Upgrding

[jonny109]

Hi all,

I am looking to upgrade my Intel Core 2 Duo processor as I have noticed that some games I am interested in are requiring specs for 3.00Ghz+ Anybody got any suggestions on a new CPU? My budget is between £150 max £200.

Thanks

PC Spec's
Operating System
MS Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 @ 2.13GHz
Conroe 65nm Technology
RAM
3.00 GB DDR2
Motherboard
Dell Inc. 0WG855 (Microprocessor)
Graphics
DELL 1907FP (1280x1024@75Hz)
512MB GeForce 9800 GT (XFX Pine Group)
Hard Drives
244GB Western Digital WDC WD2500JS-75NCB3 (RAID)
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H31N
Audio
SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC

 

[jonny109]

Thanks all for the reply's.

jamesfreddie: the make of the PC is a Dell Dimension 9200, On second though I could raise the budget to between £300 and £400
lrlcr: Thanks for the advice
IvanDobskey: thanks but I would want a processor with a bit more grunt.
linwelin: That processor looks good and as mentioned i could raise the budget. As lrlcr said would it be better to just buy and new case and PSU for the bundle and transfer my current graphics card and hard drive from the Dell over to the new system and then buy a CD Drive?

Thanks

 

[jonny109]

jamesfreddie do you have any suggestions for case and PSU and will my current graphics card work with this new motherboard?

 

[jonny109]

jamesfreddie thanks for all your assistance I will seriously consider your builds and I am likely to purchase one but I am undecided at this point

Thanks

 

[jonny109]

Quick question would the graphics card in the i3 build work with the I5 build?
Thanks

 

[jonny109]

Thanks for the reply Jerry64.

Also I was wandering if I need the 2x Front Cooling 120mm Fans that are optional when buying the case and the 2x Side Panel 120mm That are also optional.

 

[jonny109]

ok thanks. I am going with the the i5 build and will be O/C to 4.6Ghz and I will also buy the graphics card from the i3 build you suggested.

 

[jonny109]

jamesfreddie,

I have noticed on the forum and around the Internet that a number of people mention they have a SSD installed and a normal internal hard drive on there computer. I was wandering could you tell me the point of have both of these two drives and if it would be beneficial for me to purchase both?

 

[jonny109]

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo with i5 2500K??

Krono5
Thanks for your response I understand now thanks.

Just a general question I have noticed on this forum and on other forms it has been suggested that the Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler is not the best for the i5 2500K because once overclocked it cannot handle well if the increased temp. I want to overclock the 2500K CPU and it has been suggested that the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler is better suited for the job.

My question is will the Cooler Master I5 build (outlined above) with the graphics card from the i3 build (again outlined above) fit in the case?

 

[jonny109]

Thanks Double07 for the response and it has crossed my mind to just keep my current graphics card for the time being.

I forgot to mention this in the previous posts that the money factor which did limit me at the start has been eased slightly i have once again increased my budget to approx £500.

The question still sands do anybody know if the Cooler Master will fit in case?

Thanks

 

[jonny109]

yea that is what i was thinking too but I wanted to get a second onion.

From online specs I have seen the the Heatsink dimensions for the A50 are 159.5mm x 124.6mm x 81.2mm and the Cooler Master is 116 x 51 x 159 mm would that not make a difference?

 

[jonny109]

That's ok then thanks