Advice on upgrade please

[evertonhero]

Hi Guys,

I've had my pc for a while now and I am looking to spruce it up a bit

I'll list current spec as best as possible -

Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz

P55-US3L gigabyte

AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series ATI - Memory: 1.0 GB Think it is 5770??


TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01)
G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL)

OCZ StealthXStream 500w Silent Power Supply

Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD753LJ)

OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive

Asus Xonar D1 7.1 PCI Sound Card

Windows 7


I've got a feeling my G card needs a good update but will it be as simple as get a new one and swap them over? is the mobo still good etc?

The rams being diff sizes / makes much difference?

Will a updated i5 cpu work in the mobo would it be worth it hah?

to many questions sorry just after some opinions on what you would do with it.

Thanks,

Will

 

[ShivP]

Whack in an i7 920, new CPU cooler, overclock the hell out of it, drop in a new GPU, job done. Great gaming machine.

 

[pastymuncher]

i7 920 is for socket 1366. He has 1156. The newer i5 cpu's use a completely different socket and 1155 replaced yours and then that was replaced with the current socket 1150 so no, a new cpu will not fit your current board. Overclock the 750, most will hit 4Ghz easily enough with a decent cooler. All you need then is a decent graphics card. The psu, while not great, has dual 18A 12v rails giving a max of 432w so should be enough for a high end single card although it is getting on a bit now.