Is the Titan Nero upgradeable?

Sajdood · 12 Oct 2009 at 16:18

Okay, im buying this pc soon:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-180-OK&tool=5

And I was just wandering if it was upgradeable? i.e. Would I be able to get a much better cpu (i.e. intel i7/i5 equivalent?) and more ram? (6-8gb?) and would I be able to get a much better graphics card?

Franksi · 12 Oct 2009 at 16:24

It will support the following CPUs:
Socket AM2+/ AM2 processors: AMD Phenom™ FX processor/ AMD Phenom™ X4 processor/ AMD Phenom™ X3 processor/ AMD Athlon™ X2 processor/ AMD Athlon™ processor/ AMD Sempron™ X2 processor/ AMD Sempron™ processor

So you would be able to upgrade the CPU, the RAM is Dual Channel so max at the moment would be 2GB (2x2GB DIMMS). It has 1 x PCIe 16 slot so you could upgrade the GPU but you might need a new PSU as well

Sindri · 12 Oct 2009 at 16:26

To put an i7 into this system you would need a completely new motherboard and a different kind of ram.

As for the graphics card you could update that at anytime. If you were going for an sli/crossfire set up you might need to replace the psu though.

Franksi · 12 Oct 2009 at 16:27

Sindri said:
If you were going for an sli/crossfire set up you might need to replace the psu though.

And the motherboard - it only has one PCI express slot!

Sajdood · 12 Oct 2009 at 16:28

Ah, thanks for the quick reply.

Are none of those processors equivalent to the intel i5/i7 processors? If not, which intel processors are they equivalent to? Sorry, i'm really a big noob at computers >.<

Hmm, if I was to buy another motherboard that would support 6-8gb and still be compatible, which motherboard should I go for?

Sindri said:
To put an i7 into this system you would need a completely new motherboard and a different kind of ram.

As for the graphics card you could update that at anytime. If you were going for an sli/crossfire set up you might need to replace the psu though.

Ah, cool. I don't think ill be going for sli/crossfire though..like ever.

Franksi · 12 Oct 2009 at 16:30

The Phenom X4 and the i5 are in direct competition

Sajdood · 12 Oct 2009 at 16:32

Franksi said:
The Phenom X4 and the i5 are in direct competition

cool! That means ill be able to upgrade to an i5 when I have some more lunch money saved up ;D

What about the ram though? What motherboard would I need if I wanted 6-8gb?

Franksi · 12 Oct 2009 at 16:41

STOP! You are not reading what is being said correctly! This is an AMD motherboard, you CANNOT put an INTEL chip (i5/i7) in this motherboard.

I said that the Phenom X4 are in competition with the i5. i5 is INTEL, Phenom X4 is AMD. So you could upgrade to a Phenom later, NOT an i5.

You've pretty much said that you want to upgrade every component of this system so I don't think you should consider buying it as its not what you really want

Sajdood · 12 Oct 2009 at 16:51

Franksi said:
STOP! You are not reading what is being said correctly! This is an AMD motherboard, you CANNOT put an INTEL chip (i5/i7) in this motherboard.

I said that the Phenom X4 are in competition with the i5. i5 is INTEL, Phenom X4 is AMD. So you could upgrade to a Phenom later, NOT an i5.

You've pretty much said that you want to upgrade every component of this system so I don't think you should consider buying it as its not what you really want

Ooops, I meant to say phenom x4! >.<

Yeah, I wasn't planning on upgrading this year or even next year, I was thinking of upgrading sometime during spring 2011

But the thing is, I was thinking of changing the motherboard in the Titan nero so that I would be able to have 6-8gb in the future, what motherboard should i get?