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Need to upgrade a i3-2100 Sandy Bridge.
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Yeah, I was thinking that. There is a i5-2400 being advertised. His MB is not one you can use to overclock. I don't mind spending 200 euro for something newer if it will last him with the newer games coming out.
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Yeah, I can wait. Would the i5 2400 be good to tie him over? They're asking 75 euro. Or would it be a waste?
Man of Honour
What motherboard is it ?
ASUS P8B75-M LX, Sockel 1155
Soldato
A Third Gen i5 or i7 would be a nice upgrade, which graphics card is he using?
GTX 760.
I recently updated my PC to a 1060 from a 670. I still have the 670. Should I throw that into his system?
Soldato
It does seem to be a slightly faster card but there is not really much in it:
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-760-vs-GeForce-GTX-670
3570 is 3.4ghz / 3.8ghz turbo. still not very fast tho.
another thing is, both those graphics cards you have are poo.
look at the charts here http://gamegpu.com/action-/-fps-/-tps/battlefield-1-alpha-test-gpu
another thing is, both those graphics cards you have are poo.
look at the charts here http://gamegpu.com/action-/-fps-/-tps/battlefield-1-alpha-test-gpu
Soldato
Yeah, that'd be good. You may have to update the bios before installing it.
The i5 3570 would be decent as a temporary boost to performance yeah, as long as it's an ok price (definitely under £80 I'd say).
But as others have mentioned, if you want to do an upgrade with more longevity you'll likely want to get one of the Kaby Lake i5's when they're released soon.
It also requires new RAM however, since we're now on DDR4.
Just depends how much money you want to spend in total really.
But as others have mentioned, if you want to do an upgrade with more longevity you'll likely want to get one of the Kaby Lake i5's when they're released soon.
It also requires new RAM however, since we're now on DDR4.
Just depends how much money you want to spend in total really.
I bought the i5 3570, cost me 47 euro's including shipping off of e-bay. I was wondering if I should boost his RAM too? He has 8 gigs at the moment (8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9). Can you mix RAM from different makers? What would be your recommendation?
Soldato
The amount of ram is fine for his needs, but the speed is pretty slow.
A 2133 mhz kit would be better, but it's not a big deal.
In all fairness, Sandy doesn't scale massively with memory speed...
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4503/sandy-bridge-memory-scaling-choosing-the-best-ddr3/6
Yes there's a little boost, but it's the sort of thing I'd worry about when all other components are as fast as they can be. 1600 seems to be a nice spot for pricing - there's a jump beyond that that isn't worth it, IMHO.
That said, I'd suggest going for a set of 2x8gb or 4x4gb rather than trying to mix and match. You can pick up a 16gb set of 1600 for £50-60, just remember to check if you have 4 or 2 memory slots before choosing which to get
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4503/sandy-bridge-memory-scaling-choosing-the-best-ddr3/6
Yes there's a little boost, but it's the sort of thing I'd worry about when all other components are as fast as they can be. 1600 seems to be a nice spot for pricing - there's a jump beyond that that isn't worth it, IMHO.
That said, I'd suggest going for a set of 2x8gb or 4x4gb rather than trying to mix and match. You can pick up a 16gb set of 1600 for £50-60, just remember to check if you have 4 or 2 memory slots before choosing which to get
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