I am thinking about upgrading but now sure to wait. I currently have the QX6850.
I am thinking about upgrading but now sure to wait. I currently have the QX6850.
Well, yes, the I7s are a step up in efficiency, but you'd need to upgrade your mobo, and memory too. So, consider that as well when determining a budget. I would have normally recommended you OC your current CPU, but I don't think you can with your mobo??? You are somewhat bottle-necking your 480.
yep, copy that.. Was checking and found that my CPU can be sold for around $300 used. Pretty sick when it was over $1000 a few years ago brand new. But if I sell my mobo, ram, and cpu I can probably get around 450 for all 3. A I7 processor, the cheepest one, 6 Gigs of DDR3, and an EVGA x58 mobo would run me $700. I have to ask myself how much better will my performance be for $300 net. Will it be 50%, if so than I would say worth it. 10%, not worth it. What do you think?
I'll have to assume you're a Gamer because of the GTX 480, if so, then yes, worth it as your 480 is hamstrung by your CPU. But you don't have to go with the 1366 socket, look at the 1156 socket mobos, and the i5-750, or i7-875K. The 1156 market will save you about $200 or so.Quote:
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yep gamer for sure. Im going to look at the other processors you mentioned.
Ok I found the EVGA Micro SLI x58 for $150 used, then the Intel I7 930 for $253(retail) on amazon, Corsair TR3X6G1600C9 XMS3 6 GB 3 X 2 GB PC3-12800 1600MHz for $154 for a total of $550.
Thinking of selling my QX 6850, Mobo and Memory for $450.
If you're near a MicroCenter they have the i7 930 for $200!Quote:
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OS, I ordered everything. I am practically not paying for the upgrade because I sold my processor, ram, and mobo and Im doing the actual change for the buyer, - installing everything and stuff like that. One more question though... Love my Raptor 300 BG, but I ordered a Seagate Barracuda 7200 1 TB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s 32MB also for the buyer. Should I swap my raptor with that barricuda drive? I know the raptor is faster but 300 GB is gettin tight? What do you think?
Seagate is having problems with their .12 series drives, stick with the Raptor!Quote:
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So, what did you order? How 'bout some pics of the new build too!
copy that! I will. I ordered what I meantioned above; Intel I7 930, 6 BG of corsair DDRIII ram, and the EVGA motherboard.Quote:
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And I let go of the qx 6850, 8 Gigs of DDRII ram, and the Intel mobo in my sig.
OS, the only thing I think I may be loosing here is my amount of ram. I went from 8 Gigs of DDR2, which was 2 seperate 4 gig dual channel sets - to one tripple channel 6 BG set of DDR3.....
Unless you're doing some seriously intense app memory-wise, I doubt you'll notice.Quote:
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copy that, I was hoping that upping to DDR3 and the chipset and processor would make up for it.
Os, Im not overclocking but do you think I should get a different air cooling solution than the stock heatsink and fan. I have an extremely cool case with good airflow. One 120MM fan sucking air out of the top, 3 60MM fans blowing air in on the harddrives, 2 60MM fans sucking air out of the back. One 60MM fan blowing air in on the side directly on the vidcard.
With no OCing the stock cooler will be just fine. Remember to use SpeedStep and C1E and you'll probably never hear the fan.Quote:
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