Will the HP Z600 take X5690 cpus?

[IceDigger]

I have a HP Z600 workstation for work. Anybody have any idea if this will handle the Xeon 5690? It says on the website that it can take up to 2x 5670s.

I currently have 1x 5649

 

[primetime]

since there's very little difference between those cpus my guess is it would work fine, but it is just a guess......even still i would be surprised if it didn't work

 

[Razzor]

Yes, same socket, 650w psu.
Quickspecs lists another 130 watt cpu.
http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c04110961

But you cant mix them. They have to be the same.

 

[IceDigger]

I thought so. Thanks guys.

Is that the best cpu for this thing?

 

[GiGaBiTe]

The x5690 is the fastest LGA1366 hex core @ 3.47 GHz.

The x5687 is the fastest quad core at 3.6 GHz.

The x5698 is the fastest dual core at a whopping 4.4 GHz.

It all depends on how many cores you want vs. how fast you want each core.

 

[primetime]

for what its worth the 5690 gets my vote....and i believe there sold in pairs with slight discount on ebay

 

[curioser]

I have a HP Z600 workstation for work. Anybody have any idea if this will handle the Xeon 5690? It says on the website that it can take up to 2x 5670s.

I currently have 1x 5649

Yes the x5690 works with the Z600. Avoid xeon W3670, W3680, W3690 cpus. Those are for single cpu mobos only