Need a little help with upgrading.

[Krunsh]

I am upgrading my pc. And I was wondering if i would have any problems. I plan on getting the Asus Sabertooth x58 Mobo with an Intel iCore7 950, ocz 240-pin 1366 DDR3. I have the thermaltake armor series 8003 case and a 500gb 3gb/s sata hard drive.

Would getting Thermaltake Frio Overclocking-Ready Intel Core i7 (six-core ready) & i5 Compatible Five 8mm Heatpipes Dual 120mm Fans Intel & AMD Universal CPU Cooler CLP0564 interfere with anything and what powersupply should i get as well as would this built work in terms of interference and compatability?

I also have an nVidia GTX 260 as my videocard currently and want to move it to the new build.

I am going to use newegg.com to purchase when I am ready.

[glc]

Considering the instabilities and the fussiness, I don't recommend X58 builds. Look at the Asus P7P55D-E Pro board and an i7-870. Use dual channel 1333 or 1600 ram from Corsair, Crucial, Kingston, or A-Data. The lower the voltage, the better the ram, ideally you are looking for 1.5 volt ram.

This is the aftermarket heatsink of choice:

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7

This is a top quality PSU at a very nice price:

Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

[Krunsh]

Originally Posted by glc Considering the instabilities and the fussiness, I don't recommend X58 builds. Look at the Asus P7P55D-E Pro board and an i7-870. Use dual channel 1333 or 1600 ram from Corsair, Crucial, Kingston, or A-Data. The lower the voltage, the better the ram, ideally you are looking for 1.5 volt ram. This is the aftermarket heatsink of choice: Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 This is a top quality PSU at a very nice price: Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Thanks for the isnight but im rather a noob when it comes to computers i know some very basics.and i have rather limited funds and am building for gaming which is why i chose the 950 quad core at 3.06 ghz.

[glc]

The video card is WAY more important than the CPU for gaming. Save your money! If you are a noob you do NOT want to try to build a X58, trust me! I don't even like it and I'm a pro. Fussy and unstable as heck.

Newegg.com - ASUS P7P55D-E Pro LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I7870

Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TW3X4G1333C9 (if you want 4gb)

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Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 (if you want 8gb)

You don't even need an i7 to game well. You could probably get away with an i3. You also don't need an aftermarket heatsink if you don't overclock.

Buy another GTX 260 while you can still find them and SLI them. If you do that, you will need this power supply instead.

Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply

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Maybe we need to do this - tell us what exact parts you have right now, and what your maximum budget is for an upgrade.

[cantputt04]

Better yet, don't even bother with an i7 at all. According to Tom's Hardware, the i5-760 Lynnfield is more or less where the CPU stops affecting gaming performance (assuming the bottleneck was on the CPU to begin with). It's also 100 dollars cheaper, and with that 100 saved, you can buy a nicer video card! Or something. Just a thought, something to consider.

And yes, what glc said is true, gaming performance is based on your video card more than anything else. You only need a processor that can more or less keep up with the GPU that you have. Anything more than that is a waste (for gaming purposes anyhow), since the video card can only work so hard before it tops out, at which point, even an i7-980X wouldn't help you.

The GTX 260 is kind of an older card. Personally, to be completely honest, if you want better gaming performance, that should be the piece to upgrade. But that's just my opinion.

Here's that i5 anyhow Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-760 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80605I5760

[glc]

Let's see what the rest of the existing equipment and the budget is before we confuse this person any more.

[Krunsh]

Well i bought that video card 2 years ago when it was 500 bucks. I do plan on upgrading but i have noticed that with my AMD 3.2ghz athlon 64x2 6000 dcore and my asus MB (idk the model number) a VERY sluggish performance lately. I do honestly need to upgrade them. esp since my AMD is over heating and shutting my pc down constantly. I just want away from the problems.

also as for the cooler the reason im going aftermarket is because it doesn't come with one. and hey you really can't go wrong.

I can upgrade my videocard later when income tax comes in. I plan on getting a 460 around that time.

*EDIT*as a side note- I also from time to time do sound editing and video editing. I don't "just game" I do tax my system quite a bit in various ways. But I REFUSE to buy a brand name computer because you pay for the logo. and sides building it yourself is more fun and you learn.

[glc]

Would you be kind enough to answer my question, please?

tell us what exact parts you have right now, and what your maximum budget is for an upgrade.

[Krunsh]

Originally Posted by glc Would you be kind enough to answer my question, please?

Sorry I didnt see the budget part.

I plan on spending about 650. which is basically everything you mentioned minus a videocard.

I havent bought any parts yet but my cart is what you have suggested.

current come setup
AMD Athlon 64x 6000+ 3.2 Dual-Core
Asus MB (idk the model number)
nVidia GTX 260
500gb 3gb/s sata harddrive
600w Powesupply that failed on me.

[glc]

Thank you.

I agree with cantputt - the i5-760 would serve you very well. I think you should look at upgrading that video card sooner rather than later.

Newegg.com - ASUS P7P55D-E Pro LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-760 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80605I5760

Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1333C9

Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

That's $530 after rebates. Bank the excess and save some more - and look at a $250 to $300 video card soon. The GTX260 will be your weak link. The processor comes with a heatsink.

[cantputt04]

Hey glc it says that RAM can only be bought as a combo This one here is similar... 1600 instead of 1333 though, no other Corsair of that size are 1333 though :/

CORSAIR XMS 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1600C9

[glc]

Newegg.com - Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model KVR1333D3N9K2/8G

The other option is get the combo with the Corsair 650HX power supply. That will raise the cost a bit, but that's a really nice modular PSU.