Not to long ago i bought a gateway computer. Had an I3 in it. Would like to upgrade to a I5 or I7 but im just not sure if I can...
The mother board is a H57 with a LGA1156 socket.
I thought about the I5 760 or I7 870 since they fit the 1156 socket, but then i read that if i go with either of those chips that i wouldnt be able to use any graphics on the mother board since those chips dont have integrated graphics. So I guess the only i7 i could get would be the 2600k its only 10bucks more so no big deal. I just wish someone could shed some light on this for me.
I use my pc mainly for photoshop, mild gaming, alot of word documents and spreadsheets, so i would just like more speed for photoshop!
Thanks guy!
The mother board is a H57 with a LGA1156 socket.
I thought about the I5 760 or I7 870 since they fit the 1156 socket, but then i read that if i go with either of those chips that i wouldnt be able to use any graphics on the mother board since those chips dont have integrated graphics. So I guess the only i7 i could get would be the 2600k its only 10bucks more so no big deal. I just wish someone could shed some light on this for me.
I use my pc mainly for photoshop, mild gaming, alot of word documents and spreadsheets, so i would just like more speed for photoshop!
Thanks guy!