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Dell xps8300 mobo replacement

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You could, but I wouldn't since your old dell operating system wouldn't work. You'd need a new windows coa unless you've already replaced your original windows. I would get a z77 board if you're going to replace it.

I'm running Windows 8. I upgraded not to long ago and it's not like I use any of Dells integrated software anyway.

Looking at the two boards, other than the price, I don't really see much of a difference between them. Is there something I'm missing about the 77 that works better than the 68?

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Some later z68 boards may have pci-e 3.0 support, which all z77 boards have for ivy bridge. Check evga's cpu support list carefully; on some boards, they may not have ivy bridge support without a bios flash first. They did this with p67 boards, not even offering a bios update for ivy bridge. Newegg has a better selection and some less expensive z77 boards by msi and biostar, which I use.
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