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January 29th, 2011 23:00
Question about motherboard
OK well I have an Alienware aurora with intel core i7 overclocked to 3.36.
If I wanted to upgrade to sandy bridge would that be possible? I know you need a new motherboard but can aurora's get new motherboards? Thanks.
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morblore
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January 30th, 2011 11:00
Which i7 CPU do you have? It can be changed but it may not be worth it. It would be a slight upgrade compaired to the cost and If you have the i7 980x then you have a better CPU already.
You should compair the price of the SB upgrade to that of other components in the system. You may get a better bang for you buck with a SSD,GPU or memory upgrade. Then again the SB could be the better option.
But ether way the answer is yes it can be changed.
infamus
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January 30th, 2011 18:00
I heard I will loose lights and stuff?
C_ronic
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January 30th, 2011 19:00
The newer auroras have sandybridge so you might be able to buy one for those from Dell and the lights will probably work. But they will most likely charge you $500 for the board and I doubt its as good as a $200 name brand board. If you dont buy it from Dell the lights and fans probably wont work properly because of the MIO board compatibility.
morblore
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January 31st, 2011 12:00
For the $500 bucks you also get to keep your warranty, tech support and operating system.