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Hello Everyone, currently I have a Dell XPS 630i. It has a 8800GTX and the 3.16 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo Wolfdale processor. The motherboard is the default it came with which is based off the Nvidia 650i chipset.
I am in the market for upgrading, and have a budget of about $800, My current thoughts are to swap out the motherboard for an x58, probably the Rampage II Gene, or the MSI x58M. I don't really need an mATX board but they seem to be about the same performance for a bit cheaper,doing would imply probably having too upgrade the case because the 630i, is not a standard ATX, and also would necessitate upgrading the RAM. I was thinking of either doing this or just sticking to the current cpu and upgrading the graphics card.
Which of these two options would you recommend more? Would you suggest a third option? any info at all would be much appreciated.
Thank you very much
I am in the market for upgrading, and have a budget of about $800, My current thoughts are to swap out the motherboard for an x58, probably the Rampage II Gene, or the MSI x58M. I don't really need an mATX board but they seem to be about the same performance for a bit cheaper,doing would imply probably having too upgrade the case because the 630i, is not a standard ATX, and also would necessitate upgrading the RAM. I was thinking of either doing this or just sticking to the current cpu and upgrading the graphics card.
Which of these two options would you recommend more? Would you suggest a third option? any info at all would be much appreciated.
Thank you very much
