In the market for a i5 2400, since my current Quad Core 2.8 is taking a shit on me @ 90+ degrees under load, so naturally I need a mobo upgrade as well.
Before anyone says anything, I got a cooler for it as well, but of course the heatpipes on this current board prevent me from getting close to installing.
I've looked into dozens of boards and majority of them look really shady, or have dozens of BIOS problems, so i was wondering if the wise minds over here could lend me some insight on one that won't screw me.
New Processor - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115074[/url]
Current Specs:
Case - HAF 932
RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
GPU - Radeon 5830 1G
HDD - Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Mobo - EVGA 132-YW-E179-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i
CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775
PSU - XFX XXX Edition P1-650X-CAG9 650W ATX12V 2.2 / ESP12V 2.91
Internal Wireless Card - TRENDnet TEW-623PI Wireless N Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g/n 32-Bit
Price range caps at around $150 USD, running a budget.
If I'm missing any information let me know.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271[/url]
[editline]29th November 2011[/editline]
Also for the extra money I highly suggest the i5 2500k
Was looking at it, but seems like a small jump over. Is it really that much better?
And compatible with same mobo you linked?
Last question, my cooler should actually fit on this right? [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271[/url]
put the extra towards upping to a 2500k
[editline]29th November 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=StormyxxClouds;33486703]Was looking at it, but seems like a small jump over. Is it really that much better?
And compatible with same mobo you linked?
Last question, my cooler should actually fit on this right? [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065[/url][/QUOTE]
yes
and the main advantage of the 2500k is it can be overclocked
and given how well they overclock it's easily worth the extra
Thanks guys, I'll try that.
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