Hardware New 775 CPU Upgrade

[LoloLakitu]

I won't be buying anything until about November, as I just did this build last month.

 

[trumpet-205]

I already have the video card.
EDIT: I read I can crossfire with a 7750 or a 7770 with my card as well.

XFire is only worth it either with APU, or between 78xx and 79xx series.

 

[LoloLakitu]

Can I buy with the sales on the US Newegg?

 

[trumpet-205]

Can I buy with the sales on the US Newegg?

Are you asking that if sales on US Newegg applies to CA Newegg?

Don't know, but CA Newegg ships product from US (hence heavy shipping price).

 

[LoloLakitu]

I mean if I use the Newegg US site and buy from there.

 

[Joe88]

newegg.com wont ship outside the US
http://help.newegg.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/124/~/does-newegg.com-ship-internationally?

 

[LoloLakitu]

Well that sucks, they tend to have a lot better sales and I can't use half of /r/buildapcsales.

EDIT: I can't use Ivy Bridge, because none of them support 1066 RAM, have to use Sandy.

 

[trumpet-205]

EDIT: I can't use Ivy Bridge, because none of them support 1066 RAM, have to use Sandy.

Memory speed does not cause incompatibility issue. As long it is DDR3 it can be used. You can most certainly use 1066 with Ivy Bridge. Whoever told you that slower DDR3 can't be used is misinformed.

 

[Celice]

If I were you, then, I'd dump the OS, and either buy it through and employer/school for cheapies, wait for a sale, or else just find a copy of the OS you want by "other means." That's an awful huge chunk of money that's going to one thing in specific, which could go to getting you a better processor, or else saving you $150.

 

[LoloLakitu]

If I were you, then, I'd dump the OS, and either buy it through and employer/school for cheapies, wait for a sale, or else just find a copy of the OS you want by "other means." That's an awful huge chunk of money that's going to one thing in specific, which could go to getting you a better processor, or else saving you $150.

Half those parts I already have and are recycling from my old build, and my copy of is also acquired.

Memory speed does not cause incompatibility issue. As long it is DDR3 it can be used. You can most certainly use 1066 with Ivy Bridge. Whoever told you that slower DDR3 can't be used is misinformed.

http://ark.intel.com/products/65693/Intel-Core-i3-3220-Processor-3M-Cache-3_30-GHz

 

[trumpet-205]

Half those parts I already have and are recycling from my old build, and my copy of is also acquired.

http://ark.intel.com/products/65693/Intel-Core-i3-3220-Processor-3M-Cache-3_30-GHz

Eh no. That Intel specification is only what Intel has certified. That is if you call Intel for customer support Intel will only help you if you use its certified specification. It has nothing to do with what it can handle.

To give you an example,

This is my Ivy setup. Notice DRAM frequency is 933 MHz? You multiply by 2 to get actual speed (dual channel configuration). 933 MHz * 2 = 1866 MHz.

 

[LoloLakitu]

How much of a difference would this i5 be vs the 3220?
http://ark.intel.com/products/69114/Intel-Core-i5-3350P-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_30-GHz

 

[trumpet-205]

How much of a difference would this i5 be vs the 3220?
http://ark.intel.com/products/69114/Intel-Core-i5-3350P-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_30-GHz

Difference between them is dual core vs quad core. Both i3 and i5 can handle 4 threads, but one is using HyperThreading while the other is true quad core.

For gaming, you are not going to notice a difference between them (unless you game a lot in multiplayer with latest games, i5 will be a bit faster).

 

[LoloLakitu]

I do a lot of work in PhotoShop, would the physical cores benefit me?

 

[LockeCole_101629]

just curious, since you just put out benchmark as your reference
do you have problems with certain games? (low fps?or anything?)
CPU maybe old, but not that underpowered either.

we're kinda in the same boat, I'll wait till all next gen consoles out then probably start to invest to new gaming rig.

 

[trumpet-205]

I do a lot of work in PhotoShop, would the physical cores benefit me?

If you do a lot of multimedia (photo/video) editing, then i5 does benefit you.

just curious, since you just put out benchmark as your reference
do you have problems with certain games? (low fps?or anything?)
CPU maybe old, but not that underpowered either.

we're kinda in the same boat, I'll wait till all next gen consoles out then probably start to invest to new gaming rig.

Are you talking to me? I don't see any benchmark?

 

[LockeCole_101629]

to OP

if you are curious about more cores for performance other than gaming (ex: photoshop, encoding, processing data) then it yes, it would boost it performances.

 

[LoloLakitu]

just curious, since you just put out benchmark as your reference
do you have problems with certain games? (low fps?or anything?)
CPU maybe old, but not that underpowered either.

we're kinda in the same boat, I'll wait till all next gen consoles out then probably start to invest to new gaming rig.

I don't get low fps, I'd just like to have more upgradability, having the 1155 socket, and even better performance.

If you do a lot of multimedia (photo/video) editing, then i5 does benefit you.



Are you talking to me? I don't see any benchmark?

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/710/Intel_Core_2_Duo_E6750_vs_Intel_Core_2_Quad_Q6600.html

 

[LockeCole_101629]

well, I read lot's of rumors Intel will be moving to new socket.

might not be true... be seeing Intel behavior for the past few years (which I don't even knew they already produces 3 different kind of socket)
so... upgradebility (as in future proof) is really depends how much you want to spent.

 

[LoloLakitu]

well, I read lot's of rumors Intel will be moving to new socket.

might not be true... be seeing Intel behavior for the past few years (which I don't even knew they already produces 3 different kind of socket)
so... upgradebility (as in future proof) is really depends how much you want to spent.

I already knew that they're moving to 1150