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That a Studio XPS 9100 can take. Can it take an i7 980? If yes, is there any other adjustments needed to make it work?
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That a Studio XPS 9100 can take. Can it take an i7 980? If yes, is there any other adjustments needed to make it work?
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shesagordie
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October 20th, 2013 21:00
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The Core i7 980X (Gulftown) processor is supported.
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3514/p/19487781/20282722.aspx#20282722
Prior to installing the processor, check that BIOS version A04 is installed, when support for Intel new CPUs was added.
Bev.
shesagordie
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October 21st, 2013 21:00
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Cannot say for sure, but it should be, the specifications of the i7-990X are the same as the 980x, but it's not listed as compatible.
But, there's no way I would pay $600+ for a used processor!
Bev.
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October 21st, 2013 00:00
The 980X is an old design, and it's expensive, too. Perhaps one of the Ivy Bridge or Haswell CPUs would be a better investment? (Of course, that would necessitate a motherboard swap.)
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October 21st, 2013 07:00
Thank you for that info. I really appreciate it
shesagordie
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October 21st, 2013 10:00
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:emotion-21:
Bev.
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October 21st, 2013 19:00
One more question. I see that there is a 990x available. It has the same socket compatibility as the 980x, 960, 930 and 920 (LGA1366). Would that also be usable?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-i7-990X-Extreme-Edition-Processor-3-46-GHz-6-Core-LGA-1366/131022218151?_trksid=p2046732.m2060&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27%26meid%3D2151782216595507446%26pid%3D100040%26prg%3D1011%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D261302648510%26
rdunnill
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October 21st, 2013 23:00
Try a 3570K/SSD boot drive combo in the 4600. That will even the odds. :)
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October 22nd, 2013 13:00
If you have made your upgrades on the XPS 9100 for gaming purposes, then the difference between the i7 930 and the i7 990x will make very little if any difference for this reason. The $600 upgrade cost would go unnoticed. The better upgrade will always be the video card when you already have an i7. Otherwise, as mentioned, get an SSD or even add an SSD cache drive for as little as $50.
shesagordie
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October 22nd, 2013 13:00
I installed Crucial SSD cache drives, in my 2007 Inspiron 530 MT and a mid tower AMD X6 1090T BE desktop and they really helped to boost their performance.
Bev.
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October 22nd, 2013 19:00
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Bev.
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October 22nd, 2013 19:00
I have no intention of paying $600 for that cpu or any other used anything lol! But thanks for the info.
Not upgrading for gaming, just to get the most out of the system before I replace it. SSD's are the next upgrades I do on both PC's, if possible.