Upgrades for Dell XPS 8100

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Roberto007

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Hello guys,

My current sytems is a Dell XPS 8100. It's nearly 6 years old and could do with a few upgrades. I am on a budget an would like to keep it as cheap as possible while still stretching the lifespan with about 1-2 years.

I do not really care about 4k gaming or 1080p. I play e-sports and blizzard games mostly. I do not feel the need of running games on ultra specs and 120fps.

Below are the specs of the system
Specs:
CPU: Studio XPS 8100 - Intel Core i7 Processor 870 (2,93 GHz, 8 MB)
RAM: 8.192 MB 1.333 MHz Dual Channel DDR3 (2 x 4 GB)
GPU: 1GB Nvidia® GeForce® GTX 460

What I plan to do is:
- Overclock the CPU and swap out the stock Intel cooler for something that can accommodate the overlock.
- Upgrade the RAM from 8gb to 16gb
- Get one of those new GTX 1050 Ti cards (or equivalent) to replace the GTX 460
- Possibly upgrade the PSU (I think it's 350W and will not support the 1050ish card and overlock)

The last time I built my own PC is over 10 years ago (the system I built before I bought the Dell) Maybe you could help me out. Any idea's or suggestions are more than welcome!
 
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BurgerandChips66
Seems like a good plan to me.

Hopefully you can get the CPU up to 3.6 GHz or so. That'll really help. You can use an air cooled solution - as long as it is beefy enough ofc.

Ram is okay at 8GB. But it won't do any harm to add a bit more. Plus it's a pretty cheap upgrade and it might come in handy in the future, or if you get an SSD and use a caching service...

Certainly consider an SSD. I added one to an ancient Core2-quad system running a 750Ti. It won't give you better graphics and higher fps of course, but the load times of Windows and games is significantly improved.
Even if your motherboard only supports SATA II, you will still like the improvement it offers. Then, when you do a major upgrade in 2 years (say) you can just swap...
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Seems like a good plan to me.

Hopefully you can get the CPU up to 3.6 GHz or so. That'll really help. You can use an air cooled solution - as long as it is beefy enough ofc.

Ram is okay at 8GB. But it won't do any harm to add a bit more. Plus it's a pretty cheap upgrade and it might come in handy in the future, or if you get an SSD and use a caching service...

Certainly consider an SSD. I added one to an ancient Core2-quad system running a 750Ti. It won't give you better graphics and higher fps of course, but the load times of Windows and games is significantly improved.
Even if your motherboard only supports SATA II, you will still like the improvement it offers. Then, when you do a major upgrade in 2 years (say) you can just swap the SSD into the new build.

If you are going to upgrade the PSU then that opens the door to a lot of GPU upgrades. I would certainly recommend a GTX 1050Ti as it will perform very well at sub-to-1080p resolutions.
For a little more cash you could get an RX 470, which gives a good bump in performance over a 1050Ti. But I think given your expectations in games, that isn't necessary.
 
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Roberto007

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@BurgerandChips66; thanks for your reply!

I did not mention it in my original post but I added an SSD about two years ago.

Unfortunately the RX470, at least the ones I checked, require a 6-pin connector, which would mean more upgrades like PSU and MOBO

After browsing some forums;
- It should be possible to OC the CPU to 3,6-3.7ghz (even with the stock Intel cooler) But will get a beefier cooler for sure.
- At the moment the GPU card of choice is the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 TI 4G OC. This one does not require a 6-pin connector, unlike it's "Gaming " brother. The power consumption is the same as the GTX 460 card I am using now (75W)
 
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