CPU Upgrade. Please help advise!

[popimac]

Hi people,

My CPU is 5 years old now. Specifications as follow:

- Intel Core i5 2400 3.1GHz Quad Core Processor
- Asrock H61M-U3S3 (B3) Motherboard
- Kingston 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz CL9 Memory x 02
- MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr III Hawk 1GB PCI-E Graphics Card
- Samsung 1TB 3.5" 32MB Cache Sata II HDD
- Sony 880S 24x Sata DVD rewriter drive
- FSP Aurum Gold 500W PSU
- Coolermaster Elite 341 MATX Chassis with Blue LED fan
- OS Win7 Home Premium

I hope to retain at least some parts for the upgrade and I intend to continue to use it for gaming such as Battlefield 4 etc and watching movies/dramas on HD.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Koenig168]

I would suggest in order of priority -

(1) SSD
(2) GPU - RX 480, GTX 1060 or 1070
(3) 2X4GB RAM
(4) i7-2600 or i7-3770 (second-hand)

 

[popimac]

I would suggest in order of priority -

(1) SSD
(2) GPU - RX 480, GTX 1060 or 1070
(3) 2X4GB RAM
(4) i7-2600 or i7-3770 (second-hand)

Thanks! Do I need to reformat in order to upgrade or add SSD?

My RAM is already at 8gb (2*4GB)

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[Appl3.Pur3.t3a]

I would suggest best to install a fresh copy of OS in ur ssd and reformat the hdd for ur games and multimedia stuffs.

 

[mradorable]

I would suggest best to install a fresh copy of OS in ur ssd and reformat the hdd for ur games and multimedia stuffs.

Sorry to hijack thread, I have a noob question for installing fresh copy of OS on SSD.

If I am on Win 7 home and free upgrade to Win 10 on my current HDD, if I do fresh install of OS on a new SSD, I will not be able to get the free Win 10 as of now right?

Thank you.

 

[Koenig168]

Thanks! Do I need to reformat in order to upgrade or add SSD?

It is not necessary to reformat your HDD when you upgrade.

When you add a SSD, there are tools to migrate the contents of your HDD (including the OS) to SSD.

The better approach is to do a fresh install of OS and programs on the SSD, backup the data on your HDD, reformat your HDD and use it for data only.

Sorry to hijack thread, I have a noob question for installing fresh copy of OS on SSD.

If I am on Win 7 home and free upgrade to Win 10 on my current HDD, if I do fresh install of OS on a new SSD, I will not be able to get the free Win 10 as of now right?

Thank you.

You already have the Win 10 digital entitlement on your MB BIOS. Just install Win 10 on the SSD and skip the parts asking for product code. After installation, Win 10 will connect automatically to the internet and activate.

 

[SECTORTWO]

Hi people,

My CPU is 5 years old now. Specifications as follow:

- Intel Core i5 2400 3.1GHz Quad Core Processor
- Asrock H61M-U3S3 (B3) Motherboard
- Kingston 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz CL9 Memory x 02
- MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr III Hawk 1GB PCI-E Graphics Card
- Samsung 1TB 3.5" 32MB Cache Sata II HDD
- Sony 880S 24x Sata DVD rewriter drive
- FSP Aurum Gold 500W PSU
- Coolermaster Elite 341 MATX Chassis with Blue LED fan
- OS Win7 Home Premium

I hope to retain at least some parts for the upgrade and I intend to continue to use it for gaming such as Battlefield 4 etc and watching movies/dramas on HD.

Thanks in advance!

A bit OCD but CPU = the processor itself...not the whole tower/system.

 

[gabrielkfr]

Sorry to hijack as well but will a i5 4460 bottleneck a gtx 1070?

 

[Byfrost]

Sorry to hijack as well but will a i5 4460 bottleneck a gtx 1070?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=i5+4460+bottleneck+gtx+1070

 

[popimac]

Hi people,

My CPU is 5 years old now. Specifications as follow:

- Intel Core i5 2400 3.1GHz Quad Core Processor
- Asrock H61M-U3S3 (B3) Motherboard
- Kingston 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz CL9 Memory x 02
- MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr III Hawk 1GB PCI-E Graphics Card
- Samsung 1TB 3.5" 32MB Cache Sata II HDD
- Sony 880S 24x Sata DVD rewriter drive
- FSP Aurum Gold 500W PSU
- Coolermaster Elite 341 MATX Chassis with Blue LED fan
- OS Win7 Home Premium

I hope to retain at least some parts for the upgrade and I intend to continue to use it for gaming such as Battlefield 4 etc and watching movies/dramas on HD.

Thanks in advance!

If I upgrade my Gpu to GTX1000 series only, will my processor and motherboard able to support efficiently?

Just wondering if these two parts will be the bottleneck.

TIA!

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[popimac]

Another question to check the experts here.

To go with a SSD upgrade, which model should I go for which is compatible with my current setup?

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[LegendZenify]

Another question to check the experts here.

To go with a SSD upgrade, which model should I go for which is compatible with my current setup?

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Any sata SSD should work fine.
Popular choices are the Samsung 850 EVO (http://www.lazada.sg/samsung-850-evo-25-250gb-ssd-sata-iii-8151205.html?boost=2) and Zotac SSD @Lazada (currently oos?).