cappyy32
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Does anybody know what a good replacement motherboard would be for my Dell xps 630i these are my specs( Intel core 2 quad Q 9550@2.83 GHZ /8gb of ram / Dual Nvidia 9800gt's running SLI / Window's vista 64 bit premium home edtion.
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Re:Xps 630i motherboard.
2010/04/14 05:03:00
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Hi cappyy32, If you plan on using that cpu and all of the other hardware than came with that dell, you might want to consider EVGA's 680i or 780i series boards. I have used both of them and I can definitely recommend them. Welcome to the forum by the way 
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Re:Xps 630i motherboard.
2010/04/14 06:26:03
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Hi cappyy32,
If you plan on using that cpu and all of the other hardware than came with that dell, you might want to consider EVGA's 680i or 780i series boards. I have used both of them and I can definitely recommend them.
Welcome to the forum by the way
Ok,just have another quick question,are those still available and about how much am i looking to have to spend?
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Re:Xps 630i motherboard.
2010/04/14 18:42:19
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I would stick to the EVGA 750i FTW, it is actually a newer board then both the 680i and 780i. Finding it could be slightly difficult though. The other question I would have for you is what type of case is the dell chasis, ATX or BTX?
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Re:Xps 630i motherboard.
2010/04/14 19:55:31
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The question that I have is does it have a propriatory PSU?
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Re:Xps 630i motherboard.
2010/04/14 19:57:48
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I would stick to the EVGA 750i FTW, it is actually a newer board then both the 680i and 780i. Finding it could be slightly difficult though. The other question I would have for you is what type of case is the dell chasis, ATX or BTX?
+1 to that. I have a 630i I got from my office, so I'm familiar with it. I also built a similar system to what you're trying to build a couple of years ago. Basically, it was a 750i mobo with an E8500 cpu and Corsair Dominator RAM. The same cpu and RAM are in the Dell I have too. What I can definitely tell you is that you'll be MUCH happier with an EVGA 750 FTW motherboard than with the Dell motherboard in your 630i. The one in the Dell is a piece of crap. There are only two or three BIOS options for voltage control. You should be able to change it over without too much hassle though. It is ATX form factor, but it's mounted upside down in the 630i case. Also, it's a bit crammed in the Dell case. The only decent cpu cooler that fits in there to my knowledge is the Thermalright Ultima 90. Also, get rid of that smaller board that sits behind the 5.25" bays. It controls the Nvidia ESA stuff. None of the fans or anything I had plugged into that work right. The ESA software is buggy as hell anyway.
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Re:Xps 630i motherboard.
2010/04/14 20:04:44
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The question that I have is does it have a propriatory PSU?
I think he's good with the PSU. I just glanced inside mine and it looks like a standard 24 pin connector for the motherboard and 8 pin for the CPU. On a side note, it's funny looking inside a Dell. I haven't peeked inside that case for quiet some time. It lacks cable management to say the least...lol
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Re:Xps 630i motherboard.
2010/04/14 20:39:22
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iride4u
The question that I have is does it have a propriatory PSU?
I think he's good with the PSU. I just glanced inside mine and it looks like a standard 24 pin connector for the motherboard and 8 pin for the CPU.
On a side note, it's funny looking inside a Dell. I haven't peeked inside that case for quiet some time. It lacks cable management to say the least...lol
Sounds pretty good,but what am i looking at $$ wise,the problem i'm having with mine with the Dell motherboard is the random system freeze/lockups,i'd say mine happen once a month or maybe longer,so far it's been 3 week's since it happened,so that's why i'm looking at a different board and would need a estimate for the hardware price and a estimated cost for installing hardware,because i doubt i could do it myself.Oh i guess i should ask can i use my current components CPU/GPU'S ect.
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Re:Xps 630i motherboard.
2010/04/14 21:44:32
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I started with my current setup in a 630i. The only things left are the dvdrw and cdrw.
I did have a prob with the psu and transfering it to a different standard atx case. When I bought the Thermaltake Armor+ and tried to screw in the psu I realized that the holes on the psu did not line up with the standard atx holes. It looked like they would but they didn't. I even got someone else to try to see if I was doing something wrong. I first put in a 780i mobo then a new Zalman 9700 Heatsink. I also had 2 8800gt's it was really cramped though. There was no airflow so I moved to a larger case.
Did you check out my630i.com ? It is a good place for info about mods and such with the 630i
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Re:Xps 630i motherboard.
2010/04/15 04:34:28
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Cappy,
You'd probably get better help with this in the 7 Series section of these forums. The 630i motherboard is basically a 750 SLI motherboard, but manufactured by Dell. Also, your random freezes and lockups are most likely a memory issue not the motherboard.
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Re:Xps 630i motherboard.
2010/04/15 07:23:10
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I started with my current setup in a 630i. The only things left are the dvdrw and cdrw.
I did have a prob with the psu and transfering it to a different standard atx case. When I bought the Thermaltake Armor+ and tried to screw in the psu I realized that the holes on the psu did not line up with the standard atx holes. It looked like they would but they didn't. I even got someone else to try to see if I was doing something wrong. I first put in a 780i mobo then a new Zalman 9700 Heatsink. I also had 2 8800gt's it was really cramped though. There was no airflow so I moved to a larger case.
Did you check out my630i.com ? It is a good place for info about mods and such with the 630i
Yeah i've been to that forum and got pretty good advice,but 2 people i was talking to felt i would be better off pushing for a exchange up to a Alienware system,which of course you have to work your way to that point which both of them did do,i just told them that sounds nice and all,but i know from dealing with Dell is a major hassel,so that's why i was looking at changing some stuff myself since you can't count on Dell and the warranty you paid for.
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Re:Xps 630i motherboard.
2010/04/15 07:24:51
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Cappy,
You'd probably get better help with this in the 7 Series section of these forums. The 630i motherboard is basically a 750 SLI motherboard, but manufactured by Dell. Also, your random freezes and lockups are most likely a memory issue not the motherboard.
Ok thanks i'll give it a try there.
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