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I have the following HP Z600 and I want to upgrade the CPU from the current Intel Xeon E5520  to E5650, E5660, or X5675 processors. The two basic questions I have are:

 

  • Is that possible?
  • If so, what exactly do I have to do?

Implicit in those two questions are:

 

  • Will the chipsets on the motherboard will support the newer processors?
  • Will the current heatsinks for the E5520 CPUs work or will it be necessary to replace them?

Thanks,

 

Bob

 

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Computer
Model : HP Z600 Workstation 103C_53335X
Serial Number : 2UA01*****
Chassis : HP Mini Tower
Mainboard : HP 0AE8h
Serial Number : 2UA01*****
BIOS : HP 786G4 v03.54 11/02/2011
NUMA Support : 2 Unit(s)
Total Memory : 24GB ECC DIMM DDR3

 

Processors
Processor : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU           E5520  @ 2.27GHz (4C 2.4GHz/2.53GHz, 2.13GHz IMC, 4x 256kB L2, 8MB L3)
Processor : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU           E5520  @ 2.27GHz (4C 2.4GHz/2.53GHz, 2.13GHz IMC, 4x 256kB L2, 8MB L3)
Socket/Slot : FC LGA1366

 

Chipset
Memory Controller : HP 5520 (Tylersburg-36D) I/O Hub 2x 2.93GHz (5.85GHz)
Memory Controller : HP Xeon (Nehalem) UnCore 2x 2.93GHz (5.85GHz), 3x 4GB ECC DIMM DDR3 1GHz 192-bit
Memory Controller : HP Xeon (Nehalem) UnCore 2x 2.93GHz (5.85GHz), 3x 4GB ECC DIMM DDR3 1GHz 192-bit

 

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Freescale (Motorola) 18KSF51272AZ-1G6K1 4GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600
Memory Module : Freescale (Motorola) 18KSF51272AZ-1G6K1 4GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600
Memory Module : Freescale (Motorola) 18KSF51272AZ-1G6K1 4GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600
Memory Module : Freescale (Motorola) 18KSF51272AZ-1G6K1 4GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600
Memory Module : Freescale (Motorola) 18KSF51272AZ-1G6K1 4GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600
Memory Module : Freescale (Motorola) 18KSF51272AZ-1G6K1 4GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600

 

Video Adapter : ASUS R9 270X Series (20CU 1280SP SM5.0 1.12GHz, 4GB DDR5 5.6GHz 384-bit, PCIe 3.00 x16)

 

Graphics Processor
OpenCL GP Processor : ASUS R9 270X Series (1280SP 20C 1.12GHz, 3GB DDR5 5.6GHz 256-bit)
Compute Shader Processor : ASUS R9 270X Series (1280SP 20C 1.12GHz, 4GB DDR5 5.6GHz 384-bit)

 

Storage Devices
GB0750C4414 (750.2GB, SATA150, 16MB Cache) : 699GB (C:smileyhappy:
WDC WD2002FAEX-007BA0 (2TB, SATA300/600, 3.5", 7200rpm) : 2TB (E:smileyhappy: (F:smileyhappy: (G:smileyhappy: (H:smileyhappy:
WDC WD2002FAEX-007BA0 (2TB, SATA300/600, 3.5", 7200rpm) : 2TB (D:smileyhappy: (I:smileyhappy:
ASUS    BW-16D1HT (SATA150, BD-RE, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 4MB Cache) : N/A (Z:smileyhappy:

 

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 6.01.7601 (Service Pack 1)
Platform Compliance : x64

 

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