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Have you upgraded just your cpu before?

Started by neddamttocs, Jan 13 2013 05:36 AM

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Poll: Upgraded just the CPU? (45 member(s) have cast votes)

CPU upgrade only?

  1. No (13 votes [28.89%])

    Percentage of vote: 28.89%

  2. Yes 1-2 times (16 votes [35.56%])

    Percentage of vote: 35.56%

  3. Yes 3-4 times (10 votes [22.22%])

    Percentage of vote: 22.22%

  4. Yes 5+ times (6 votes [13.33%])

    Percentage of vote: 13.33%

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#1 neddamttocs

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Posted 13 January 2013 - 05:36 AM

This weeks OCC Poll comed from Freddie:

 

Have you ever upgraded your CPU without upgrading your motherboard?

 

Let us know!

 

 

Apparently I can't make polls at the moment so the choices are:

 

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Yes 1-2 Time

Yes 3-4 Times

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Posted 13 January 2013 - 05:51 AM

Yes, 1or twice. You know this surprised me when I considered it because I really thought it was more often than that.


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Posted 13 January 2013 - 06:04 AM

A few times not often and its useually while pinching parts from other rigs that are being parted out.

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Posted 13 January 2013 - 06:15 AM

Most of the time i keep stuff until i swap sockets, as i usually max out that socket anyway (i7 1156->i7 1366->i7 1155-> i7 2011)

 

Have done it a few tomes for other peoples systems (C2S->C2D/C2D->C2Q)


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Posted 13 January 2013 - 06:51 AM

yes 1-2 times


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Posted 13 January 2013 - 07:08 AM

No and I don't see myself doing it with this setup either. Would want to replace the motherboard at the same time.


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Posted 13 January 2013 - 07:28 AM

Nope. That's why Broadwell processors soldered to the mobo wouldn't bother me.


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Posted 13 January 2013 - 07:31 AM

Nope. That's why Broadwell processors soldered to the mobo wouldn't bother me.


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Posted 13 January 2013 - 07:56 AM

Yes, 2 times.

Once on LGA775 upgrading a Core 2 Duo E6300 to a Core 2 Quad Q8300.

Second on AM3 upgrading a 1055T to a 1090T.

 

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Posted 13 January 2013 - 08:19 AM

I have a few times but now a days you have little reason unless the cpu is much better.  It use to be kinda a linear curve: buy midrange > use for year > upgrade when socket is dead. 

 

What I do now is buy mid-end range cpu > use until it's slower than the next socket and sell the rig > buy the socket after that one.


Edited by hornybluecow, 13 January 2013 - 08:20 AM.

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Posted 13 January 2013 - 08:30 AM

I've done it from:

Celeron to Pentium 4

Pentium 4 to Pentium 4 HT

 

I'll do it from:

FX-6100 to Piledriver FX 6-core Processor (if benchmarks are favourable)


Processor AMD FX-6100 Hex-core, 3.3GHz > Intel Pentium M 2.0GHz Single-core, 2.0GHz

Memory 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz > Hyinx 1.5GB DDR2 667MHz
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Posted 13 January 2013 - 09:05 AM

Once. i5 2500K to i7 3770K, only because I got the 3770K cheap for $128 shipped.

 

I may do so again in the future on my HTPC and Server, if need be. So many options for 1155 socket :D


Edited by AZNguyen, 13 January 2013 - 09:08 AM.

Gaming || Intel i7 3770K || Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 || G.Skill 2x 4GB || EVGA GTX 680 2GB || Corsair TX750 V2 ||

|| 3x Dell UltraSharp U2312HM || Corsair Vengeance K90 || Logitech G500 || Panasonic RP-HTF600 ||

HTPC || Intel Celeron G530 || Gigabyte Z68MA-D2H-B3 || G.Skill 4GB || CM Elite 460W ||

NAS || Intel Pentium G630 || Gigabyte Z68MA-D2H-B3 || G.Skill 16GB || Corsair CX430 || 12TB Storage ||

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