Think I already know the answer to this but here goes..
Used to run an OCd i7 920 and decided to get a XEON 5675 and OC that and purchase a new GPU.
Current setup is:
i7920 (to be replaced with Xeon 5675)
18GB DDR3 (3x4 and 3x2)
GTX260 SLI
Now since it was last used about 2 years ago it has manifested a number of issues:
1 of the GTX260 SLI is kaput completely artefacts)
and looks like ram slot 1 on my mobo has died and *cough* not sure how but caught a pin or two when placing new CPU in - so mobo is gone.
Now MOBO can't be RMAd, the GTX260 is an EVGA and still under warranty (interesting to see what comes back).
Now considering I have everything bar the mobo, am I flogging a dead horse to buy another mobo?
Am I better off starting again and flogging the stuff I have? - has CPU/mobo/ram tech come on a lot in the last 7 years?
D)
The reason I ask is that the old setup CPU wise wasn't a slouch, and looking at the sub forum here and various other websites it didnt seem a bad sidegrade for another couple of years.
Failing that, what route is best to start again as I'm massively out of touch on this new socket/architecture.
Primary use would be gaming (use to encode but less of that now).
Are the newer CPUs happy to OC like times of old as I read somewhere that they are little more fragile?
Any info appreciated - just going to trawl through some second hand x58 mobos
Used to run an OCd i7 920 and decided to get a XEON 5675 and OC that and purchase a new GPU.
Current setup is:
i7920 (to be replaced with Xeon 5675)
18GB DDR3 (3x4 and 3x2)
GTX260 SLI
Now since it was last used about 2 years ago it has manifested a number of issues:
1 of the GTX260 SLI is kaput completely artefacts)
and looks like ram slot 1 on my mobo has died and *cough* not sure how but caught a pin or two when placing new CPU in - so mobo is gone.
Now MOBO can't be RMAd, the GTX260 is an EVGA and still under warranty (interesting to see what comes back).
Now considering I have everything bar the mobo, am I flogging a dead horse to buy another mobo?
Am I better off starting again and flogging the stuff I have? - has CPU/mobo/ram tech come on a lot in the last 7 years?
D)The reason I ask is that the old setup CPU wise wasn't a slouch, and looking at the sub forum here and various other websites it didnt seem a bad sidegrade for another couple of years.
Failing that, what route is best to start again as I'm massively out of touch on this new socket/architecture.
Primary use would be gaming (use to encode but less of that now).
Are the newer CPUs happy to OC like times of old as I read somewhere that they are little more fragile?
Any info appreciated - just going to trawl through some second hand x58 mobos