Rebuild or New Build or Upgrade?

[Shawn3000]

I would like some suggestions. I have a Dell XPS 8900 with an Intel I7 6700 CPU. I have upgraded the PSU to a Corsair HX750 80 Plus Platinum and the GPU to a EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 08G-P4-5173-KR. I hate the Dell motherboard and Bios on this system. I can't even put in a non-Dell case fan without getting bios errors and system restarts. I am unsure if I should keep this CPU and rebuild or get another.

 

Okay, rebuild is what you people are saying. What case would you guys suggest. I would like it to be quiet hold a  atx mobo, and there are space constraints. At most it can be 19"H 10"W. The GPU above has to fit too. I would like to have a mobo that has m.2 pcie and take advantage of all aspects of the cpu. This new build is going to have to last me a while. I am on disability, so this is what I do to occupy my time.

Edited January 11, 2019 by Shawn3000

[aaronhare]

3 minutes ago, Shawn3000 said:

I would like some suggestions. I have a Dell XPS 8900 with an Intel I7 6700 CPU. I have upgraded the PSU to a Corsair HX750 80 Plus Platinum and the GPU to a EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 08G-P4-5173-KR. I hate the Dell motherboard and Bios on this system. I can't even put in a non-Dell case fan without getting bios errors and system restarts. I am unsure if I should keep this CPU and rebuild or get another.

I recommend rebuilding the system while reusing the GPU, PSU, and CPU. You would have to consider transferring Windows between motherboards but other than that it should be simple. If you rebuilt then you should be able to have alot more freedom when upgrading! Hope this helped, Aaron

[Swes]

Sounds like a decent combo to me, you'd be spending a lot to upgrade performance from what you have IMO if I had that setup I wouldn't be upgrading unless I was trying to drive a UWQHD/4k or something.

[191x7]

Feel free to keep the CPU, it's still able to keep up with the GTX 1070 and game just fine. But if you plan on upgrading the GPU soon while staying on the same monitor - get a better CPU/motherboard combo.

[Vandorlot]

You could keep the cpu, gpu, cooler, psu(if its a standard psu), ram, and storage and upgrade the rest, but I dont see a real use for upgrading unless your temps are too high, or you want 4k. 

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 hour ago, Shawn3000 said:

I would like some suggestions. I have a Dell XPS 8900 with an Intel I7 6700 CPU. I have upgraded the PSU to a Corsair HX750 80 Plus Platinum and the GPU to a EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 08G-P4-5173-KR. I hate the Dell motherboard and Bios on this system. I can't even put in a non-Dell case fan without getting bios errors and system restarts. I am unsure if I should keep this CPU and rebuild or get another.

you might be able to replace the mobo with a standard M-atx H110 board, but you'll need to check the I/O front panel connectors.

[Shawn3000]

On 1/5/2019 at 6:01 PM, Shawn3000 said:

I would like some suggestions. I have a Dell XPS 8900 with an Intel I7 6700 CPU. I have upgraded the PSU to a Corsair HX750 80 Plus Platinum and the GPU to a EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 08G-P4-5173-KR. I hate the Dell motherboard and Bios on this system. I can't even put in a non-Dell case fan without getting bios errors and system restarts. I am unsure if I should keep this CPU and rebuild or get another.

 

 

Okay, rebuild is what you people are saying. What case would you guys suggest. I would like it to be quiet hold a  atx mobo, and there are space constraints. At most it can be 19"H 10"W. The GPU above has to fit too. I would like to have a mobo that has m.2 pcie and take advantage of all aspects of the cpu. This new build is going to have to last me a while. I am on disability, so this is what I do to occupy my time.