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(2) Asus 650 Ti, (3) 2560 x 1440 displays, on an old Dell XPS 630i

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March 28, 2014 4:44:38 PM

In an effort to upgrade an older system, a 2008 Dell XPS 630i, I have got 3 new monitors and decided to upgrade the graphics cards also. I bought 2 Asus GTX 650 Ti's, but the video playback is still bad. Will going to 760's on this old system correct this? I put an SSD in this a week ago and that did breathe new life into this system, but how far am I pushing the cost to payback ratio with new video cards that may, or may not be able to utilize the limitations of this old dog???

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March 28, 2014 5:42:55 PM

The issue now is the CPU no longer the GPU.
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March 28, 2014 5:58:06 PM

I was afraid of that.
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March 28, 2014 6:03:33 PM

Should I just pull out the (2) Asus GTX 650's and put the old (2) 9800 GT's with the SLI bridge back in?
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March 28, 2014 6:10:35 PM

It is up to you but really your resolution is little big for both.
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March 28, 2014 6:29:02 PM

Is there any graphics solution you can think of with this older CPU? If I go to a couple of, say, 760's with SLI, will that make up for the Q6600 shortfall??
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March 28, 2014 6:46:50 PM

No they are just 650 ti, which can easily be sent back to Amazon. I actually thought they would have an SLI option.....Not to put you on the spot, but rather than spending about 3-4k with Origin PC, whom are on the other monitor right now, do you think a simple upgrade of graphics cards, to even 760's with SLI will take care of my issue?
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March 28, 2014 6:55:27 PM

If your CPU is overclocked yes but a single GTX760 would probably do it.
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March 28, 2014 6:59:00 PM

OK, but can I run 3 monitors @ 2560 x 1440 off of one card? And I think the CPU is limited @ 2.4 ghz....I think I tried to overclock it back a few years ago, but I think Dell has a way of not allowing the BIOS to do that? I may be wrong. Thank you for your help so far...
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March 28, 2014 7:01:53 PM

Yes the card can run 3 monitors, but neither it or the CPU will game on three. Yep Dell locked BIOS would explain it.
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March 28, 2014 7:07:47 PM

Thank you, you have been very helpful. One last question. If I go to the 760's with SLI, will that improved my video playback from the current 650 ti's? And if it was you, would you just pack'em up and put the money into a new system. I know, that's two question, but I really thank you for your time and expertise. I can build houses, not computers :) 
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March 28, 2014 7:10:31 PM

I personally would go new system, I would be tempted to try a single GTX760 and if that does not work spend the price of the other one on new CPU/Mobo/ram
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