xShadow Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Hey guys I'm new to Tech Inferno so you can call me Shadow. Anyways, I have some questions about the Dell OptiPlex 960. I have one lying around in my house and its been becoming really slow for games. So I was wondering if I could add some new parts and revive this desktop without having to buy a new PC. These are the parts I am hoping to implement: - Komputerbay 16 GB (4x 4GB) DDR2 PC2-5300F 667MHz CL5 ECC Fully Buffered FB-DIMM (240 PIN) 16 GB w/ Heatspreaders - Intel Core BX80646I74790K i7 4790K Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz) - EVGA Geforce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0+ 4GB GDD45 256Bit, DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI, DP SLI Ready Graphics Card 04G-P4-3975-KR - TP-Link TL-WDN4800 Dual Band Wireless N900 PCI Express Adapter, 2.4 GHz 450 Mbps/5GHz - EVGA 500 W1 80+ 500W Continuous Power, 3 Year Warranty Power Supply 100-W1-0500-KR Now I want to ask a couple questions: Are all the parts which I chose compatible with this desktop PC? In the future would I be able to upgrade to DDR3 RAM, or would I have to add some other part or replace something? Do I need any additional parts to perform this upgrade? If anyone has any suggestions or advice, please tell me ! Other than that, I don't think I will need any other help! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzing Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 are you sure the i7 will fit the socket on the OptiPlex ? also if you install a Graphics card you cant install the Wireless adapter since they both use a PCI slot . I am not sure about that though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xShadow Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 are you sure the i7 will fit the socket on the OptiPlex ? also if you install a Graphics card you cant install the Wireless adapter since they both use a PCI slot . I am not sure about that thoughWhat about if I got a new motherboard that could hold everything ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenonXTX Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 960 is not 1150, it is old LGA 775960 does not work with registered ECC memory.I doubt that you will be able to fit GTX 970 in there.And I don't think it takes ATX PSU.Buddy, the whole F idea is insane!I'd throw that thing in the garbage and will not think for an upgrade even for a minute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelptk Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I have to agree with XenonXTX, just build a new computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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