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RN516 CPU upgrade
Ever looking to improve on performance I'm looking for a way to upgrade the CPU on my RN516. The CPU obviously must support ECC memory and have a (FC)LGA1155 socket with a max TDP of 55W. LGA1155 wi...
Strange? Not really. Several are offered over here. This guy claimed to have had enough of Netgear, but I don't know why.
He runs his own IT company and gave me an invoice with it as well (so not stolen if anyone wonders) and through him I could claim warranty if I need to.
The warranty not being transferable was a bit of a surprise (and in violation of Dutch law, but that's another matter) but the price was pretty good, 550 euro's.
Having said that, it was in piss poor condition as in totally mucked up with nicotine filled brown sticky dust.
I had to strip it to the last screw and clean it intensively and rebuild again. Fun job.
He runs his own IT company and gave me an invoice with it as well (so not stolen if anyone wonders) and through him I could claim warranty if I need to.
The warranty not being transferable was a bit of a surprise (and in violation of Dutch law, but that's another matter) but the price was pretty good, 550 euro's.
Having said that, it was in piss poor condition as in totally mucked up with nicotine filled brown sticky dust.
I had to strip it to the last screw and clean it intensively and rebuild again. Fun job.
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