Hi,
I have a fairly old pc...the Dell Studio Xps 435mt and am looking to see whether or not it is viable to upgrade this machine, or to simply salvage it for parts and build one from the ground up.
Specs:
Processor - I7-920 2.67ghz (First Gen)
Ram - 6Gb DDR2
GPU - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2Gb
OS - Windows 10
HDD - One 500Gb Sata Drive, and a 2Tb Barracuda Drive
PSU - OCZ OCZ-ZS750W-UK ZS Series 750W 80+ Bronze PSU with 135mm Fan & single +12V Rail
Motherboard - Original factory motherboard, supports only DDR2
Looking to get back into PC gaming, this PC used to be able to play all the at-the-time (3ish years ago) high end games on high quality settings. What motherboards would support first gen i7 processors, DDR3 memory and DDR5 video memory? (Apologies if I got the terminology wrong, it has been a while..). Additionally are there any other potential upgrades?
Any help is much appreciated
please ask if you require any more information.
Many Thanks,
Tehsamus
I have a fairly old pc...the Dell Studio Xps 435mt and am looking to see whether or not it is viable to upgrade this machine, or to simply salvage it for parts and build one from the ground up.
Specs:
Processor - I7-920 2.67ghz (First Gen)
Ram - 6Gb DDR2
GPU - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2Gb
OS - Windows 10
HDD - One 500Gb Sata Drive, and a 2Tb Barracuda Drive
PSU - OCZ OCZ-ZS750W-UK ZS Series 750W 80+ Bronze PSU with 135mm Fan & single +12V Rail
Motherboard - Original factory motherboard, supports only DDR2
Looking to get back into PC gaming, this PC used to be able to play all the at-the-time (3ish years ago) high end games on high quality settings. What motherboards would support first gen i7 processors, DDR3 memory and DDR5 video memory? (Apologies if I got the terminology wrong, it has been a while..). Additionally are there any other potential upgrades?
Any help is much appreciated
please ask if you require any more information.Many Thanks,
Tehsamus
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