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April 17th, 2020 14:00
XPS 8300, upgrade options, memory, graphics card
Got a Dell XPS 8300 never been changed, basically it does the job for what I want. But I just want to speed it up a bit. I want to push the memory to 8GB or 16GB if that's possible on the system? Maybe a better graphics card. Any suggestions on the memory type etc. and graphics card.
Thank you in advance for any help.
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April 17th, 2020 17:00
You have 4 RAM slots and max is 4 GB, each slot (4x4GB = 16 GB max). Supported RAM configs are 3 GB, 4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB, 12 GB, and 16 GB, total.
How much total RAM do you have now and how many modules do you have? You can look at crucial.com for compatible RAM for this PC model. It's always best to install RAM as pairs of matched modules, so you'd need at least 2 matched 4GB modules for best performance, but it depends on what you have now, your budget etc.
Replacing the hard drive with an SSD would speed things up too...
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April 17th, 2020 17:00
xps 8300 memory spec Memory module
capacities
1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB
Memory type 1333 MHz DDR3 nonECC memory only
you can upgrade to 16 GB (4x4 GB) DDR3-1333 (PC3-10600) desktop only.
what is your cpu? if typical i7-2600 you can upgrade gpu up to gtx 1060 (6 gb)
the recommended psu for 1060 is 400W. your stock psu is 460 W so good enough.
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April 18th, 2020 01:00
Hi, you can try visiting Mrmemory site at co.uk they have online scanner to scan your system and provide detail of the ram required, SSD, Crucial also have similar scanner I used to upgrade my Dell PC Ram, you can also check your CPU type and visit Intel site check the CPU for the correct type RAM to upgrade.
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April 18th, 2020 12:00
Max memory is 4 x 4GB = 16GB on system. I am running DDR3 1666Mhz Dimms that the system will clock to 1333Mhz. Am running Crucial Ballistix Sport DIMMS.
I have sucessfully installed an EVGA GTX 960 AC2.0. You need to find out which graphics cards 1) Will run on a legacy BIOS instead of an UEFI BIOS, 2) Find cards that work up to 120 Watts because I believe that might be the limit for the 460 Watt PSU and the two six pin connectors that is supplied, and 3) Consider that any new graphics card you buy will need bandwidth from the PCIe slot. The XPS, I believe uses version 2 and modern graphics cards will need to utilise a higher bandwidth than what version 2 can provide, so you may not be able to run graphics cards at their full potential.
If not already done so, add an SSD as this will provide the single biggest improvement to responsiveness of the system.
Hope this helps.
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June 23rd, 2020 08:00
I am using DELL XPS 8300 purchased in 2011 December and I ran till today with 4x4 (total 16GB Ram).I am doing1080x1920 HD video editing with a normal Office Graphic Card NVIDEA GT-1030 (2GB). Output is best but since the preview is lagging a little when I import a 4K background video, today I installed NVIDEA GTX-1050Ti (4GB) and also I purchased a 8 GB single ram of AARVEX (an ISO certified company), removed one 4 GB ram card and inserted this 8 GB Ram and it suited and my Computer is showing total 20 GB Ram. I also changed the C drive to 512 GB SSD instead of old HDD. Now my computer is astonishingly fast and I am very happy now with my old DELL XPS 8300.