ANOTHER upgrade to play game thread

[zephyr11]

HELP needed!!!

Hi all,

need some advice on upgrading.

currently have these;

asus p7p55le
i3 530 29.3
8gb ram
sapphire hd7950 vapor x 3gb
asus sonar sound card
ocz 600w psu
256ssd hdd (booting and some data)
multiple normal hdd (data and random stuff)
dvd rom


want to upgrade to play GTA V, fifa15, similar games.

would i still be able to find a cpu/chip to upgrade to?
would that be enough?

or would a mobo + chip + ram upgrade be more worth it?


thanks everyone!!!

 

[zephyr11]

also looking to get a mechanical kb,

wired (none detachable type)
tenkeyless
brown if possible
stealth keys (printed on side)

 

[ragnarok95]

Filco ninja.

 

[zephyr11]

thanks!

errrmmmmmm, any help with the upgrading part? i was just reading up, apprently i7 870 LGA1156 2.93, should fit on my current mobo, and is a more then able upgrade.

is this info correct? if it is, anyone has one to let go?

 

[zephyr11]

really? 195 views and no one can help?

 

[muddle]

Save your money go for skylake. More noticeable platform upgrades like usb 3.1, m2 slots and pcie 3.0

 

[mib500]

Your system still can survive just wait a little longer than do a major upgrade depend on your budget too... wait for new chip set 6 generation aka skylake...

 

[zephyr11]

i tried playing gta v yesterday and it lags quite a bit, (normal settings, in 1024 x 768).

hoping to get a quick fix for now, before i do a major upgrade next year (hopefully).

would a i7 870 or something similar help (LGA1156)? and also am i able to only swap out the cpu and hsf, to make it to work?

if possible might do that for now, also want to check if it is still possible to find LGA1156 cpu brand new at sls?

is it difficult to swap out the cpu? i'm ok with working on adding and swapping out of parts, but never did a cpu change before, is there also anything that i would need to do in the bios or is it like adding/ changing RAM (plug and play, almost).


sorry for so many questions, thanks for reading/replying.

 

[mib500]

i tried playing gta v yesterday and it lags quite a bit, (normal settings, in 1024 x 768).

hoping to get a quick fix for now, before i do a major upgrade next year (hopefully).

would a i7 870 or something similar help (LGA1156)? and also am i able to only swap out the cpu and hsf, to make it to work?

if possible might do that for now, also want to check if it is still possible to find LGA1156 cpu brand new at sls?

is it difficult to swap out the cpu? i'm ok with working on adding and swapping out of parts, but never did a cpu change before, is there also anything that i would need to do in the bios or is it like adding/ changing RAM (plug and play, almost).


sorry for so many questions, thanks for reading/replying.

i recommend you watch this before you do anything... learn from it..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Q8ksRI1Eo

 

[avsquare]

LGA1156? Now want find Ivy Bridge brand new also difficult

Skylake might be expensive when it is released, not sure will have production issues as well. If you want a quick fix maybe get a i3/i5 Haswell for now?

 

[annoymous]

i am guessing a i5 4460 will be able to do the job

 

[walkwaffle]

upgrade graphics card?

 

[mib500]

upgrade graphics card?

not recommended...

 

[zephyr11]

watched the video, very informative! thank you!

think will have to look for 2nd hand? for a LGA1156 i7 -870 or similar i guess.

anyone has recommendations?

 

[mib500]

watched the video, very informative! thank you!

think will have to look for 2nd hand? for a LGA1156 i7 -870 or similar i guess.

anyone has recommendations?

yup its support...