Need help/suggestions

[kaikai1805]

Recently gt a additional ssd then found out my board only supports 2 sata3 which are currently connected to my exsiting ssd and hdd.

Am thinking of upgrading my mobo to a i7 that supports my future gpu upgrade and hopefully will last for another 3-5years. But looking at the upcoming dx12. Sld I be looking at i7-5*** series/4*** series or just go ahead with the new skylake?

For my current gpu gigabyte 670 windforce which I hope will still be able to use with the new mobo until I upgrade to the 980ti or maybe next gen of gpu.

Sorry.for.the noob qns. And thanks in adv

 

[Jian19]

U can connect ur hdd to other sata port

I dun see why u need any upgrade at all, other then a new gpu

 

[zenniz]

Connect the HDD to SATA2 then connect the new SSD to SATA3. No performance lost.

Never heard of i7 that support future gpu thingy. Even the weakest i5 4440 can support powerful gpu like TitanX without any bottleneck. Sandybridge which was release in 2009 is still powerful so i bet Ivy bridge can still perform well for the next 5 years unless Intel is doing something major during this 5 years.

As long as the mobo has PCIEX16 2.0 or high, your GTX670 can be use.

 

[kaikai1805]

I see. So with the upcoming dx12 there isnt going to be any issue?

Am worried that my board aint gonna support my next gpu upgrade likely to be 980/ti.

Connect the HDD to SATA2 then connect the new SSD to SATA3. No performance lost.

Never heard of i7 that support future gpu thingy. Even the weakest i5 4440 can support powerful gpu like TitanX without any bottleneck. Sandybridge which was release in 2009 is still powerful so i bet Ivy bridge can still perform well for the next 5 years unless Intel is doing something major during this 5 years.

As long as the mobo has PCIEX16 2.0 or high, your GTX670 can be use.

 

[Jian19]

It's fine, no issues

 

[xxDonmaxx]

Most dx11 cards are dx12 capable in a nutshell and yes ur 670 is dx12 capable

 

[kaikai1805]

hi all, its me again.. just received my ssd. if I were to swap my hdd(d-drive) with my ssd (sata3) and connect my hdd to a sata2 port... will my d-drive be the new ssd or it will install the ssd as a new drive? thanks, and sorry for the noob qns again.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Connect the HDD to SATA2 then connect the new SSD to SATA3. No performance lost.

Never heard of i7 that support future gpu thingy. Even the weakest i5 4440 can support powerful gpu like TitanX without any bottleneck. Sandybridge which was release in 2009 is still powerful so i bet Ivy bridge can still perform well for the next 5 years unless Intel is doing something major during this 5 years.

As long as the mobo has PCIEX16 2.0 or high, your GTX670 can be use.

That was Nehalem. Sandy Bridge was in 2011

 

[MoneyFace =p]

hi all, its me again.. just received my ssd. if I were to swap my hdd(d-drive) with my ssd (sata3) and connect my hdd to a sata2 port... will my d-drive be the new ssd or it will install the ssd as a new drive? thanks, and sorry for the noob qns again.

Clone HDD C: drive over or reinstall OS and everything onto the SSD.

End result should be that:
SSD: C: Drive for OS, games, apps, programs
HDD: D: Drive for secondary storage like your music, photos, movies, shows, etc...

 

[kaikai1805]

Clone HDD C: drive over or reinstall OS and everything onto the SSD.

End result should be that:
SSD: C: Drive for OS, games, apps, programs
HDD: D: Drive for secondary storage like your music, photos, movies, shows, etc...

I already have a c drive for my os, am trying to get another drive to install newer games..