Motherboard:
Dell Optiplex 740 SFF PY127 w/ AM2 Socket

Current CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 x2 2.0GHz 3800+ 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W
ADO3800IAA5CU

And I want to upgrade to this CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 x2 3.0GHz 6000+ 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W
ADX6000IAA6CZ

Will this work or do I need to give more information?

Here are 3 PDFs on specs of the desktop, Thanks.
http://www.dell.com/downloads/...x/optix_740_en_new.pdf
http://web.amd.com/en-us/partn.../opti_740techspecs.pdf
http://web.amd.com/en-us/partn..._customer_brochure.pdf

Me personally from what I've been researching lately and what I read from your post; we're in the same boat.!
The bottom line is NO.


Please read the following thread:
http://forums.amd.com/forum/me...d=134157&enterthread=y

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1.) E521 - Athlon 64x2 6000+ (3.1) - Noctua NH-U9B - Artic Silver 5 - 4GB Elpida DDR2 PC2-6400 - nVidia GT 240 - Win7 x32
2.) Optiplex 740 ENHANCED - Athlon 64x2 5600+ (2.9) - Artic Silver 5 - 4GB Hynix DDR2 PC2-6400 - EVGA GeForce 8600GT - Win7 x32
3.) Optiplex 740 ENHANCED - Phenom X3 8750 (2.4) - Artic Silver 5 - 6GB Samsung PC2-6400 - xfx 8600GT oc - Win7 x64


Edited: 08/16/2010 at 10:32 AM by malmental

Your system can take up to a 6000+ 89W Windsor (ADA6000IAA6CZ), not the 125W version. These are hard to find since they are no longer manufactured, but check around you might find something. Otherwise save your money and build yourself a new system. Plenty of help here if you decide to go that route.

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Dell Inspiron 531 - AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ 3.2Ghz - 8GB Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz - WD 320GB 7200RPM SATA - ASUS GeForce 210 1GB Silent - LG GSA-H73N 16X CD/DVD+/-RW - Antec NeoPower 430W PSU - Windows 7 x64 SP1 - Dell 19" SE198WFP Widescreen Monitor

Dell Vostro 460 - Intel Core i7 2600 @ 3.4Ghz - 16GB Daul Channel DDR3 @ 1333Mhz - Kingston 240GB SATA III SSD - Seagate 320GB SATA HDD - 16X DVD-ROM - 16X DVD-RW - Windows 7 x64 SP1 - Dell E2211H 22" Widescreen Monitor

Edited: 05/31/2010 at 10:07 AM by jsktx

Sup jsktx.! I didn't know about the 6000+ 89W Windsor. Do you have anymore info on compatibility.? Thanks.

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1.) E521 - Athlon 64x2 6000+ (3.1) - Noctua NH-U9B - Artic Silver 5 - 4GB Elpida DDR2 PC2-6400 - nVidia GT 240 - Win7 x32
2.) Optiplex 740 ENHANCED - Athlon 64x2 5600+ (2.9) - Artic Silver 5 - 4GB Hynix DDR2 PC2-6400 - EVGA GeForce 8600GT - Win7 x32
3.) Optiplex 740 ENHANCED - Phenom X3 8750 (2.4) - Artic Silver 5 - 6GB Samsung PC2-6400 - xfx 8600GT oc - Win7 x64

If you're talking about in your system, it wouldn't be much of an improvement. For the OP's system it would be a decent improvement and although he has a small form factor system his heatsink/fan should be adequate.

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Dell Inspiron 531 - AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ 3.2Ghz - 8GB Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz - WD 320GB 7200RPM SATA - ASUS GeForce 210 1GB Silent - LG GSA-H73N 16X CD/DVD+/-RW - Antec NeoPower 430W PSU - Windows 7 x64 SP1 - Dell 19" SE198WFP Widescreen Monitor

Dell Vostro 460 - Intel Core i7 2600 @ 3.4Ghz - 16GB Daul Channel DDR3 @ 1333Mhz - Kingston 240GB SATA III SSD - Seagate 320GB SATA HDD - 16X DVD-ROM - 16X DVD-RW - Windows 7 x64 SP1 - Dell E2211H 22" Widescreen Monitor

I Google'd this: http://www.google.com/search?q...g.mozilla:en-US<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0">fficial&client=firefox-a

After reading this thread I did some quick research. I went through numerous posts and read test results with expert opinions.
The end result is to go with the 5000+ Brisbane Black Edition PERIOD.! Yes, there is a small difference in L2 cache but not enough to make a difference 512k as compared to 1m. The Brisbane actual clock speed is a little faster.
Research for yourself and you will see.
As a result of this post, I think I too have found my answer.

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1.) E521 - Athlon 64x2 6000+ (3.1) - Noctua NH-U9B - Artic Silver 5 - 4GB Elpida DDR2 PC2-6400 - nVidia GT 240 - Win7 x32
2.) Optiplex 740 ENHANCED - Athlon 64x2 5600+ (2.9) - Artic Silver 5 - 4GB Hynix DDR2 PC2-6400 - EVGA GeForce 8600GT - Win7 x32
3.) Optiplex 740 ENHANCED - Phenom X3 8750 (2.4) - Artic Silver 5 - 6GB Samsung PC2-6400 - xfx 8600GT oc - Win7 x64


Edited: 05/31/2010 at 12:33 PM by malmental