I'm considering to upgrade mu CPU. Need advice

04-01-09, 03:11 AM

[quote=Castout;1075757]
Or should I just abandon the idea of matching my parts and go for say E7400 Core 2 duo 2.8GHz with 1066FSB? [quote]

This is what you want. Then swap your RAM's to 1066 MHz as well and you're done.

Choosing new parts you need to pay special attention to your mobo and cpu.

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I'm going to upgrade my system too. Waiting for these parts to be delivered now.

1 x Foxconn ATX-TSAA725-USB 2x2.0/Audio (silver/black) + FSP ATX400W 12cm fan silent V2.03 P4 PFC CE PSU (ATX-TLA725)
1 x ASUS S775 IP45 DDR2 SATA2 GBL 8-CH HD (P5Q SE/R)
1 x INTEL CORE2D E7400 2.8GHZ 1066/3M S775
1 x GF 9500GT MAGIC PCIE 512MB DDR2 DVI-I (EN9500GT MAGIC/DI/5)
2 x 1GB 1066MHZ DDR2 CL5 5-5-5-15 DIMM (KHX8500D2/1G)

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04-01-09, 03:11 AM	#6
Contact Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	[quote=Castout;1075757] Or should I just abandon the idea of matching my parts and go for say E7400 Core 2 duo 2.8GHz with 1066FSB? [quote] This is what you want. Then swap your RAM's to 1066 MHz as well and you're done. Choosing new parts you need to pay special attention to your mobo and cpu. ================================================== ==== I'm going to upgrade my system too. Waiting for these parts to be delivered now. 1 x Foxconn ATX-TSAA725-USB 2x2.0/Audio (silver/black) + FSP ATX400W 12cm fan silent V2.03 P4 PFC CE PSU (ATX-TLA725) 1 x ASUS S775 IP45 DDR2 SATA2 GBL 8-CH HD (P5Q SE/R) 1 x INTEL CORE2D E7400 2.8GHZ 1066/3M S775 1 x GF 9500GT MAGIC PCIE 512MB DDR2 DVI-I (EN9500GT MAGIC/DI/5) 2 x 1GB 1066MHZ DDR2 CL5 5-5-5-15 DIMM (KHX8500D2/1G)