is the fan. If fast 2 cores work for minig then an E7500 can go 3.66GHz with the same trick.
it's called LGA775 BSEL tape mod form 266 to 333 fsb.
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/767799-how-to-lga-775-bsel-mod-overclocking-with-tape/
Here's one "in the wild".
http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/3888981
 

Aidan B

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So if I was planning on making my own case, or running it out in the open, would I still be able to use the mobo? I would have my own PSU and fan+heatsink.

 
The PSU should be OK unless Dell used a smaller MB connector in the SFF. The Dell fan is usually 1.2-1.8A. industrial fan. The 5 pin MB header tests for that at start. But if your just minig hit F1 and carry on. The message must be cleared manually in the BIOS maint./ SYSLOG page. It's BTX so your cooler won't bolt on. The holes won't match. The Dell cooler shroud holds the cooler on. The front header has an air temp. sensor too that will interrupt things if it's not connected. It can probably be done but if you don't know your way around a Dell it could drive you nuts.
 
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