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@kasda wrote:

Have an old i7-2600 dell xps I bought in I believe 2012.  Think it is time to upgrade.  I'm looking at either the 8700,8700k, 9700k or should I wait until later in the year and get the 10th gen?  I use daily for business including a lot of database work, video/photo editing. Would like something that would last as long as this one preferably  Thanks

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Still a decent machine, are you experiencing a bottleneck with the CPU for those tasks?

If you add a SSD, a GTX 1060/RTX 2060 GPU and stay at 1080P at 60Hz, would the performance be an issue?

https://www.dell.com/community/Vostro-Desktops/Vostro-460-XPS-8300-Upgrade-Adventures/m-p/6055730/highlight/true#M1225

If you have 8 gigs or more of ram then a GPU would be a better upgrade.

Nothing wrong with the 2600 in general.

INTEL HD Graphics is quite slow.

Several of my clients are quite happy with a GTX 1050 TI upgrade.

I'm noticing a slow down at certain times.  I did add a SSD 2 or 3 years ago which helped a lot.  I'm just thinking it's time to upgrade plus I plan on giving them pc to someone else.  I guess I'm just wanting to get some advice on which would be best to buy now, the 8700 or 9700k or wait for 10th gen. Does anyone know when Dell will have the 10th gen available in desktops? Will the 10th gen be a big enough upgrade over a 9700k for example that the wait would be worth it

I actually have a Dell Optiplex SFF i7 2600 (people think the  XPS 8930 is a cramped case!). It was my workhorse from 2011 until last year when I got my XPS 8930 i7 8700 . I use the Optiplex for daily chores now and the XPS is used mainly for video encoding. Cpu running 90%+ for hours at a time using Handbrake. Temps would run 80C + so followed HanoverB's AIO upgrade and added extra case fans and temps in 60c + now. Overall XPS 8930 is a good choice even without liquid cooling mod. It has lots of usb 3 ports front and rear (two gen 2 usb on back panel) Usb 3 C front and rear. Had considered recasing mine but after HanoverB  case swap and results decided to stay with stock case as temps are very warm at times , still within Intel specs. Unless you need a really large(physical size) gpu , the XPS will keep most of us happy.