upgrading ram from 8gb to 32gb and need compatibility help

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beefboy2

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I am upgrading my 8gb of ram to 32gb.
what else will i need to upgrade for the ram to be effectively utilized?

SPECS:
Windows 7 Professional
i7 860 2.8GHz - intel page says it supports a max of 16gb but i've read in places that they can actually support more but its dependent on things i'm not knowledgeable on...
[I think this is my mobo](http://www.findlaptopdriver.com/dell-mainboard-dh57m01-specs/) its from a dell studio xps yea i know its a bit outdated, also this satates that the max is 16gb but is this a definite threshold?

I dont think you need more specs for my question but if you do i will gladly provide them!
Thanks in advance!
 
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Do you mind divulging why in the world you would want to upgrade to 32 gb? Is it possible that you may not need that much ram? What is it that you are trying to do that needs 32 gb?
 
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Im doing lots of video editing, and rendering, i usually have adobe premiere, audition, after effects and photoshop all open at the same time ive been maxing out my 8gb recently and its time to upgrade for the present and the future!
 
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yea ive been wanting to upgrade my mobo for a while now, i guess its finally time *sheds tear*
 
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+1 here. If you really want to upgrade to 32 gb of ram it is time to upgrade your whole system. Win 7 pro features plenty of room for growth as far as max Ram supported but are you sure you can't get by with 16 gb, 32 is an awful lot?
 
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my case and cooler are new and my harddrives and everything else will be just fine lol why are you trying to get me to upgrade EVERYTHING
 
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Most of the time when upgrading a motherboard the chipsets no longer match your current processor. The same is true for many other peripherals and components. It is often cheaper to upgrade more parts for deals and to prevent merging new and old systems, which given the age involved, can have unforeseen drawbacks on your finished product.
 
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well my case, psu, and cooler are all very new and work like a dream, my hard drives all working great my graphics card has been upgraded within the last year or two so the only thing i see that i really need to upgrade is the mobo and cpu :)
 
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New board = new socket = new CPU
New board = better capacity for faster RAM
New board = might not squeeze into that Dell XPS case
New capabilities above = maybe a better/larger PSU than what came with the Dell.

Drives you can reuse. But possibly look into an SSD.
 
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yup! like i said ive already upgraded my psu, case, and cooler bout 6 months ago :)
 
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OK then ! From your original post, I thought it was still in the XPS case.
 
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oh yea my bad i can see why that'd be confusing sorry
 
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