CPU Upgrade

Currently I am running the following: i7 4790k OC to 5.2Ghz NZXT Kraken x62 16 GB of RAM (cannot remember speed...) GTX 1080 Ti FE Corsair RM650x Samsung 970 Evo (currently running in 1/3 of performance due to PCIe 2.0...) Asus Z97 - PRO GAMER I am thinking of upgrading to the following...

So I've been flip-flopping on this topic for a while now, I'm in a position where in the next few months I could either do a completely new pc build (but using my old HDDs/SSDs and graphics card) or buy a new graphics card. Which ever way I go, it will probably be another 6-12 months before the...

Hello Hope you are doing well and safe. I am looking forth for some good advice regarding upgrading if possible any parts in my prebuild setup as below to max out the best possible performance at a minimal cost or more. Dell OptiPlex 9010 MT (the wider one) DeepCool DN450 450w 80 Plus PSU...

I recently upgraded from a ryzen 5 1500x to a ryzen 7 3700x. Everything was working flawlessly for the first day. It wasn't until the next day that I left my pc for a bit and got back to pc stuttering and glitchy audio. Ive never had this issue with the old cpu so this is new to me. I've tried...

Let's say you want to go from a Pentium 4 Intel cpu to a dual core cpu, where would one get the bios to update?

Hello, I have a serious problem with an Acer laptop. The notebook had: board: Acer board E1-531G NV56E NBM5711001 Q5WV1 LA-7912P HM77 PGA989 GT710M 1GB see: https://cs.empowerlaptop.com/p/acer-e1-531g-motherboard-w1711/ 4 GB Kingston RAM DDR3 500 GB HDD Intel Pentium B960 CPU Graphics...

Hi Guys. My current setup is : ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gigabyte H61M-S motherboard(rev. 1.0) | I5-3570(non K) | 16gb...

Hi. Im a Highschool student and i'm not very familiar with computers so im having a hard time with this. Im in need of new CPU cause this one sucks and i don't know what to buy. I have budget around 325$ and i want to get the best possible CPU around my budget. Specs: Cpu - Intel Core i5-9400F...

Hi everybody. I am a new builder and have been having some trouble with my latest upgrade. For basically the last month to two months I have been looking for deals where I can find them and trying to save some money. With my latest upgrade I have added a “new” CPU, a Ryzen 5 2600. I was...

I bought a Lenovo y720 cube about 1 year go and it's been acting up. Frequent framedrops and stutters. And ofc low FPS. RAM: Samsung 8gb (1x8GB) DDR4, 2394 MHz MOTHERBOARD: Lenovo 36D5, Kaby Lake, Sourthbridge H170. CPU: i5-7400, Kaby Lake, 3ghz, Socket 1151 LG I've read that my CPU is...

I currently have the following: Ryzen 5 1400 @3.7ghz 16gb 3200mhz ram Asrock b450m pro 4 Ssd + HD EVGA GTX 960 SSC 400w evga certified psu I am in Canada, should I upgrade to a 3100 for $160? Are there any other Canadian options I should look at?

Hey guys, I have a dell inspiron 3650 desktop that has an i5-6400, 8 gb of ddr3, and a graphics card that i swapped out, which is a zotac gtx 1650 compact. what is the best processor I can swap out the i5 for? which i7 would be best? I can spend 300-500. also, would another 8gb of ram help that...

I have an Intel Pentium G4560 2x4 ddr4 2400mhz (gonna upgrade to 16gb ddr4 2400) RX 570 8GB PSU: Corsair CX 450W planning on upgrading my cpu to i5 7400 or i5 6500, i5 6500 is much cheaper, and i just wanna know which one will uses less cpu usage? (cause less bottleneck) motherboard h110m-r...

So I've just upgraded my GPU (GTX 950 to 5600xt) and it's working great. My CPU is getting a bit old though (I5-6500) - it's still working fine but I know it will start showing it's age soon enough. I have the ASUS z170 pro gaming motherboard with the 1151 chipset meaning the best available cpu...

Hi guys! I am super new to pc upgrading and am wondering what cpu can replace my current cpu which is a pentium d 945. My system specs from what my friend says are: Cpu-pentium d 945 Gpu-non, soon to be r7 240 gddr5 Ram- 2 512mb ram, soon to be 4gb Psu-stock Side note my bios version is 2.3.2...

I have a laptop that is almost 10 years old. Sony VAIO VPCEB44EA Motherboard Model: American Megatrends R1170Y8

I have a MSI B350 Gaming Pro Carbon. Right now I have R5 1600 installed, but I wanna upgrade to R7 3900X. Is this board and it's VRMs good enough for 3900X? Possibly 3900XT? Thank you for feedback!

I bought a new CPU to upgrade from my current one and I can't get it to work. Prior to installing I flashed the BIOS to version 2.8 and also removed the CMOS battery and waited 5 mins or so before putting it back. Once I installed it and went to boot up the system, nothing came up on the...

PC Specs Ryzen 9 3900x MSI B350 Gaming Plus MSI GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 16GB RAM Corsair Vengeance Kingston 240GB SSD (gonna upgrade soon) Corsair CX430 Power Supply (maybe need to upgrade my power supply?) Hey, I upgraded from a Ryzen 5 1600 to a Ryzen 9 3900x. After upgrading I was...

I have a Dell Dimension 9200. I know its old, but i know there's ways to make into a lower end gaming PC. I upgraded to windows 7, computer has 4gb of ram, a geforce 7900 gtx and a 1tb HDD. Beyond popular belief, i have read you can upgrade to 8 gb of ram and up to an intel core 2 Extreme Qx6800...

Current Setup from 2013 Goal is to maximize my rig to get another 1-2 years without spending too much. (i.e. not getting a new board + ram + cpu, the whole 9 yards) Is it worth it? CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4 GHz Quad-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler...

I would like to know a good CPU for my computer but I don't which one is good. These are my current specs. CPU: AMD FX(tm)-6300 RX Six-Core Processor GPU: Radeon RX 560 Series Memory: 8 GB DDR3 Please tell me if I need to tell you more information, I'm new to these stuff.

i dont have any plans to upgrade to a new mobo and replace my ram and cpu, i know that this platform is old but pls don't judge and give me your best answers. I know that i5 is a good step up or even R 3 2200G but i don't have the money for the ram and motherboard i know i can wait and save but...

So I have an old dell inspiron 1545 laptop and want to upgrade some of its components so that it runs faster. I am aware that upgrading is not worth it and it is better to buy a new laptop but I can't buy one for while. I have currently upgraded the ram from 2gb to 8gb. And I upgraded the wifi...

Hello everyone I want to upgrade my iMac CPU which is currently a 3.0 GHz Intel Core i5. The iMac in question is a 27 inch, 2019 model with Radeon Pro 570X GPU. I already bought i9 9900KS on Amazon. Can i install this CPU in to it ? Thanks for reading

Hello everyone, I am currently running a old setup and as such have to play Call of Duty Warzone on all LOW settings. My question is if I upgraded my processor from an i5-4460 to an Ryzen R5 3600/x Would I get any FPS improvement? I am currently capped at 60 and roughly maintain 50 fps in...

Hello Everyone, I am considering upgrading my i5-4460 to a Ryzen 2700x since it is on sale in Canada for 220$ (Original is 440$). I currently have a GTX 960 and only 8GB ddr3 ram. This means to upgrade CPU I would need a new motherboard and a new stick of RAM. All this bringing my total cost...

Hey there i have a few questions im currently looking to upgrade my cpu/mobo/ram to use it for the next lets say 4-5years. I play at 1080p 144hz because my graphicscard cant handle 1440p 144hz but i wil upgrade to 1440p 144hz in 2years after upgrading my gpu. Now my question is it worth to...

i've got the following hp model (2xz40ea) what's the maximum memory size and what cpu i can upgrade to? current i3-6006U

Hi, I'm a bit stuck I would like to upgrade my pc. The current specs is, Mother board Asus Z87M Plus Rev X CUP I7 4770 3.4 mhz 340kHz GPU Nvidia GTX 780. Palit GeForce GTX 780 3GB Super JetStream edition ition My power supply is RM 750 The question is,what GPU to go for, budget is about £300...

Hey! So this is my rig! I was wondering if there is anything i can improve on without getting a new motherboard. More ram? Better Intel CPU? Dual Graphics cards? Or do you think that this point because my motherboard is old and im not getting the most out of my SSD etc that its worth a...

Hi, Just wanted to know if it's possible to upgrade my processor to the higher one and what processor is compatible with my laptop Compaq CQ40-337TU ? Current Specs: Pentium® Dual-Core Mobile Processor T4200 • 2.0 GHz, 1 MB L2 Cache, 800 MHz FSB, 35W TDP, Socket P If it so, can I upgrade it to...

Hey guys hope you can help me with this one. I have a Dell Optiplex 390 DT, it came with an Intel core i3 2120 3.30GHz. I put in an old 720 GT GPU and upgraded to 8GB RAM. This all works, however I am trying to upgrade the CPU. I put in a XEON e3-1220V2 3.10GHz, added thermal paste and put the...

So I found my old laptop from 2008 and I wanted to revamp it and give it some new life. I can't find what CPUs are compatible as it seems most models with the cq56 tag had an AMD CPU but mine has like an Intel Celeron. Any clues? Thanks.

I'm switching over from my old i3 6100 w/ H110M Gaming Mobo to a Ryzen 5 3600x w/ a x570 Mobo. I dont have anything important stored on my hdd. Will I have to wipe my hdd before installing my new hardware? And I already have a windows 10 media usb ready. Thanks in advance and any help is...

So I just upgraded my cpu with a new ryzen 5 3600 but when I turned my pc back on it won’t display.. I checked to make sure I plugged the cpu fan back in the right place and I did but it still won’t display.. it powers on and everything lights up and runs but no display.. any ideas?

Recently upgraded my GPU to an msi 2070 super, im now planning on upgrading my cpu but i cant figure out what would work in the socket. I have an FCLGA1151 socket currently housing an Intel i7 6700k, it would be nice to move to an i7 9700k but i dont know if it would work with an Intel 100...

After upgrading my computers processor on my Alienware Aurora R5, my fan started to go at max speed. I have already tried upgrading my BIOS, but it hasnt helped. Any possible fixes?

CPU = Pentium Dual Core E5700, GPU = GTX 960 2GB, MOBO = Acer Veriton M275, RAM = 8GB at 800mhz. I have a Pentium Dual-Core E5700 and want to upgrade to an Intel Core2Duo E8500. My BIOS version does not show up anywhere I look and I can't find an update for it that supports Windows 10. Also...

So today i upgraded my cpu from a ryzen 5 1600 to ryzen 9 3900x and after the install, my PC won't boot. The mobo is on, but i dont get a beep like usual. The case fans, cpu fan and psu fan are all on, but my GPU keeps attempting and failing to start, and the PC wont even boot to BIOS. I made...