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tijgert
Sep 03, 2014Guide
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...
xeltros
Sep 03, 2014Apprentice
I know those are desktop models, but brown dust makes me think coffee spill, and nicotine, this was totally avoidable.
IF you can claim the warranty through him then you are good indeed. I'm not sure Netgear will actually check if this is a second hand device while opening a case, and even if they do, it could have been offered to you or bought by someone else for an enterprise, not sure how they could check that. So if you have the original purchase proof I think you are good to go anyway and I wouldn't upgrade the hardware in any way unless you feel that you are limited (which I doubt you'll be by CPU or RAM).
IF you can claim the warranty through him then you are good indeed. I'm not sure Netgear will actually check if this is a second hand device while opening a case, and even if they do, it could have been offered to you or bought by someone else for an enterprise, not sure how they could check that. So if you have the original purchase proof I think you are good to go anyway and I wouldn't upgrade the hardware in any way unless you feel that you are limited (which I doubt you'll be by CPU or RAM).
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