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XPS 8930, CPU upgrade? #9
I have a XPS 8930 desktop. I bought it two years ago. If I want to make perform better, which CPU I can choose to upgrade? Beside the CPU, do you have any good suggestion that I can make this desktop suitable to play some games on it?
Operating System Windows 10 Enterprise 64-bit
CPU Intel Core i7 3.20GHz, 37°C, 8th generation, Coffee Lake 14nm Technology
RAM 64.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown 1329MHz (19-19-19-43)
Motherboard Dell Inc. 0DF42J (U3E1)
DELL 1907FP (1280x1024 60Hz)
U2790B (3840x2160 60Hz)
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Dell)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (ZOTAC International), ForceWare version: 382.05, SLI Disabled
Storage 931GB Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP102 (SATA )
953GB SPCC Solid State Disk (SATA (SSD))
Optical Drives HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GU90N
Audio NVIDIA High Definition Audio
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MrChardonnay
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December 20th, 2020 13:00
I have the same system and would like to do the same thing. Did you find an answer??
RoHe
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December 20th, 2020 17:00
@MrChardonnay - What specs do you have?
Looking at the OP's specs, I'd say a GPU better than the GTX 970 would be a good place to start.
Not clear which is the boot drive in the OP's system, but an NVME SSD with the OS on it would certainly boot faster than booting from a SATA SSD. And an NVME may give better performance in games, especially if the OP's HDD has the OS and games on it.
redxps630
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December 21st, 2020 22:00
Re: cpu upgrade in 8930 above i7-8700 (3.2GHz), Dell Chris M has given answer.
PTJR2 9th Gen i9-9900K Coffee Lake-S, 3.60GHz, 16MB cache, FSB 2667MHz, 95w, 8 core, 16 thread, 11/16/18
RV1N4 9th Gen i7-8086K Coffee Lake-S, 4.00GHz, 12MB cache, FSB 2667MHz, 95w, 6 core, 12 thread, 1/7/19
0PW4K 9th Gen i7-9700K Coffee Lake-S, 3.60GHz, 12MB cache, FSB 2667MHz, 95w, LGA, 8 core, 8 thread, 11/16/18
7WP08 9th Gen i5-9600K Coffee Lake-S, 3.70GHz, 9MB cache, FSB 2667MHz, 95w, 6 core, 6 thread, 11/16/18
YYVN7 8th Gen i7-8700K Coffee Lake-S, 3.70GHz, 12MB cache, FSB 2667MHz, 95w, LGA, 6 core, 12 thread, 10/20/17
https://www.dell.com/community/XPS-Desktops/XPS-8930-support-for-Intel-9th-gen-CPU/td-p/6212925
for gaming improvement you should first consider upgrade gpu than cpu. many options of gpu faster than GTX970. It also depends on which game, which setting, and which resolution you want to play. Name the game you want to play better at and I can find some benchmarks for you.