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HP Z420 connector swap – compatible with DDR3 chipset Still supports older controllers

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shadik24
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03-19-2016, 12:14 PM
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I've been checking the HP Z420 lately as a budget workstation and the Xeon E7-4880 V2 for an upgrade costing around £3.60 GBP. The C602 motherboard uses an R1 socket, but I need an R2. Although they’re different models, since they’re both revisions of the same socket, can I solder an R2 onto it?
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03-19-2016, 12:14 PM #1

I've been checking the HP Z420 lately as a budget workstation and the Xeon E7-4880 V2 for an upgrade costing around £3.60 GBP. The C602 motherboard uses an R1 socket, but I need an R2. Although they’re different models, since they’re both revisions of the same socket, can I solder an R2 onto it?

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03-27-2016, 01:30 AM
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03-27-2016, 01:30 AM #2

nop

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03-27-2016, 03:12 AM
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Impossible, even if it were, it wouldn't make sense because of the expense. Opt for an E5-2697 v2 which has fewer cores and threads but works with Z420. The E7-4880 v2 was intended for very costly high-end multi-socket servers.
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03-27-2016, 03:12 AM #3

Impossible, even if it were, it wouldn't make sense because of the expense. Opt for an E5-2697 v2 which has fewer cores and threads but works with Z420. The E7-4880 v2 was intended for very costly high-end multi-socket servers.

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