Upgrading my PC with no clue on compatibility

[qazive]

TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223C ATA Device
Intel Core i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz, 2801 Mhz
ASUS P7P55D LE
ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
AMD High Def Audio Device
Corsair GS700
Windows 7 32-bit


I have trouble with memory issues dont know where to go or how to fix it. Not very kowledgable on compatibility. Mainly for gaming.

 

[rds1220]

TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223C ATA Device
Intel Core i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz, 2801 Mhz
ASUS P7P55D LE
ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
AMD High Def Audio Device
Corsair GS700
Windows 7 32-bit


I have trouble with memory issues dont know where to go or how to fix it. Not very kowledgable on compatibility. Mainly for gaming.

Is this a home built or OEM big box computer?

What are you doing with this computer?

What motherboard does your computer have and what version of BIOS?

Really though you have an I7 socket 1156 CPU. The I7 is pretty much the top of the line desktop CPU. You really aren't going to able to upgrade. You may be able to go up to an I7 870 or 880 but it is really not worth it. You are not going to see a real performance increase by going from one I7 to another I7 of the same generation. The point is your computer is old and you would be better off getting a new computer if you want to really see a change in performance.

 

[rolli59]

Your LGA 1156 system supports DDR3 ram, what ram issues are you having?
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1156/P7P55D_LE/#specifications

 

[twelve25]

Need a bit more info on what problems you are having with your system. Question is a bit too vague.

 

[rds1220]

If you are having memory problems run memtest 86+.

 

[qazive]

I'm having memory issues that blue screen windows tells me to downgrade my theme all the time for performance issues i dont know how to look up what memory i have other than its 4gigs on a 32 bit system

 

[twelve25]

download and burn a bootable memtest86+ disk and run it all night and see if it finds errors. If so, you need new RAM. If not, it could be CPU or MB.