Folks, I'm in a bit of a quandry. I have a Dell Inspiron desktop and would like to upgrade the CPU. I've got an upgrade path staked out, just need to verify some things and look at other possibilities. The CPU that I'd like to upgrade to (i7-6700K 6th gen Sky Lake) will require better cooling...
UsandThem, thanks for that link. I had no idea that Noctua had a compatibility page! Thanks. I'll search for other Noctua HSF units that might fill the bill.
Folks, I've been away awhile. I remember the generally accepted way of applying thermal paste was to apply a pea or lentil size blob and use a credit card to "squeegee" it down to the correct thickness on the CPU. Recently I've seen posts that state "just put a rice kernel size blob in the...
Folks, Id like to upgrade from an i-3-6100 to an i7-6700K and would like to get some opinions on this HSF unit.https://www.newegg.com/noctua-nh-l9x65/p/N82E16835608071. I've currently got an i3-6100 and don't think the current CPU HSF unit will cut it for the 6700K whcih is a 91W unit and my...
Folks, in the late 90's there was a motherboard manufacturer that specialized in the AMD chips of that era and seemed to specialize in Micro-ATX full-feature motherboards, just out of curiosity I was wondering if anyone remembered who the manufacturer was? They were lower end MoBo's and most...
VirtualLarry, yes same one. This rig should be able to take a 6th gen i7. But, you make a lot of sense so I'm not gonna worry about the CPU unless I can find an i7-6700 for a
crazy cheap price. It's running noticeably quicker as it sits now, especially on bootup. Thanks for the help!
Folks, finally got around to upgrading to an SSD and well worth it. It was only a 480GB unit but that will be large enough to handle anything else I might install. The original 1TB HDD got wiped and will be used for storage. Depending on finances might still consider a CPU upgrade - anyone...
Okay folks, stayed up rather late but got the SSD installed and my original C: drive cloned last night/this morning. First time didn't seem to take, but second time around and was good to go. Switched the data cables between the original 1TB HDD and the new 480GB SSD so the SSD is the boot...
msbettyhunt, that's why I've enjoyed this forum for the past twenty years! Despite the few knuckleheads you might encounter, the vast majority of folks here just want to help. I hope you enjoy your membership here! It's a great forum and always has been!
Folks, got the SSD today and ArisVer you were correct no software included but no problem - I've downloaded MiniTool and that will work just fine. Had to track down the Dell specific SSD caddies and SSD power cable for my particular model. So I'll get those ordered tonight and hopefully will...
ArisVer, thank you so much! That helps put my mind at ease a bit. I used to build my own rigs but that was quite awhile ago The last one I built was 2004! Things have changed dramatically and I have a lot of catching up to do. Thanks again!:smiley::beermug:
The SSD is a Mushkin Source - II 480GB. I've already downloaded MiniTool Partition Wizard free. I've read good things about it. This SSD will be going into a Dell Inspiron 3650 desktop so I've been doing a lot of research - why do some manufacturers make upgrading so difficult??? ArisVer...
When mirroring the current HDD to the new SSD must they be the same capacity? I have a 1TB HDD with the OS and program files and they only take up 145GB. I'd like to clone or rmirror that to a 480GB SSD and make that the boot drive and then reformat the 1TB HDD to use as storage and make that...
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