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November 29th, 2018 13:00
XPS 8920, needing upgrade recommendations
Configuration on my Dell XPS 8920
PSU - WT 550QV2
CPU - i7 7700
GPU - NVidia GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition
SSD - Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250gb
HDD - 1tb
Ram - 2 x 4gb
upgraded to a Blu-ray player
Looking for Ram upgrades either for 32 or 64gb configurations.
Looking for CPU coolers that will fit the case dimensions.
Looking for GPU coolers as well
I will be gaming and mining bitcoins with this desktop.
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JOcean
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November 29th, 2018 16:00
CPU cooler (8930 but I believe the systems are the same dimensions).
https://www.dell.com/community/XPS-Desktops/XPS-8930-i7-8700-3rd-party-CPU-cooler/td-p/6108230.
RAM
4 DIMM slots of DDR4 2400 to a maximum of 64 GB. And it also accept 32 GB of RAM.
GPU cooler is a little trickier. Try this post for more information.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3120694/gtx-1070-cooling-system.html
Letsrunum
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November 29th, 2018 18:00
What options do I've got on the case it self for more fans to be installed?
I originally had a MSI Geforce GTX 1050 Ti OC edition that ran about 14f less than the single fan 1070 non OC edition with the fan speed at 72% on the 1050 Ti (OCing it too) and 75% on the 1070 with underclocking the memory at -88,core clock -400(max), and holding at 165f.
The 1070 card is built in it's own case with one blower fan directing the air flow straight out the back while tring to keep the heat from building up inside the whole case is my thought behind the design.
I'm using MSI afterburner while mining. What is a good constant Fahrenheit temp to keep before you burn something up or lower life extremely?
JOcean
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November 29th, 2018 19:00
Here is a great forum post with pictures of an additional case fan. The original post really has taken noise and cooling to a whole new level.
https://www.dell.com/community/XPS-Desktops/XPS-8920-added-120mm-front-fan-with-pictures/td-p/6117839
Also a nice temp guide.
https://www.wepc.com/tips/optimal-cpu-gpu-temperature-gaming/
Letsrunum
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November 30th, 2018 18:00
I see you talking about the 960 and the 1070 being the same dimensions. What about the 970 being the same for this to work?
https://www.corsair.com/corsairmedia/sys_master/productcontent/HG10-N970-Compatibility.pdf
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Liquid-Cooling/Hydro-Series%E2%84%A2-HG10-N970-GPU-Liquid-Cooling-Bracket/p/CB-9060005-WW
Letsrunum
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November 30th, 2018 20:00
https://www.corsair.com/corsairmedia/sys_master/productcontent/HG10-N970-Compatibility.pdf
https://us.msi.com/Graphics-card/GeForce-GTX-1070-SEA-HAWK-X.html#hero-overview
would the 970 be the same dimensions as the 1070 founders edition
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Liquid-Cooling/Hydro-Series%E2%84%A2-HG10-N970-GPU-Liquid-Cooling-Bracket/p/CB-9060005-WW
second try for this to post
Letsrunum
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November 30th, 2018 23:00
DDR4 SDRAM 2400MHz
Who do you recommend?
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Memory/vengeance-lpx-black/p/CMK32GX4M4A2400C16
C14 or C16?
Letsrunum
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December 4th, 2018 09:00
My video card recommends 16gb of memory. No recommendations on what to buy that is compatible with the dell xps 8920/i7 Model motherboard?
Letsrunum
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March 16th, 2019 20:00
Any updates on compatible ram?
GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition
8gb Ram
250gb Samsung 850 Evo SSD M.2
Letsrunum
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March 19th, 2019 12:00
For anybody else looking for compatible memory with a guarantee they will work.
https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Dell/xps-8920#MEMORYFilters
Letsrunum
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March 19th, 2019 12:00
https://www.dell.com/community/XPS-Desktops/XPS-8930-SE-add-4K-blu-ray-burner/m-p/6229123#M20592
Read before purchasing the right drive for your needs.
Any other upgrades that people have done and tested I would like for them to be posted here.
BigCat1316
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July 16th, 2019 06:00
Looking to upgrade the graphics card on my son's 8920 as well. Did you end up finding a graphics card that works well for you? TIA
Letsrunum
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July 16th, 2019 07:00