XPS 8900 CPU cooler upgrade: a much quieter and cooler operation

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• XPS 8900 two monitors, one video card

  If you look at the back of the XPS 8900, there are 2 connections monitor (DP and HDMI) on the motherboard.  It would be the 530 Intel GPU that comes with it.  Then my system also came with a 730 GT PCIe card.  Currently, I have two monitors working using the RFP on the motherboard and on the GT 730 DVI port.

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  OK, with a DP to DP cable and a HDMI to DVI cable, I can only use the Intel 530 card on board.  So it turns out that I had the wrong front cable (HDMI / DP is not a valid path).

• XPS 8700: Upgrade CPU cooler

  Hello

  I have a Dell XPS 8700 and I am facing some problems to find a cooler to replace the original one.

  It came with a modified version in stock intel cooler. Is essentially the same heatsink (not high quality metal) and a 80mm fan (4-pin).

  The problem is that the holes just let me install a chiller that uses screws. I can't put coolers that use this model clip or PIN (as we see in Stock Intel) and I'm afraid to buy new and it cannot install due to the incompatibility of holes in backplate.

  Someone here has already improved the CPU cooler? If someone has already done so, could you please tell me the name of the model of cooler?

  Thank you.

  Here are a few threads.

  This one down a 8700 transplanted in a new folder.

  http://en.community.Dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3514/t/19587289?pi21953=2

  It is a water cooler on a 8700 with a processor upgrade:

  http://en.community.Dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3514/t/19648355

  and the other.

  en.Community.Dell.com/.../19625539

• HP Envy Phoenix h9-1333: upgrade CPU Cooler

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  So today, I have a problem that drives me crazy. I have a HP Envy Phoenix h9-1333 with a Core i5 3570 processor, 10GB of RAM DDR3, 2 TB Seagate Barracuda (drive C), 16 GB SanDisk SSD caching, and an Asus GeForce GTX 650Ti upgrade. So I went the process of upgrading my CPU cooler to a cooler much more efficient, quieter, then I jumped on the air cooled by the train running and bought a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo. The day before, I moved the components of my Phoenix in a NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Tower case. However when I went to install the stand-offs for the cooler I found that the stand offs were too big for the holes in the motherboard. After you create a scene in front of my dogs full of swearing, I put the old ice on and now makes me here. Yes, the Evo of 212 Hyper will fit in the case, I went up to now this question. My problem is that the stand offs do not fit into the holes and another problem that arises is that there is a back plate which is hard at least to my knowledge but I thought I could work but actually I could not. Is that what I can do so that I can't take back the new cooler?

  Hello

  You must have been struck by lightning the issue with your other post.

  HP generally uses screws to the holes in the motherboard to ensure a fit for the heatsink of HP.  Cooler Master may have some suggestions.

  Saw a post here if someone claims that the back plate can be removed. It still leaves you an adjustment problem. I suggest make you a model of the sink top of page area of editing and send to Cooler Master and ask for advice.  The Cooler Master 212 EVO is an industry best rated air cooler.

• H8-1214: upgrade of the H8-1214 cpu cooler

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• XPS 8900 RAM upgrade options?

  Hi all

  I just got the Dell xps 8900 (had upgraded to 256 GB SSD, GTX 980 and now to upgrade some DDR4 RAM.)

  I see she has 2 of the MTA8ATF51264AZ-2G1A2 4 GB SDRAM Micron now, my option I can get more for Memory4less 117,60 $2 to make it 16 GB of total RAM?

  However, I see some Crucial memory (32GB) for almost the same price, but do not know if those that are compatible with the xps specification 8900.

  

  Please let me know what RAM upgrade you have or suggestions for me.

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  hskb

  Go to the website of Crucial and which is compatible with your model. Essential is a good place for the memory of a dell computer. Corresponding exactly what you already have is always a good choice but if you buy from Crucial ram, get it directly from Crucial instead of a 3rd party vendor. It's too risky. Essential guarantees that their ram working or you can return it.

• XPS 420 CPU Upgrade

  Hello, I have a XPS 420 with an Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q8200 2.33 GHZ to and I wanted to upgrade to the highest CPU I could. I know it is an older machine, but I wanted to spend more than the processor at the moment. I thought itd be easy to find what I can support, but alas, it is not if Im hoping someone has an idea on what I need.

  I also have the Dell BIOS v A07

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  BPepin121

  Hello, I have a XPS 420 with an Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q8200 2.33 GHZ to and I wanted to upgrade to the highest CPU I could. I know it is an older machine, but I wanted to spend more than the processor at the moment. I thought itd be easy to find what I can support, but alas, it is not if Im hoping someone has an idea on what I need.

  I also have the Dell BIOS v A07

  Thank you!

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  Yorkfield Quad Core Kit, Q9450, 2. 66 g, 12 MB, 1333 MHz FSB, C1
  Yorkfield Quad Core Kit, Q9550 2.83 G, 12 MB, 1333 MHz FSB, C1
  Quad Core Kit, QX9650 Yorkfield, 3. 0 g, 12 MB, 1333 MHz FSB, C0
  Kit Yorkfield QX9650 Quad Core, 3. 0 g, 12 MB, 1333 MHz FSB, C1

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• Is XPS 8900 1 TB HDD to Samsung SSD upgrade - a sound plan?

  I'll be unboxing my new XPS 8900 this weekend containing a 1 to drive HARD and Windows 10.  My ultimate plan is to add/replace this with a SSD from Samsung 850 (probably a 1 TB) and have a clean install of Windows 10.  Based on this goal and what I've gathered online, my plan would be as follows:

  1. 8900 start and activate Windows 10 (for Microsoft servers recognize this license on my PC
  2. Create a bootable media Windows 10 (probably USB) MS direct downloads
  3. Download and install different drivers from the Dell website for 8900
  4. Install the SSD
  5. Perform the clean installation of Windows 10 for SSD using bootable USB; install the necessary drivers gathered in step 3.
  6. Re-enable windows 10 license with MS according to the needs (what is automatic as recorded in step 1?)
  7. Remove the original HARD disk or reformat for use as secondary drive

  Issues related to the:

  1. The flaws with this plan?
  2. Any reason, I can't do without various applications/utilities Dell coming more in this process?
  3. Any reason why I can't get all the required drivers via a combination of Windows (automatically) and manual downloads of the Dell site?
  4. A reason to keep the recovery on the original HARD disk partition?
  5. No reason to use Alternatively Samsung cloning feature instead of taking my steps above?

  Any thoughts would be most welcomed.

  Thank you!

  Hi Ronin777,

  Your plan sounds good to me. My personal preference in this situation would be a clean install of the operating system, but you also have the option to create a set of recovery discs or a USB flash drive and restore the image of Dell for the SSD. This would be certainly faster. Then you would still have the factory image for later use.

  Have the recovery partition on the original disc, for me, is not important because you have the recovery discs or flash drive.

• Looking to update the graphics card in my Dell XPS 8900 EVGA GeForce GTX 960.

  I have a Dell XPS 8900 Special Edition that I bought a few months ago. I want to upgrade the OEM GeForce 745 of GTX that it came with an EVGA GTX 960.

  I have the Dell XPS 8900 (processor i7 - 6700 k), 32 GB of memory, 2 TB HDD + SSD of 32 GB m2, monitor cache Dell UP2516D and Windows 10 Pro. I'll add a second monitor Dell UP2516D soon and later add an SSD and move the OS and applications on.

  My needs are not at stake. I mainly business applications (MS-Office, including access and project), finance and investment, and a lot of photo and video editing.  Photo editing software uses the GPU if I update.

  EVGA has suggested either of the following, based on what would be good:

  http://www.EVGA.com/products/product.aspx?PN=04G-P4-1961-KR

  http://www.EVGA.com/products/product.aspx?PN=04G-P4-3963-KR

  These cards are almost identical except;

  #1 is long of 6.8 ", has 1 BIOS, 1 fan and use 128 watts for $160

  #2 is 10.1 "long, has 2 BIOS, 2 fans and consume 160 watts for $170

  I thought I would replace the graphics card myself, but once I opened the folder, I was wondering if the two cards will even fit.  I saw that other people have swapped their graphics card, so it must be possible.

  When I look in my case, the existing graphics card is a single location.  These two cards are double slot.  In addition, it seems that there are a few transistors just next to the existing card.  When you install a card double slot, the new map is just overlap the transistors under?

  Finally, in view of these two cards and the XPS 8900 case, is it possible to put the card in?  Is it worth the extra $ 10 earn an extra BIOS and fan, to the detriment of one more card of time and 12 watts?

  Any help or thoughts are greatly appreciated, thank you.

  Dual cards fit without any problem. Many have improved their 8900 XPS and 8700 with cards that need two slots of width.

  I prefer the models dual fan as they run cooler. They have a bigger heat sink and with relatively low heat from GTX 960, some are silent at idle because the fans do not work.

  For example, MSI GTX 970 son fan only above a certain temp that only happens every game. Maybe the EVGA card did the same thing. It is nice to have a quiet system at idle.

  Regarding the adjustment, the MSI GTX 970 games 4 G card Dimensions are (mm) 140 x 277 x 35. Length and height are tight but it fits without cutting.

  In addition, as noted speedstep you run SATA cables under the card. I replaced the SATA cables with longer cables, so they route toward the front of the box, then under the graphics card and upward.

  This thread has many cards different people have added. (the link is on page 26) and about the halfway point is my son with the MSI GTX 970 system, which (I think) is slightly larger that the EVGA 960 you listed.  It also shows the case mod to add a front fan.

  en.Community.Dell.com/.../19611037

• XPS 8900 - silence or noise?

  Hello everyone.

  Should I replace my old 460 Vostro with the new XPS8900.

  In addition to the performance of the new computer must be especially silent, like the Vostro 460 is really silent.

  So, I would know if the XPS is a very silent machine or if I should opt for another model.

  Thank you much, enhanced.

  I have not a 8900, but we have some 8700 s and some 8500 s and they are the same case, and even fans, and overall they are pretty quiet in my opinion.

  They are quiet but not silent. Noisemakers are: (in no particular order)

  (1) supply fan

  (2) case fan back

  (3) CPU fan

  (4) hard drive

  (5) graphics card fan

  If the system is on the floor, under a desk, the noise is barely noticeable.

  That said, I replaced the power supply for the two 8700 s to support graphics game cards and game cards are much quieter than the graphics card GT 635 with the small fan. According to the map in the 8900 the fan on the graphics card may be the part stronger.

  I think the power supply fan is expected stronger, and also the power supply has been replaced.

  I also replaced the rear case with Noctua fans fans and they only move more air, they are quieter than the fan in stock.

  The CPU heatsink fan is not strong, but it is not silent.

  Hard drives that you can barely hear, but the sound is there.

  I'm not including the optical drive because they make noise when it is used no matter what.

• HPE - 590t: Suggestions for replacement CPU Cooler & case fan

  Hi all

  I would like to replace the fan in my HPE - 590 t.  Recently, he made loud noises and yesterday it sounded like a car was at my house with the idling of the maximum RPM.

  I know that some have recommended the Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO in previous threads, however I have some concerns regarding this cooler would fit in my case, as it seems that I have about 1.5 inches of space to the left of the cooler and about 1' of headroom above the stock cooler.

  Here are the specs for my motherboard.

  I have a case of average size, I would be grateful any recommendation for the appropriate CPU cooler.

  Ideally, I'd like something that could last another two years and be as quiet as possible.

  HP DV9310 Windows 7 Professional 4 GB RAM
  
  DV7t-6100 Windows 7 Pro 8 GB RAM
  

  Ruette,

  I wanted to let you know that you were right about the question of the back plate on the motherboard.   I decided to order the aftermarket cooler that I mentioned, and when I went to install it, it appeared to be welded directly on the motherboard.  I was puzzled because I've never seen such a design.

  Because I could not remove the back plate, I couldn't install the new heatsink.

  Being faced with the choice of either ordering a heat sink used as you have suggested to the origin or the HP part since the website claiming to sell the stock heatsink heat, I decided to remove my HP Elite system and build a custom system.

  I built a new system with a motherboard MSI Gaming 5 and 4790 k i7 processor and used the ram, power supply, SSD, GTX 750 ti and other components in my system HP Elite for my new build. All these elements I just mentioned were anyway under a year of age.  Of course, I had to spend money on a Windows 7 operating system at retail, but also a new case, but overall it was worth the money. I also think that in the end I started to the cultivate my HP and it was just time for me to upgrade.  Now, that I'll stay with custom desktops built and stay away with OEM computers due to the unusual limitations that the OEM wants to place on their systems.

  Thanks again for all your help!

• Updates for the SSD of 32 GB LITEON m2 on a special edition of Dell XPS-8900.

  Has anyone successfully upgraded Cache SSD m2 on their system XPS-8900?

  I have a Dell XPS-8900 that I bought a few months ago, and you want to update the cache of hard drive SSD m2.  The system has 2 to 7200 RPM hard drive + Cache SSD of 32 GB m2, 16 GB of memory (which I'm upgrading to 32 GB) and the processor i7 - 6700 k.

  I tried to replace it with either the Samsung 850 EVO m2 250 GB SSD or the Samsung 950 PRO NVMe 256 GB SSD.  I read in another post on the forum that the limit for XPS-8900 in the m2 slot was 256 GB.  Anyone know if this is correct?

  If anyone has any ideas on how I can change my system to tighten a bit more performance out of my system, I'd greatly appreciate your ideas.  It seems a little slow at startup and loading applications than I expected.

  It is not necessary to install a larger disk for use as a cache - it won't do much (if any) for performance.  There is a valid argument by replacing the disk cache with an SSD of larger m2 and then by installing the operating system on this drive (that is, running in native mode of SSD).  That WILL stimulate the acceptable performance.

  I doubt that there is a limit on the capacity of the drive - but there is no doubt about the physical size of the map itself.  Note that this system is NOT wired with an interface of PCIe 4 ways - then install a player is not worth the extra cost, because it will be limited by the design of the motherboard.

• Update hard disc on the special edition of Dell XPS-8900

  Hello, I have a Dell XPS-8900 that I bought a few months ago, and you want to upgrade the hard drive.  There to 2, 7200 RPM hard drive + Cache SSD of 32 GB m2.  I noticed by looking at the disk management, it has 2 free sheet music; a 39 MB OEM Partition and 11.73 GB recovery Partition.  Both show that they are 100% free.  I created the recovery USB disk and it deleted the recovery Partition files.

  Should I still have the Partition recovery or the OEM Partition?  When I switch to a new hard drive, is it possible to simply copy the partition of the OS?

  Also, I thought that he would have an EFI System Partition.  Is that what I need or installation?

  UEFI allows secure and start for 2 t boot partitions format: those are the two major differences, as well as the withdrawal of the restriction to have four primary partitions per disk.  Those who are not important here.

  I don't think that there is a capacity limit on the m2 in height slot, but there is most likely a limitation of the physical size of the map itself which may restrict your ability.

  You will get the best performance from the system running the operating system for one SSD drive for some.  You can easily find 2.5 "SATA SSD affordable up to 1 t in size now.  Drives 2.5 "tend to be less expensive than m2 format disks, although NVMe readers (whose prices are in the stratosphere), they are largely very reasonable in price for the exception.

  I would not necessarily fear disks 3.5 "Toshiba - these are in large part the designs of Hitachi/HGST (Toshiba entered the market of disk 3,5 '' when WD resumed HGST - the Chinese Government opposed the consolidation to two manufacturers of records based in the United States and forced to WD to spin off plants making the disks 3.5" to Toshiba).  The HGST designs have a good reputation for reliability - much better than those of Seagate, for sure.

  You are probably better off with a straight on the clone of the drive.  You can use the Windows Disk Administrator to change the partitions later.  I had the good luck of late with Macrium Reflect (free), but Acronis image works well - and Samsung provides a free version of it if you choose one of their SSDS.

• 8900 special edition upgrades

  Just buy the 8900 special edition with tuberculosis and SSD hard drives.

  I would like to upgrade the GPU GTX 960 to the 970.  Even if the plug indicates 460W power would work, all other sources, including the NVIDIA said less a Psalm of 500W my question is the 460W can be improved?  If so, all of the recommendations.  The less strain on the supply power, perhaps a 750W?  A PS upgraded and the 970 would in this case / motherboard?

  Yes, you can upgrade the power SUPPLY and graphics card, and IMO, a GTX 970 is a great upgrad.

  Order the thread upgrade GTX graphics card for XPS 8700, since the case is very close.

  http://en.community.Dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3515/t/19611037

  The limiting factor for the power supply is the depth.

  I have a seasonic X 650 in two 8700 s and it is a tight fit but works perfectly, and with the fan silent, the system is very quiet.

  I would like a link to a few suggestions, but the forum will eventually block my links.

  the EVGA 'G2' or 'GS' models look really good and nothing built by Seasonic tends to be good.

  You will also hear some will get by with the stock power supply, but it's not worth it to me.

• XPS vs XPS 8900 8910

  I'm considering buying a 8910 XPS but I have concerns about the problems of heat and noise with the new case design based on messages in this forum. I see that Best Buy is still selling the old XPS 8900 with the oldest case. If I go with the 8910 XPS, I'd probably use the NVIDIA GTX 745Ti stock or 960 video. I would add a 512G SSD for my main hard drive.

  Someone at - it recommendations on the XPS vs 8900 8910?

  You might also consider an inexpensive slot fan who gets the power directly from the PSU. Hot air is vented to the rear of the case.

  This is just one example. There are many different brands and versions to choose so going around.  No idea how efficient they are or how much extra the noise they could add: I don't recommend - or not - recommend this particular fan or provider...

  EDIT: Many / most of these fans of housing have a power connector Molex 4 pin, if you'd also need an inexpensive SATA > power Molex adapter you can connect the Molex fan to one of spare SATA power on the power supply connectors.