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XPS 8300, XPS 8500 motherboard, Strix 570 4GB OC video card
Hello,
I was recently given an ROG Strix RX570 4GB OC by a friend who was upgrading to a 1070Ti but after looking to see whether the 570 was compatible with my system I came to the conclusion that due to the 0Y2MRG motherboard using Legacy BIOS as opposed to UEFI, the 570 wouldn't work on my system in its current state. Therefore I set out to acquire an XPS 8500 motherboard (as that supports UEFI and therefore supports modern GPUs) and I've managed to find one on eBay. Now, would I be able to swap out the motherboards with relative ease and use the 570 without further upgrades (I have a 460W PSU installed so it should be sufficient) to the system?
RoHe
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October 10th, 2019 12:00
Don't think the CPU on the XPS 8300 motherboard is going to work with the XPS 8500 board. The XPS 8300 uses a Gen 2 processor but the XPS 8500 uses a Gen 3 CPU.
And the XPS 8300 uses the H67 Intel chipset, and the XPS 8500 uses the H77 chipset.
R_Bellic
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October 10th, 2019 13:00
Sandy Bridge CPUs are backwards compatible with Ivy Bridge Chipsets.
So an i7-2600 can be used in H77 Chipset boards. I'm just wondering if the XPS 8500 board would work fine in the 8300's chassis.
RoHe
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October 10th, 2019 13:00
That may be true, but do you know if BIOS on the new board is backward compatible with a Gen 2 processor?
And then there's the connector between the front panel and motherboard. Dell uses different connectors for different PC models. So unless you can map the wiring on both sides (or somebody has posted it) you may not be able to connect the new board to the old front panel, assuming the new board fits in the old case and aligns with all the mounts, etc.
You'll likely have to reinstall Windows because it's a different chipset, and you'll need to buy a new license for Windows because your existing Dell OEM license is only legal with the old board...
R_Bellic
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October 10th, 2019 19:00
- I'm pretty sure the i7-2600 was one of the options for the CPU alongside the i7-3770 on the 8500, no? Should mean that Sandy Bridge processors are compatible with the 8500 motherboard.
- Front panel connection should be the same, after all it's more or less the same chassis sans the 2 USB 3.0 ports on the front of the 8500 (which I won't be using).
- If I was to go ahead with the plan I'd make sure that the seller on eBay can confirm that the BIOS is up to date.
- I can get a W10 Home key off a mate for cheap, so no worries there.
RoHe
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October 11th, 2019 10:00
Dell's XPS 8500 Owners Manual doesn't specify what CPUs were offered, and I didn't see a single review or post anywhere on the net about an XPS 8500 with a Gen 2 CPU. All I see mentioned are Gen 3 Core i5 and Core I7 CPUs. Since it was a new chipset at the time, I don't see Dell having offered it with a previous gen CPU, so you're on your own...
There are some threads about putting an XPS 8500 motherboard in a non-Dell case like this one which mentions a difference in front power pins. So don't assume the XPS 8300 and XPS 8500 were wired the same.
"I can get a W10 Home key off a mate for cheap, so no worries there."
That sounds doggy...
R_Bellic
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October 14th, 2019 08:00
Well whaddya know, the XPS 8500 does support Sandy Bridge.
As for the front panel connection:
XPS 8300 F_PANEL
XPS 8500 F_PANEL
As you can see, the front panel pinouts are identical for both boards.
RoHe
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October 14th, 2019 11:00
So next time, search first...
All I can say from your images is it looks like the same connector. I can't tell from if they're wired the same way...
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December 30th, 2019 08:00
Any update on this?