Motherboard and CPU upgrade

[peterpete190]

Hi, I will try and make this short.I have a Dell XPS 730 modified with an EVGA replacement mother board that supports 8gb ddr3 (which I am maxed out with at 1600mhz) using the quad core extreme QX9770.I work online and some days working requires me to open several documents and web pages at the same time.I have two Nvidia EVGA SLI'd 1gb each graphics card.Anyways my computer is maxed at 8gb memory and I see when I have multiple pages and documents open my memory is working overtime.My question is, is there another socket 775 mother board out there that will handle my CPU but handles more then 8gb ddr3 memory or is there a compatible new age processor that would match the speed of mine and a good motherboard that is recommended for what I need.I used to play world of Warcraft and my kids want me to try it again some day so gaming may happen with it from time to time.The XPS build is sentimental as it was a gift from someone that was close to me but is now deceased so keeping the processor would make me happy but I can't seem to locate a good sli motherboard that can handle more then 8gb ddr3 and my processor.

Thanks for any input as I am lost on this.

 

[popatim]

I moved this to out Systems section as I don't think you should be stressing 8gb of ram with a few web pages and documents open. I think something else is going on.

 

[logainofhades]

Depends on said documents. I know some excel files can be memory eaters, with calculations. Honestly, I think you need to upgrade to an i5, new motherboard and 16gb ram. Keep the case, and everything else.

 

[peterpete190]

When I have issues is when I usually have 40 Web pages open and multiple documents including excel.any ideas on a good build that can handle this....cost isn't to big of an issue....ps using two monitors

 

[logainofhades]

Since you have GPU's, in SLI, I would go with this. No overclocking, but it will run circles around that old C2Q.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($108.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($121.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $479.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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