- Oct 6, 2013
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I have an old XPS 730 s that can now barely run autocad let alone solidworks. Its pretty corrupted, so instead of replacing parts, my plan is to replace the motherboard, processor, graphics card, memory, and hard drive.
Parts I'll be keeping:
Power supply : stock Dell H1000E-01 1000W
Optical Drive : Philips & Lite-on DH-16A6S DVD/CD Rewritable Drive / DV241
Audio Card : Genuine Creative Labs SB0770 YN899 WW202 Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer PCI Audio Sound Card Model Number: SB0770
Network card : Stock. (unknown model)
Parts I want:
Motherboard :
ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s
USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Model #:MAXIMUS VI HERO
Graphics Card:
MSI N760-2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express
3.0 SLI Support Video Card
Model #:N760-2GBD5/OC
Processor:
Intel Core i7-4770 Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core
Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I74770
Model #:BX80646I74770
Memory
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GXM
Hard Drive :
Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache
SATA 6.0GB/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Model #: ST500DM002
I've never done this before so I just want to make sure everything should be compatible. And that I'm not overspending. Thankyou.
Parts I'll be keeping:
Power supply : stock Dell H1000E-01 1000W
Optical Drive : Philips & Lite-on DH-16A6S DVD/CD Rewritable Drive / DV241
Audio Card : Genuine Creative Labs SB0770 YN899 WW202 Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer PCI Audio Sound Card Model Number: SB0770
Network card : Stock. (unknown model)
Parts I want:
Motherboard :
ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s
USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Model #:MAXIMUS VI HERO
Graphics Card:
MSI N760-2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express
3.0 SLI Support Video Card
Model #:N760-2GBD5/OC
Processor:
Intel Core i7-4770 Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core
Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I74770
Model #:BX80646I74770
Memory
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GXM
Hard Drive :
Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache
SATA 6.0GB/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Model #: ST500DM002
I've never done this before so I just want to make sure everything should be compatible. And that I'm not overspending. Thankyou.
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