Upgrading PC, Help!

[MassivePotato]

Upgrading PC, Help!

Hey guys,

So recently, a "old" system was passed on to me, and I was thinking about upgrading it before I passed it on to my brother before. But I know nothing about upgrading PCs.

The current computer has this setup:
OS: Windows 7 Pro
System Model: Precision Workstation T7500
Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5570 @ 2.93GHz, 2926Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5570 @ 2.93GHz, 2926Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
(Yes, there are two processors)
RAM: 48GB
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 730

For more background information, a friend of his was telling me that it would be awesome to get the graphics updated to GTX 1080 Ti in SLI (No idea what SLI is. I think thats what he said?)

What do you guys think? Would it work? Would it be a optimal system?

 

[maxalge]

Upgrading PC, Help!

Hey guys,

So recently, a "old" system was passed on to me, and I was thinking about upgrading it before I passed it on to my brother before. But I know nothing about upgrading PCs.

The current computer has this setup:
OS: Windows 7 Pro
System Model: Precision Workstation T7500
Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5570 @ 2.93GHz, 2926Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5570 @ 2.93GHz, 2926Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
(Yes, there are two processors)
RAM: 48GB
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 730

For more background information, a friend of his was telling me that it would be awesome to get the graphics updated to GTX 1080 Ti in SLI (No idea what SLI is. I think thats what he said?)

What do you guys think? Would it work? Would it be a optimal system?

toss in a gtx 1060 or rx 480


make sure the power supply has the proper pcie cables before you buy anything

 

[MassivePotato]

So it says it has a 850 watt power supply. Is this enough to possibly support that?

For reference, my brother is a intense gamer and I guess would prefer more 'frames'?

Your thoughts?

 

[dontlistentome]

Those are CPUs from 2009. So the plan is to spend around $1600 on videocards for a computer with about $30 in CPUs and 4gb ram? I don't get it.

 

[MassivePotato]

Those are CPUs from 2009. So the plan is to spend around $1600 on videocards for a computer with about $30 in CPUs and 4gb ram? I don't get it.

Mmm, well, I'm not an expert at this which is why I'm turning to you guys for help 🙁
As for the parts, my brother is familiar with upgrading parts. I just want to win sister of the year lol
The computer also has a 1tb ssd and a 4tb hdd that came with it. I was thinking that even if this computer didnt last too long for his uses, he can always salvage the two gpus since theyre still fairly new... right? or is this a incorrect way of thinking 😱

 

[maxalge]

Those are CPUs from 2009. So the plan is to spend around $1600 on videocards for a computer with about $30 in CPUs and 4gb ram? I don't get it.

Mmm, well, I'm not an expert at this which is why I'm turning to you guys for help 🙁
As for the parts, my brother is familiar with upgrading parts. I just want to win sister of the year lol
The computer also has a 1tb ssd and a 4tb hdd that came with it. I was thinking that even if this computer didnt last too long for his uses, he can always salvage the two gpus since theyre still fairly new... right? or is this a incorrect way of thinking 😱

the system is not good enough for even a single 1080 ti


max 1060 or rx 480

 

[maxalge]

So it says it has a 850 watt power supply. Is this enough to possibly support that?

For reference, my brother is a intense gamer and I guess would prefer more 'frames'?

Your thoughts?

yes, if it has the proper pcie cables



this setup is not exactly "intense" it is quite outdated