Hey community-- looking to make some improvements to the CPU, RAM, and Motherboard on my current rig and would like to know if the selections I've made are compatible. Any other suggestions would be appreciated as well.
My current system has the following: (Copy pasted CPUID)
Processors Information
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Processor 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 4 (max 4)
Number of threads 4 (max 4)
Name Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Codename Kentsfield
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz
Package (platform ID) Socket 775 LGA (0x4)
CPUID 6.F.7
Extended CPUID 6.F
Core Stepping B3
Technology 65 nm
Core Speed 1600.0 MHz
Multiplier x FSB 6.0 x 266.7 MHz
Rated Bus speed 1066.7 MHz
Stock frequency 2400 MHz
Chipset
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Brand Gigabyte G33M-S2L
Northbridge Intel P35/G33/G31 rev. A2
Southbridge Intel 82801IB (ICH9) rev. 02
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 8192 MBytes
Channels Dual, (Symmetric)
Memory Frequency 333.3 MHz (4:5)
CAS# latency (CL) 5.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 5
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 5
Cycle Time (tRAS) 15
Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) 44
Graphics
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Display adapter 0
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Revision A1
Memory size 1023 MB
PCI device bus 1 (0x1), device 0 (0x0), function 0 (0x0)
Vendor ID 0x10DE (0x196E)
Model ID 0x1244 (0x089C)
Performance Level Default
Core clock 50.5 MHz
Shader clock 101.0 MHz
Memory clock 135.0 MHz
Performance Level 2D Desktop
Core clock 405.0 MHz
Shader clock 810.0 MHz
Memory clock 324.0 MHz
Performance Level 3D Applications
Core clock 900.0 MHz
Shader clock 1800.0 MHz
Memory clock 2052.0 MHz
Software
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Windows Version Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
DirectX Version 11.0
RAM
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I couldn't figure out where to get this information from, but from what I can tell I have four 2 Gig sticks of RAM, at 400MHz. Corsair branded (if that makes a difference).
What I'm looking to get is:
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP4 TH LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with Dual Thunderbolt
Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B
Is this going to be worth the upgrade? Are these choices compatible with my current GPU, OS, etc? I consider myself a very basic user... Are there other choices out there that are far superior? I've spent a long time looking and I'm afraid I'm not sure where else to turn.
My current system has the following: (Copy pasted CPUID)
Processors Information
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Processor 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 4 (max 4)
Number of threads 4 (max 4)
Name Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Codename Kentsfield
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz
Package (platform ID) Socket 775 LGA (0x4)
CPUID 6.F.7
Extended CPUID 6.F
Core Stepping B3
Technology 65 nm
Core Speed 1600.0 MHz
Multiplier x FSB 6.0 x 266.7 MHz
Rated Bus speed 1066.7 MHz
Stock frequency 2400 MHz
Chipset
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brand Gigabyte G33M-S2L
Northbridge Intel P35/G33/G31 rev. A2
Southbridge Intel 82801IB (ICH9) rev. 02
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 8192 MBytes
Channels Dual, (Symmetric)
Memory Frequency 333.3 MHz (4:5)
CAS# latency (CL) 5.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 5
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 5
Cycle Time (tRAS) 15
Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) 44
Graphics
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Display adapter 0
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Revision A1
Memory size 1023 MB
PCI device bus 1 (0x1), device 0 (0x0), function 0 (0x0)
Vendor ID 0x10DE (0x196E)
Model ID 0x1244 (0x089C)
Performance Level Default
Core clock 50.5 MHz
Shader clock 101.0 MHz
Memory clock 135.0 MHz
Performance Level 2D Desktop
Core clock 405.0 MHz
Shader clock 810.0 MHz
Memory clock 324.0 MHz
Performance Level 3D Applications
Core clock 900.0 MHz
Shader clock 1800.0 MHz
Memory clock 2052.0 MHz
Software
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Windows Version Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
DirectX Version 11.0
RAM
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
I couldn't figure out where to get this information from, but from what I can tell I have four 2 Gig sticks of RAM, at 400MHz. Corsair branded (if that makes a difference).
What I'm looking to get is:
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP4 TH LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with Dual Thunderbolt
Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B
Is this going to be worth the upgrade? Are these choices compatible with my current GPU, OS, etc? I consider myself a very basic user... Are there other choices out there that are far superior? I've spent a long time looking and I'm afraid I'm not sure where else to turn.
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