Question about upgrading a pre-built.

[Nandu201]

Hey guys,

About 3-4 years ago i bought this computer prebuilt. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5395927&SRCCODE=WEBLET03ORDER&cm_mmc=Email-_-WebletMain-_-WEBLET03ORDER-_-Deals

I replaced the GPU with a Radeon 6850, and replaced the RAM as well.

The processor is getting a little old and i want to upgrade it to something such as: http://microcenter.com/product/388575/Core_i7_3770K_35GHz_LGA_1155_Processor

along with a new mobo as well: http://microcenter.com/product/388421/DZ77BH-55K_LGA_1155_ATX_Intel_Motherboard

My question is, will i run into any problems with compatability or really any problem in general, since its a prebuilt computer?

Thanks in advance!

 

[AMD Radeon]

it is compatible but for z77 mobo, you might want a good quality one from another brand, intel mobo is mostly avoided because of lack of feature

 

[AMD Radeon]

find asrock z77 extreme4, it is very popular and trusted

 

[Nandu201]

Well im not just limited to Intel, i just want a superior processor to my current processor which is an Amd Phenom II x4 955.

I found some AMD + mobo bundles on here : http://microcenter.com/site/products/amd_bundles.aspx and they have the brand you listed, are any of the 8xxx processors notable?

 

[AMD Radeon]

no no, i mean stick with i7 or i5, but the dont choose mobo from intel brand as you listed in the 1st post. pick from asrock, asus, gigabyte mobo. they are really trusted mobo manufacturer. asrock z77 extreme4 is the sweetspot

this one http://www.microcenter.com/product/387554/Z77_Extreme4_LGA_1155_Z77_ATX_Intel_Motherboard

 

[Nandu201]

Ah gotcha, i found a nice asus mobo to go with it. Also i'm just curious anyways if it would be better bang for my buck to get one of those AMD bundles, im trying not to spend over $350 on a combo and those run for about $250 max. I'm just not really sure if the AMD will give me much worse performance or not.

 

[AMD Radeon]

much worse performance

stick with intel cpu and you will not regret it

 

[Nandu201]

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