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760 SFF, upgrading for gaming
I want to upgrade my 760 for gaming purposes and would like to know if it is possible to do so. I'm planning to swap the processor(E8400) for a Q9650 and add 4 sticks of 2gb RAM. Apart from that I would like to add a graphics card (something like a gt1030). It is possible to make all the upgrades?
Smallbergertwins
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April 28th, 2019 16:00
Since you have the small form factor version (sff) I would suggest getting a low-profile video card. I know MSI makes a low profile 1050 (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=9SIA4M56FA9262). It comes with a different pcie expansion slot cover to fit the width of the optiplex. Low profile 1030s are abundant on google with a quick search. (https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&ei=1zHGXNWILq-0ggf0haqoDw&q=1030+low+pro&oq=1030+low+pro&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i67j0l2j0i30l2j0i5i30l5.6462.7053..7258...0.0..0.74.347.5......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j0i7i30j0i13j0i7i10i30j0i8i7i30j0i13i30.xOv640VBHVo).
With the CPU I don't see a problem because they both are the same socket. But I think they are different generations which could mean a bios flash but I don't know much about that. From my perspective I say they should work.
--UPDATE--
I don't know if you have done the upgrade yet, but Zotac and MSI released low profile versions of the GTX 1650. I don't know where and/or how to buy these, but just letting you know these exist and will give you a lot more performance than a 1050 or 1030.