Xps8300

Hi, 

Please PM us the system tag# will let you know regarding the upgrade options. 

Just a suggestion, Motherboard and processor upgrade will be as costly as a new machine, please give it a thought. 

Regards

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Processor you can go ahead with I7-2600 Quad core,, motherbaord there is one that fits in and works, i.e the one in your system

Cool, can you tell me how much it is and what kind of motherboard? Also the fan to use and where I can get all of this ?

I have the XPS 8300 with the i7 2600 from dell. I added a few bells & whistles to my system,but base is strictly dell oem (mobo,processor,hdd,dvd) U may wanna ck my stats before going too far into new parts. Operating System
            Windows 10 Home 64-bit
        CPU
            Intel Core i7 2600 @ 3.40GHz    36 °C
            Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology
        RAM
            16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
        Motherboard
            Dell Inc. 0Y2MRG (CPU 1)    28 °C
        Graphics
            S211HL (1920x1080@60Hz)
            4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (MSI)    33 °C
        Storage
            1397GB Seagate ST31500341AS (SATA)    35 °C
        Optical Drives
            PLDS DVD+-RW DH-16ABS
        Audio
            Realtek High Definition Audio           I DID have to put a larger power supply in when I upgraded the video card.The psu is a standard issue one so it's not a deal breaker. :)   P.S. I Play all 3 Witcher's and batman Arkham City,and Arkham Knight with no problems on ultra on Witcher3.

Hi
part# for the proc is 706FY , motherboard part#X2RH5 , fan part# WDRTF ,
for a vague idea on prices you can check on amazon.
Post checking on amazon you will get an idea of how much it will cost, and if youwish to go ahead for a repair with engineer, do let us know

So you think even this old i5 from 2013 will work great? I like your idea of an ssd, it should speed things up. What size ssd do you think might work, I'm not a gamer anymore. Although I might get back to WOW. I do have max memory, 32 gb.

I have a Dell xps 8300 i5, I bought it several years ago.  I want to upgrade the cpu and mothetboard.

It's mATX, but the front panel wiring must be reworked to accommodate an aftermarket board.

I installed an aftermarket board in an XPS 7100 (same chassis) and an XPS 8500 board in an aftermarket chassis.

Then again, how much do you really need? The i5 is still a beast, and unless you need massive amounts of memory, the OEM board should still be sufficient. I suggest using the upgrade money for an SSD, perhaps one that plugs into a PCIe slot and avoids the bottleneck of the SATA 3 bus.

I suggest using the upgrade money for an SSD, perhaps one that plugs into a PCIe slot and avoids the bottleneck of the SATA 3 bus.

+1 on an SSD.

Is there a SSD / PCIe slot versionthat will work on the 8300 as a boot drive?

If not, SATA 3 isn't horrible, and is way, way, way faster than an HDD, especially if the HDD is the original in the 8300. The price on 500 GB SSDs like the samsung evo 850 have dropped to the $150 range and it is without a doubt in my mind the best upgrade for a desktop. It won't help gaming speeds but it will make the system feel much, much faster.

So you think even this old i5 from 2013 will work great?

It should be more than enough, as should be 32gb of memory. Heck, my dual-processor workstation at the office only has 24gb, and it gets used for heavy-duty tasks like software builds.

What size ssd do you think might work

For boot drives, even 120gb can be enough. 240gb is better, mind you.

Well right now I have 1 Tb HDD. But I have only used 200 gb and I have streamlined it. I think no more than 250gb  should be enough. Plus I will have the 1 Tb for a second drive.

Need to apologize, posted info from my XPS 8700 here in a 8300 Forum.For the record,If your 8300 is the Full size tower I was able 2 find,only real diff in specs I could find was as follows. 8300 = 16Gb ram,ati 6450 1gb video card. 8700 = 32 gb ram,ati hd5770 1gb video card. BOTH were available with second generation intel i7 2600 processor @ 3.4 . The i7 and a larger video (@ least a gtx 660 2gb) would make you think it was reborn.and a 3-4 gb card (gtx 970 or R9 280 or 290) would make you think it was a new machine all together. :) It would also be pretty much future proofed for @ least several more years.(Say until end of support for Windows 7 in 2019?) :)

A case can be had for as little a $25.  If u really want a new mobo and processor, just get a case too.  The rest of your components will fit in it just fine, and you'll either save a ton of cash on the mobo, or get one that's 10X better than something from Dell that will fit in your case

The posting was for me. I see that getting an SSD might be the answer. I will try this and hope it makes my start ups and speed while on the computer faster.  I might change the video card I have for something newer ,maybe a better option than redoing the guts.

I'm confused on who we are suggesting what for. Original poster ->> the i7 2500 is still a decent processor. If the MoBo works why upgrade? I believe the 8300 has two SATA 3 ports, so drop in a fast SSD like a samsung evo 850 (250GB or 500GB) and see how much faster the system feels.

To upgrade the CPU and motherboard you can go up to "Devil's canyon" and keep your memory, but you'll be spending (US dollars) $330 for a CPU, $75 to $150 or more on a good motherboard. I agree if you change away from the proprietary Dell MoBo it is easier to get a new case. I'd spend $40 or more on a decent case, and you still need an SSD.

Why not start with the SSD and see if it buys your current system another year of life?

250GB samsung evo's were $80 a day or so ago on newegg and 500GB have dropped under $150 in the past few days. Seems like you'll spend this anyway.