#70 Dell OptiPlex Xeon upgrade
Channel: Crazy-Logic
Date: 2022-01-04

Here I upgrade my Dell OptiPlex 7010 to have a Xeon E3-1240 v2 processor. I explain why it works and go into some things to look out for. 

For your reference; 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_OptiPlex#Series_4[8][9] 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_1155#Ivy_Bridge_chipsets 
https://www.dell.com/community/Optiplex-Desktops/7010-Desktop-CPU-Upgrade-possible/td-p/5867985 
https://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-Intel_(chipsets)/Q77_Express.html 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_Bridge_(microarchitecture) 
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i3-2120-vs-Intel-Xeon-E3-1240-V2/752vs1190 
https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-uk/product-support/product/optiplex-7010/drivers  

Dell OptiPlex https://ebay.us/vyKFsb
Xeon https://ebay.us/tDAemQ
i7 https://ebay.us/o7GyRJ
GPU https://ebay.us/L4u1dn
iFixit Kit https://ebay.us/ujoKeK

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