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unicorn0124
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July 6th, 2010 22:00
Inspiron 580, cpu upgradeable?
the stock one come as i3, am i able to upgrade to i7 later?
or how far can i go for upgrading?
also, how many spare bays are in the tower? I may need to put in 1 or 2 of my old hard drive in it.
opalasattic
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Posted December 22nd, 2010 14:00
I'm getting my Dell Inspiron 580 i3 within 2 days, and I'm really looking forward to it and I plan to keep it as long as possible, so I just want to make sure I'm correct...if at a later time I choose to do so, I can upgrade my CPU from the i3 to the i5 without any trouble? If this is true, then I'm one very happy customer!
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Posted December 22nd, 2010 14:00
opalasattic
It's true and hope you enjoy your new Inspiron 580.
Bev.
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Posted July 6th, 2010 22:00
unicorn0124
i3 and i5 processors are supported, i7 processors are not.
Core i5 and Core i7 processors use a socket LGA1156 and the current Core i7 processors use a LGA1366 socket.
The Mini Tower case has:
Two 5.25-inch bays for SATA DVD-ROM, SATA DVD+/-RW drives
One 3.5-inch FlexBay for an optional Media Card Reader
Internally accessible two 3.5-inch bays for SATA hard drives.
The motherboard has support for four SATA drives.
You can find more info about the Inspiron 580 HERE
Bev.