XPS 8300 Support Six Core I7?

Is there any version of the XPS 8300 that will support the high end six-core
versions of the i7 processor?

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W

On 2/9/2012 2:27 AM, W wrote:
> Is there any version of the XPS 8300 that will support the high end six-core
> versions of the i7 processor?
>

afaik the best you can have in the xps 8300 is the i7-2600 quad core.
keep an eye out for bios updates as that would likely include support
for additional processors.

"Christopher Muto" <> wrote in message
news: ...
> On 2/9/2012 2:27 AM, W wrote:
> > Is there any version of the XPS 8300 that will support the high end
six-core
> > versions of the i7 processor?
>
> afaik the best you can have in the xps 8300 is the i7-2600 quad core.
> keep an eye out for bios updates as that would likely include support
> for additional processors.

Does the i7-2600 support the Quickpath interface for fast access to memory
on dedicated bus?

--
W

On 2/9/2012 2:34 PM, W wrote:
> "Christopher Muto"<> wrote in message
> news: ...
>> On 2/9/2012 2:27 AM, W wrote:
>>> Is there any version of the XPS 8300 that will support the high end
> six-core
>>> versions of the i7 processor?
>>
>> afaik the best you can have in the xps 8300 is the i7-2600 quad core.
>> keep an eye out for bios updates as that would likely include support
>> for additional processors.
>
> Does the i7-2600 support the Quickpath interface for fast access to memory
> on dedicated bus?
>

if you really want a high performance machine then dell is not the answer.

On Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:36:05 -0500, Christopher Muto
<> wrote:

>On 2/9/2012 2:34 PM, W wrote:
>> "Christopher Muto"<> wrote in message
>> news: ...
>>> On 2/9/2012 2:27 AM, W wrote:
>>>> Is there any version of the XPS 8300 that will support the high end
>> six-core
>>>> versions of the i7 processor?
>>>
>>> afaik the best you can have in the xps 8300 is the i7-2600 quad core.
>>> keep an eye out for bios updates as that would likely include support
>>> for additional processors.
>>
>> Does the i7-2600 support the Quickpath interface for fast access to memory
>> on dedicated bus?
>>
>
>if you really want a high performance machine then dell is not the answer.

What would you recommend Christopher?