Hi I'm wondering about a computer part this is the closest forum to ask about it.
Hi I just got a refurbished HP Compaq Business Desktop DC7800 (GC758AV). Opening it up I see this giant glossy black box attached to the mother board which I assume is the CPU. It's an Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33GHz. The thing is my last new PC (which I fried) has a more powerful CPU (duo 2.5) but looked much smaller with no giant box over it. I wondering what's all in there and if that is like an earlier version of the dual core CPU's. And what's with the giant enclosure? I took a photo but can't post attachments here.
I Especially want to know the disadvantages of an older big CPU in a box like that?
Would it be a good idea to unscrew this monster and replace it with a newer smaller CPU of simillar power?
I wonder because the CPU box has it's own fan the size of the PSU fan, and the Case had an extra cooling fan. I'm just wondering if the earlier dual core ran hotter and the current ones wouldn't run as hot.
Thanks Ryan.
Hi I just got a refurbished HP Compaq Business Desktop DC7800 (GC758AV). Opening it up I see this giant glossy black box attached to the mother board which I assume is the CPU. It's an Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33GHz. The thing is my last new PC (which I fried) has a more powerful CPU (duo 2.5) but looked much smaller with no giant box over it. I wondering what's all in there and if that is like an earlier version of the dual core CPU's. And what's with the giant enclosure? I took a photo but can't post attachments here.
I Especially want to know the disadvantages of an older big CPU in a box like that?
Would it be a good idea to unscrew this monster and replace it with a newer smaller CPU of simillar power?
I wonder because the CPU box has it's own fan the size of the PSU fan, and the Case had an extra cooling fan. I'm just wondering if the earlier dual core ran hotter and the current ones wouldn't run as hot.
Thanks Ryan.