jdm_freek Posted October 12, 2010 Posted October 12, 2010 heres my question my current rig is aging [email protected] MSI P45 neo 2 4 gig of patriot DDR2 800 His 5870 Coolermaster 600w psu Coolit ECO Kingston 64gig ssd hp 2509 lcd X3 Eyefinity I have $500 to spend i was thinking of replacing Motherboard CPU and memory with I7 [email protected] ASUS P7P55 LX LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard combo For $359 newegg G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL $75.99 newegg Total $434.97 would this be a good move Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dihartnell Posted October 12, 2010 Posted October 12, 2010 heres my question my current rig is aging [email protected] MSI P45 neo 2 4 gig of patriot DDR2 800 His 5870 Coolermaster 600w psu Coolit ECO Kingston 64gig ssd hp 2509 lcd X3 Eyefinity I have $500 to spend i was thinking of replacing Motherboard CPU and memory with I7 [email protected] ASUS P7P55 LX LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard combo For $359 newegg G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL $75.99 newegg Total $434.97 would this be a good move It may be older but it looks like a very capable rig. Gaming wise I dont think you will see a massive improvement. Nothing wrong with your parts selection although I would probably look at the gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3. Similar dollars but a a few more features with Sata III and USB3 support. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boinker Posted October 12, 2010 Posted October 12, 2010 It doesn't look bad at all. Given the other choices they gave considering your budget I would say yes go with that combo in particular. Or if you can make a move to AMD then that wouldn't be bad either. Though the only change I would make is the G-skill memory. This is more of a personal preference. Me personally If I was to wait a few months and raise the budget I would get this combo http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.519735 And i would also upgrade the power supply to an 800 or in that ball park and get another 5870. Good luck, Hope everything works out well for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted October 12, 2010 Posted October 12, 2010 heres my question my current rig is aging [email protected] MSI P45 neo 2 4 gig of patriot DDR2 800 His 5870 Coolermaster 600w psu Coolit ECO Kingston 64gig ssd hp 2509 lcd X3 Eyefinity I have $500 to spend i was thinking of replacing Motherboard CPU and memory with I7 [email protected] ASUS P7P55 LX LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard combo For $359 newegg G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL $75.99 newegg Total $434.97 would this be a good move What's your primary use of the computer, if it's gaming keep what you have. If you're looking at very CPU intense things like video rendering/encoding and what not than get the i7. I'm wondering if you can overclock your Q9400 any higher than 3.2ghz, THAT's where you'll see some benefit to everything and it's also free. If you cant overclock anymore than maybe it would be better to dump it also, better memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226154 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm_freek Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 mostly gaming and thank you all for the input Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 mostly gaming and thank you all for the input and can you get your q9400 any higher?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm_freek Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 3.4 is as high as i can get it but its unstable i've raising voltage as high as 1.35 lowering the mutiplyer but i hit a wall at 425fsb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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