looking for cpu upgrade compatible with my MB

yunggeh · Nov 3, 2015

Hi Guys trying to find out what is compatible for upgrade based on my mother board
Black Friday is arriving soon and i'm trying to see if i can do some modified upgrades on CPU
maybe looking to spend most $400?

CPU:Intel® CoreT i7-920 2.66 GHz 8M L3 Cache LGA1366

HDD:Single Hard Drive (1TB (1TBx1) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)

MOTHERBOARD:GigaByte GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 Chipset CrossFireX/SLI Support LGA1366 DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, USB2.0, SATA-II, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1 & 2 PC

MEMORY:6GB (2GBx3) DDR3/1600MHz Triple Channel Memory Module <-- I upgraded to 10 GB now but it not running at 1600mhz my system manager performance reads it as 10 GB unknown 400Mhz at the moment

POWERSUPPLY:700 Watts Power Supplies (XtremeGear SLI/CrossFireX Ready Power Supply)

VIDEO:ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB DDR5 16X PCIe Video Card

TwistedFury · Nov 3, 2015

i7-960 is a pretty good upgrade for you.

junkeymonkey · Nov 3, 2015

dang can you still buy that stuff new in the retail box ?? that kinda dated now a days ?? maybe e-bay and risk from that I guess ??

TwistedFury · Nov 3, 2015

junkeymonkey :

you're not getting it new but it's cheap on Ebay.

Wolfshadw · Nov 3, 2015

IMO, no processor upgrade is going to be worth the cost. Expand your budget and look for a core system (Motherboard/CPU/RAM) replacement upgrade.

-Wolf sends

yunggeh · Nov 3, 2015

junkeymonkey :

I brought this system back in 2010

junkeymonkey · Nov 3, 2015

no point buying or investing in the past today [opinion] but unless you can get the chip cheap and easy but like from e-bay ?? I would have some reservations with that [more opinion]

just save up and go with something today [97 or 170 platform ]

yunggeh · Nov 3, 2015

Wolfshadw :

Cheapest config i got that i can be satisfied with is maybe 1100 to 1300 with OS
I was just looking at alternative see if i can prolong my current rig and at same time modernize it abit

I dont use Hardcore gaming... mainly use it for movies/internet/ youtube.. games like Counter strike Zero/
Star Craft Brood wars + maybe i'll one day buy S.C 2 ,

i got this comp since 2010

geofelt · Nov 3, 2015

What is the main purpose of this pc?
If it is for gaming, then upgradint the graphics card will be the most productive thing.

If it is for running multithreaded apps, then there are some possibilities for a cpu upgrade.
For starters, your I7-920 has a total passmark rating of 4991, and a single thread rating of 1160.
Look at the specs for your motherboard to get a list of supported cpu upgrades.
I am guessing that the strongest cpu might be a i7-990X, a 6 core cpu with a total rating of 9267, single thread rating of 1509.
It was a $1500 cpu new in it's day, and will probably sell for $350 used on ebay.

With Skylake i7-6700K available for the same price and even stronger performance, I think you might want to consider a different upgrade.

FWIW, the single most satisfying performance upgrade will be a SSD.

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