thinking of getting a new cpu need help

Devon Karvala · May 20, 2013

soo i was thinking of getting a new core i5/i7 but i dont kno which would be compatible with my motherboard seeing as it is a little old i have the Asus Rampage II gene if anyone could help im looking to get a good cpu anywhere from 150-225 if possible i currently have a Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU

MJSBLUES · May 20, 2013

Ok, this mobo is socket 1366, and intel have moved on from this socket 1366, so you shouldn't expect to see great performance. However the best value for money would probably be the i7 930, it's a beast of a CPU. Any other 1366 CPU's are overpriced imo.

haider95 · May 20, 2013

^Too right. but anything above the 920 is gonna break the bank even if you do have deep wallets. the 980x costs a lot. I suggest you get a 3770k and a motherboard to go with it. You can transfer all the other components to the new system

Devon Karvala · May 20, 2013

ok well i only have an asus essentio cg 5290 case only any suggestions on a combo that would fit in that case?

MJSBLUES · May 20, 2013

Can't find what size the case is, but the only thing I got is 'large' so I'm assuming it at least mid-ATX size.
So any ATX motherboard would fit.
I can't really do much more for you if you don't say a budget, what is it?

Devon Karvala · May 20, 2013

https://www.asus.com/Desktops/Essentio_CG5290/#specifications here is the case i have.
Dimensions
200 x 461 x 534 mm (WxHxD)

MJSBLUES · May 20, 2013

Ah thanks, also what's your budget?
Edit: Also, that case will comfortably fit any ATX mobo.

Devon Karvala · May 20, 2013

250 at most i also have a evga gtx 660 oc'd and 6 1.5gb ram cards (came standard in comp)

MJSBLUES · May 21, 2013

Devon Karvala :

6 sticks of 1.5gb? Never heard of that before lol.
Ok, if you live near a micro centre you can get the http://www.microcenter.com/product/388577/Core_i5_3570K_34GHz_LGA_1155_Processor
and the http://www.microcenter.com/product/387627/Z77_Pro3_1155_ATX_Intel_Motherboard
=$260.
Otherwise for that budget, you are going to have get a cheaper AMD setup.
Cpu - AMD FX-8320
http://www.amazon.com/AMD-FX-8320-Eight-Core-Processor-FD8320FRHKBOX/dp/B009O7YU56/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1369154001&sr=8-2&keywords=AMD+FX-8350
Mobo - GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 AM3+
http://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GA-970A-D3-AM3-SATA-Motherboard/dp/B0056G10WK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369154053&sr=8-1&keywords=am3%2B
= $235
Also, the motherboard has 4 x ram slots. And you didn't specify your ram type (DDR2 or DDR3) because the motherboard is DDR3.

Devon Karvala · May 22, 2013

yaa the mobo bored i had before had 6 1.5gb sticks of ddr3 1333mhz

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