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| System Name | Alienware Aurora R13 |
|---|---|
| Processor | i9-12900kf |
| Motherboard | Alienware 0C92D0 |
| Cooling | Alienware CPU water block AIO thing |
| Memory | 32gbs of DDR5-4400 (slow, I know) |
| Video Card(s) | Dell/Alienware RTX 3080ti |
| Storage | NVMe KIOXIA KXG70ZNV1T02 1024GB |
| Display(s) | Asus ROG PG32UCDM 4k 240hz 32' |
| Case | Alienware Aurora R13 |
| Audio Device(s) | Soundcore Life Q20 headphones |
| Power Supply | Dell-Something-Or-Other 1000? watt |
| Mouse | Logitech Pro Superlight 2 |
| Keyboard | Razer BlackWidow V4 with Razer Green switches |
| VR HMD | None |
| Software | Ubuntu Linux 24.10 |
So, I have a Dell Studio XPS 1640, and I want to upgrade the CPU from the Core 2 Duo P7450 to an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300. The bios will not accept it by default, but on this dell forum I found a guy who upgraded to a different quad-core with a 120w power adapter and some BIOS hacking. I'd be willing to do that. The dell thread is here: https://www.dell.com/community/en/c...to-q9100-core-2-quad/647f19b1f4ccf8a8dec98cb3 How would I get a 120w power adapter, how would I edit the bios? EDIT: There is also this modded bios that supposedly "adds new CPU support". That BIOS was verified to work with a Q9100, i flashed it to my machine.