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Can I squeeze blood out of a stone - processor tweak or upgrade?
Hi all -
I have two loaded Dell XPS-8930 SE desktop systems each with an Intel i7-8700 CPU running at 3.20 Ghz.
I've been thinking about squeezing out more horsepower from the processor, but they are not "K" editions.
I turned off SpeedStep in the BIOS but I think that's all I could do.
Intel has a utility to tweak the CPU but what can it do on a non-K CPU?
What about replacing with i7-8700 with a i9 like this:
Intel® Core™ i9-9900K Processor (16M Cache, up to 5.00 GHz) 186605
Is an easy CPU swap possible without another heat sink and fan? I did update the Dell BIOS for i9 capability.
If not, is a i7-8700K doable?
Thanks!