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Need advice to find a new processor

Ady2009

Ady2009

Ady2009

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Hi

I'm in the middle of upgrading my system and picking a new processor and motherboard. I was going to go for the Core2Quad processor and a intel motherboard but am now confused about this new processor range from intel (i3, i5, i7). What does it all mean in the new range and which would be comparable to a Core2Quad ?. Would it still be better value to stick to the old range ?

I was also thinking about getting a Intel motherboard as I have one currently and it had only ever crashed about twice in 3 years so am pleased with it unless anyone can recommend any better ones ?

Thanks
 
Hi

I use my pc for a bit of everything really. I do a lot of professional CAD work and like to run flight simulator x as well as editing family videos etc. My budget is about £150
 
Hi

Sorry, I didn't make it clear. My budget breakdown is,
- £150 for the CPU
- £80 for the mobo
- £50 for RAM
 
My current specs are,
2 Gb Ram
3.06 Ghz P4 processor
Intel mobo (not sure which)
Quadro graphics card

As you can see, an upgrade is long overdue
 
I was hoping to get by with 2Gb ram for the mean time and then put in another 2Gb when i've got a bit more cash. I would rather try and get the best components I can at the start and keep adding to it. I've recently added 2Gb to my old system but I doubt the RAM could be used in a new PC as the system is too old.

I was just looking at the Core i5 750. How does it compare to the Core2Quad Q8400 ?
 
Deffinatly worth going for the i5 processor then and at least the motherboard will be future proof for a while longer with the newer socket.

Just looking at mobos. What is the difference between the P, G and H chipsets ?. I'm also guessing to go for the highest number (45, 43 etc) you can afford.
 
Thanks. That has cleared it up. The X chipset on the extreme mobos is then for the power hungry folks out there. It really is worth doing some digging around before you part with any cash.

To keep costs down, I was hoping to temporaraly reuse an IDE hard drive and DVD writer as I've seen that a lot of mobos have an IDE connector. I can then upgrade a bit at a time. Can you forsee any problem with this ?. They would both then be on the same IDE lead (would the hard drive be the master and the DVD writer the slave ?, I've normally had these on seperate IDE channels).
 
Thanks for all the advice. I've decided to go for the i5-750 processor and am now going to do some scooting around for mobos. It is deffinatly important to me to have an IDE connector as it also come in handy for retrieving data from my old laptops with the adaptor when they start playing up.

Just to clarify. The HD will be the master and the DVD writer the slave ?
 
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