I5 Upgrade

[ukSleek]

I'm not thinking just yet but could i drop an I5 into my pre OC'd set up without it messing up my OC,or would i have to re-OC it myself? (the pre OC bundle was from OCUK)

 

[Marine-RX179]

Stick with what you got. The overclock setting OcUK used would only works for your current set-up, and also the i5 750/i5 760 doesn't overclock well on the H55 chipset board. And i5 750/i5 760 ain't gonna improve your frame rate in games with just a 9800GT, except for ridiculous CPU hog like Black OPs.

 

[PhillyDee]

No, you would need to reset the CMOS when you insert the chip anyway to ensure no problems.
You would need to re-do the overclock, and stability testing etc.

And: Your sig is waaay too big. 4 lines maximum. Its all in the FAQ!

 

[ukSleek]

I thought as much but wasn't sure..cheer's

(Sig edited)

 

[subbytna]

why not have you sig as....

i3 540@ 4.20GHz : Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 : 9800GT

...will read the same to us on here and keep within forum guidelines

 

[Liampope]

The other issue is OCUK staff reported problems overclocking a quad-core on that little UD2 mobo as it has no heatsink on the power devices and basically fried. Your i3 setup will be fine for a good while yet until a full mobo/CPU swap to future kit - Sandy Bridge/Ivy Bridge/Bulldozer.

 

[ukSleek]

why not have you sig as....

i3 540@ 4.20GHz : Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 : 9800GT

Cheer's!

 

[ukSleek]

The other issue is OCUK staff reported problems overclocking a quad-core on that little UD2 mobo as it has no heatsink on the power devices and basically fried. Your i3 setup will be fine for a good while yet until a full mobo/CPU swap to future kit - Sandy Bridge/Ivy Bridge/Bulldozer.

Very informative ta!