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Dell XPS 8300 MOBO and PSU Upgrade
As I have heard the XPS 8300 have some issues with the GTX 600 series as a life fan of NVIDIA GPUs I wanted to upgrade to one of those but as i cant with the current motherboard i decided to make some changes to my rig currently I dont want to change the XPS case so I was wondering if this would fit in it.
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/Maximus_V_GENE/#specifications
http://www.corsair.com/us/power-supply-units/tx-series-power-supply-units/enthusiast-series-tx750-v2-80-plus-bronze-certified-750-watt-high-performance-power-supply.html
If Dell cases are standar size they should fit but im not sure about that, any help would be appreciated ty.
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December 18th, 2012 11:00
Hi Hidrolic,
The XPS 8300 accommodates standard ATX mobos and PSUs.
I'm wondering if you have checked more recent posts. There was supposed to be a firmware update that would fix the issues with the GTX 680.
Hidrolic
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December 18th, 2012 12:00
No I havent seen those post maybe I'll look around to find those, but i might still be looking for the upgrade as they are some nice piece of equip
rdunnill
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December 19th, 2012 14:00
If you replace the mother board for reasons other than repair, your Windows OEM license will not be valid.
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December 19th, 2012 15:00
i know for a matter of fact that the 650 ti works perfectly in my xps8300 without any psu upgrades.
jb99a
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May 7th, 2014 11:00
I"m going to replace my mobo with a
Gigabyte GA-Z87-DS3H LGA 1150 Intel Z87 ATX Intel (link below)
Will that work? My xps keeps crashing so it is for repair purposes
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128677
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May 7th, 2014 12:00
jb99a
Budget for a new copy of windows, as Dell's OEM copies will not work with a non-Dell motherboard, they are tied to Dell's BIOS.
To use the GIGABYTE GA-Z87-DS3H LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard a different PSU is needed, the GA-Z87-DS3H requires an 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, the Dell default 460w power supply has a P2 4-pin ATX power connector.
Bev.
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May 7th, 2014 15:00
You can replace the motherboard for reasons of repair with a similar motherboard, and reuse the existing Dell license. However, upgrading to a different CPU socket is outside those limits, so you should buy a new copy of Windows.
The new board will not fit, because it is ATX and the case is mATX.
jb99a
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May 8th, 2014 06:00
"upgrading to a different cpu socket" - is that another way of saying upgrading the mobo? Not sure what you mean. Please explain. Thanks.
rdunnill
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May 8th, 2014 21:00
Umm, the XPS 8300 is mATX, not ATX. :emotion-5:
It means that you can replace the motherboard for reasons of repair with a similar unit. You can't replace the motherboard with one of completely different architecture, and still remain within the terms of the OEM license; in Microsoft's eyes, that is building a new computer, which requires a new Windows license.
And, if you're wondering, I installed a mATX board in an XPS 7100 chassis, which is identical to that of your XPS 8300, apart from coloring.
jb99a
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May 9th, 2014 06:00
getting full size mobo was a no-brainer on my part. Fortunately I have an atx case that I can install the new mobo in. My plan is to abandon the xps case and just salvage the processor/ram. hopefully that will work.
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May 9th, 2014 19:00
In that case, you will certainly be in violation of the OEM license if you reactivate.
jb99a
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May 10th, 2014 05:00
Yeah. If I understand it correctly then I"m going to have to buy a Dell Mobo to not be in violation. I found a replacement at ebay for $100. I'm not even sure I want to buy it because I'm concerned that there is something wrong with my current mobo that may be intrinsic to the board itself. Probably not, I should probably just buy it, but this board has a bad history -- flaws
other forums I've read have said it is a money pit when trying to fix one of these.. I'd agree. you end up trying to isolate it and that costs $. Is it the ram? no. Is it the video card? no, Is it the blue tooth? Is it the mobo? is it the processor? You throw good money after bad.
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May 10th, 2014 16:00
jb99a
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May 11th, 2014 09:00
Thanks for the tip. I'm going to get this one. Sound good to you?