Upgrade thread

[Spirit7]

Hello all.

I am thinking of upgrading in the next couple of months, but not sure what to change. My spec is:

E6600 @ 2.4
Gigabyte 965-P motherboard
4gb DDR2
4870 512mb

I think I'm going to wait until the i7 gets a bit cheaper before overhauling CPU/MOBO/RAM, but are there any CPUs/mobos I could cheaply use as a stopgap until then that would provide a real performance boost? Maybe shove a Q6600 in?

Also, my primary boot HDD is an IBM Deathstar.....would buying a 10,000RPM Western Digital give me a significant performance boost?

Thanks!

 

[jak731]

tried overclocking?
if your MB doesnt allow you to OC, maybe try a p35 chipset based one and see what you get out of you cpu

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp... P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 (MB-014-FC)

defiantly get a new HDD, just the fact your using a IBM deathstar should make you change. newer HDDs are faster, but it will really depend on what your pc is used for.

media /office work = faster boot up time, but little to no advantage in use

gaming = faster boot up times and reduced loading times.

also what CPU cooler have you got?

 

[lunarwolf]

may as well get a p45 if you are buying new board, p35 prices are about the same at OCUK. not sure I would trust a B grade board iif you are planning to OC

Asus p5q deluxe will give you nice OC options for that e6600 which you should be able to easily clock to 3.3ghz minimum - get a good board for good clocks
Asus P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

just get a good cpu cooler like a Noctua or tuniq
Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)