I am getting a good work comp for free, although it may be dated. Goal is to use for gaming and add upgrades if worth it. Not a huge gamer, but really enjoy the process of trying to upgrade.
Question 1: I am reading the board specs and confused on the following inputs listed: Serial ATA (hard drive), Serial ATA (optical Drive), and SATA 1.0 and 2.0 inputs (1.5 Gbps and 3.0 Gbps). Does this mean I cant use a new 6.0 Gbps SSD? Whats your opinion on if this limits me overall if trying to upgrade (3Gbps vs 6 Gbps).
Question 2: The processor is listed as Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2630 0 @ 2.30GHz (12 CPUs), ~2.3GHz. I am not educated on processor specs and just looking for a general reaction like "that thing sucks", "its old but good enough", "you would want at least this___ now".
Question 3: What other upgrade would be best if using this board (listed below Dell T5600), pcu, and RAM?
Question 4: Wheres the GPU listed? Can this board take a GPU upgrade?
Question 5: Since this is a pre-build non retail, do you agree that trying to change the case would be a pain since it may not fit other cases?
I appreciate any help y'all
The only decision Ive made is I will get a 500Gb SSD and install Win10. Then have an HDD for rando files and programs. I might also get a new case (can i with that board tho?) and remove the DVD drives. Thinking about getting a new modular power supply too.
It would be funny if I ended up just buying a whole new build, but I fear the wife.
System Information
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System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Precision T5600
Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2630 0 @ 2.30GHz (12 CPUs), ~2.3GHz
Memory: 65536MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 65494MB RAM
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 64bit Unicode
Question 1: I am reading the board specs and confused on the following inputs listed: Serial ATA (hard drive), Serial ATA (optical Drive), and SATA 1.0 and 2.0 inputs (1.5 Gbps and 3.0 Gbps). Does this mean I cant use a new 6.0 Gbps SSD? Whats your opinion on if this limits me overall if trying to upgrade (3Gbps vs 6 Gbps).
Question 2: The processor is listed as Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2630 0 @ 2.30GHz (12 CPUs), ~2.3GHz. I am not educated on processor specs and just looking for a general reaction like "that thing sucks", "its old but good enough", "you would want at least this___ now".
Question 3: What other upgrade would be best if using this board (listed below Dell T5600), pcu, and RAM?
Question 4: Wheres the GPU listed? Can this board take a GPU upgrade?
Question 5: Since this is a pre-build non retail, do you agree that trying to change the case would be a pain since it may not fit other cases?
I appreciate any help y'all
The only decision Ive made is I will get a 500Gb SSD and install Win10. Then have an HDD for rando files and programs. I might also get a new case (can i with that board tho?) and remove the DVD drives. Thinking about getting a new modular power supply too.
It would be funny if I ended up just buying a whole new build, but I fear the wife.
System Information
------------------
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Precision T5600
Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2630 0 @ 2.30GHz (12 CPUs), ~2.3GHz
Memory: 65536MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 65494MB RAM
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 64bit Unicode