- Dec 5, 2012
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Hello everyone, I'm new to forums like this, so I apologize if there is a topic like this that has already been covered.
First of all, I will list my specs of my current computer:
Intel Q9300 quad core 2.5 ghz processor, 6 gigs of DDR2 ram. (not sure what the motherboard model is)I have upgraded from what I can tell everything except the processor and motherboard itself. I have a solid state hard drive, a brand new video card, even a new tower case with 3 fans.
I was wanting to upgrade the processor and motherboard, but I have no idea how to tell which processor goes with which board, and if they are actually meant for gaming in the first place. A lot of the good, newer ones like the i7 seem like they are priced to where only Bill Gates could afford them, but that also brings up an interesting topic as well. I'm not sure if I want to get a top of the line processor anyway, seeing that there will probably be an even faster one in a few months.
I suppose my ultimate question is how do you tell if a processor and board will work together, and how do you tell if a certain brain is good for gaming or not? My current setup was bought brand new back in 2008, and it has ran like a champ for 4 years now. It still runs great, but you can just tell that with the new games, the graphics are starting to surpass the older hardware. Sometimes games still sputter and take a frame rate dump, even with this video card that is just a few months old. It's an nvidia 550 ti with 2 gigs of ram. I'm pretty sure that can run all of the latest games.
Anyway, thanks for any help you all could provide.
First of all, I will list my specs of my current computer:
Intel Q9300 quad core 2.5 ghz processor, 6 gigs of DDR2 ram. (not sure what the motherboard model is)I have upgraded from what I can tell everything except the processor and motherboard itself. I have a solid state hard drive, a brand new video card, even a new tower case with 3 fans.
I was wanting to upgrade the processor and motherboard, but I have no idea how to tell which processor goes with which board, and if they are actually meant for gaming in the first place. A lot of the good, newer ones like the i7 seem like they are priced to where only Bill Gates could afford them, but that also brings up an interesting topic as well. I'm not sure if I want to get a top of the line processor anyway, seeing that there will probably be an even faster one in a few months.
I suppose my ultimate question is how do you tell if a processor and board will work together, and how do you tell if a certain brain is good for gaming or not? My current setup was bought brand new back in 2008, and it has ran like a champ for 4 years now. It still runs great, but you can just tell that with the new games, the graphics are starting to surpass the older hardware. Sometimes games still sputter and take a frame rate dump, even with this video card that is just a few months old. It's an nvidia 550 ti with 2 gigs of ram. I'm pretty sure that can run all of the latest games.
Anyway, thanks for any help you all could provide.
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