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February 7th, 2023 03:00
XPS 8950 question
I just ordered an XPS 8950 with an intel i9 12900, RTX 3080, 32 GB DDR5 RAM, and a 2 TB M.2 SSD. So it’s not fully maxed out, but it’s up there. I added the optional liquid cooling, but I have heard that it will still have serious cooling issues that can affect performance. It should be fine for now, but I eventually just want to put it in a new case with custom liquid cooling. How difficult would it be to switch all of my components to a new motherboard, and hook it up to a new power supply inside a new case? Is the GPU compatible with non-Dell motherboards?
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redxps630
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February 7th, 2023 04:00
The only components you can swap to non-dell case are cpu,ram,ssd,gpu. Both Dell motherboard and psu are proprietary and do not follow standard. Neither would fit non-Dell case.
dell oem gpu is compatible w non Dell motherboard.
cooling inside 8950 case can be improved to some extent.
BStinnett
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February 7th, 2023 05:00
I have basically the same 8950 system you purchased. I have no issues with cooling or performance. The 8950 is a good machine!
kras1
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February 7th, 2023 09:00
The liquid cooling isn't the greatest but it should keep your CPU from thermal throttling. In everyday tasks it should work fine. The only time you might have an issue is running extreme stress tests, which is kinda pointless because most users will never utilize all the CPU cores like that during real-world usage.
Tesla1856
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February 7th, 2023 11:00
1. Sounds like a nice high-end build to me. Since it has a Liquid-Cooler, sounds similar to an Aurora build.
2. No, I don't think so.
3. It should be fine for the life of the computer.
4. If that was your intention, a custom-build would have been better.
5. Yes. It's a standard Reference-Design GPU (sometimes a MSI-clone).