CPU Upgrade

My current CPU is running at 4.5Ghz @ 1.26V. I bought a used i7 4790k for ~$200 CAD. When I swap CPUs do I need to reset CMOS before reboot? Will it require be to reset the boot drive? I'm currently running a Z97 Gigabyte Gaming 5

My current PC Parts: Mobo: MSI MS-Z87-G45-GAMING CPU: i7-4770 Max for the LGA 1150 Ram: DDR3-16 GPU: GTX- 1060 6GB Its been about 6 years since i bought the PC. I been thinking about upgrading but at the same time I don't know if I should or just upgrade my my GPU to an RTX 2070 or 2080. I...

what I have: gpu - 1070 cpu - i5 4460 bottleneck happens because of my cpu so I want to upgrade spending as little as possible but i don't know which one I should get I am thinking about i7 8700, ryzen 5 3600 or others? Between those two I'm tending to buy the 3600 because of the price but...

Hello everyone , I have a emachine small form factor pc I've been upgrading . As of right now these are the specs : AMD Athlon ii x2 220 CPU 16 GB DDR3 Kit ( 8x2 ) Emachine Motherboard Model - EL1352 K10 Bridge R7 350X GPU Generic PSU ( If it makes a difference i'll be putting a 500w evga...

Hello, I own a Toshiba Qosmio G55-Q804, Laptop. It originally had an Intel Core Duo P7350 Processor, and its Chipset is an Intel PM45. According to all my research, the PM45 chipset is compatible with the Intel Core Duo T9900, which is a significant upgrade. When I installed the CPU the first...

hello! i have a hp compaq 8300 elite tower with i3 3220! can i replace the i3 with i5 2400? because my friend he gonna gift it to me! and if does work do i need a specific bios update??

So I'm wanting to upgrade my CPU as it bottlenecks in certain games like AC:Odyssey. It is currently running at 4.5Ghz and I will be overclocking my next one as well. My problem is the LGA1150 socket on my motherboard leaves the i7-4790k as the best upgrade but only offers a slight 8% speed...

Hi. I have an 6200 Pro MT with a proprietary PSU rated at 320w, 80+ gold. CPU: i3-2100, 65w tdp GPU: integrated graphics (HD Graphics 2000) RAM: 2x2gb DDR3 1333mhz Fans: 2x92mm, one for exhaust and one for the cooler. Cooler: stock (HP?) cooler (basically a fan in a tool-less shroud connected to...

So I'm Currently running a Intel I7-4770k clocked@ 4.2GHZ on Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO. I have had for a few years i'm kicking around the idea of a possible upgrade, where do I go from here. most chips have about the same clock speed. I'm a Big time gamer just got a RTX 2080TI looking for a chip...

my motherboard has onboard gma 3100 250mb graphics and i currently run e2160 processor which comes without integrated graphics so if i upgrade to xeon 5405 moded for lga 775 will it boot up with gui or not.

Hey guys, first time posting so I hope I'll get the much needed help. I want to upgrade from my old i5-2500 to a bit better i7-3700 (non-K) or i5-3570k. My motherboard is the Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3. I need to upgrade my BIOS, and I found the update on the Gigabyte website that would let me...

Hey there, So I have had this pc for about 2 - 3 years now and I think it's time for an upgrade as my cpu is quite old and definitely bottlenecks my GPU. My current system specifications are: Motherboard : Gigabyte H110M-S2 Processor : Intel Pentium G4560 @3.5GHZ Graphics card ...

I'm sure you guys get this question a lot so bear with me: I'm upgrading my Gigabyte H100M-S2H to a Aorus B450 M and I'm upgrading my i5 6400 to a R5 2600. What do I need to do before performing the hardware swap? I mean, driver-wise, also how can I do a fresh install of Windows with an OEM...

Hey all, wanted to ask a question about upgrading some of my PC components. Here are the specs for my PC: CPU: Intel i5-6400 Mobo: Asus Z170-A RAM: 8gb DDR4 @2400Mhz (single) GPU: RX 480 Storage: 1tb HDD, 120gb SSD PSU: 600 Watt Evga 80+ Bronze I haven't upgraded this PC much since I built it...

Hey guys, My battlefield 1 gameplay has always been bottlenecked by my i5 6600k. The cpu usage is always at 100%, while my gpu (gtx 1060 6gb) is usually at around 60-70% usage. I have tried both overclocking the gpu and cpu. Overclocking the gpu with +150 core clock and +500 memory clock...

I want to upgrade memory and other hardware for my DX4860-UR28 desktop. Here is the current configuration: Desktop = DX4860 CPU = Intel Core i5-3330 Existing memory = 2 x 4GB DDR3 (per CPU-Z it is 800 MHz), while the part number says it is 1600MHz PC3-12800) Motherboard = Gateway IPISB-VR GPU =...

Hello all, I have a rig with the following specs / components AMD fx 8350 4 Mhz MSI Geforce GTX 1060 6GB 16 GB RAM DDR3 Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO PSU Cooler Master Masterwatt Lite 600 ASUS Xonar DGX Sound card For reasons of a tight budget, I would like to make a CPU upgrade that would allow...

I have an Intel Core i5-6500 processor with a MSI Intel Skylake B150 LGA 1151 DDR4 motherboard. I am looking to upgrade to an Intel Core i7 processor as my i5 bottlenecks my GTX 1070 when I play BF5. I looked into different i7 processors and they all seem to be around the same price $380 - $450...

Hi all I'm been wanting a new pc ever since the Ryzen came out but been told for now might be easier just to get an intel and swap out my fx-8350 Which I know isn't great even when it was relased. So what should I do buy a better cpu and swap it or go for a full pc teardown and uograde. I...

Hey, I've got an HP Pavilion DV7-3160es with an intel i5-430M processor, in its S1G3 socket ofcourse. Is it possible to upgrade to a better CPU if available or do I already have the best one? Regards,

My brother built me a computer in 2014. Since then I have upgraded almost every aspect of it except the CPU. I have a gamerock gtx 1080, NZXT water cooling, samsung SSD, 8 GB ddr4 RAM, but I cannot for the love of god get normal performance in games. A 1080 should run everything amazingly since...

Hi all, I'm new here from Ireland. My Lenovo Ideapad 120S-11IAP has an Intel(R) Celeron (R) CPU N3350 @ 1.1GHZ. I love this little budget laptop and would rather try upgrade the CPU than buy a new laptop. I've already upgraded the hard drive to an a solid state drive and replaced the screen...

Hi, so I'm looking to replace my old fx 6300, my motherboard is a m5a97 r2.0 and my GPU is a GTX 1060 3gb, I'm planning on streaming on Twitch soon so i need to upgrade my PC, any recommendations? Cheers.

My setup has served me well but with a recent take-up of Fusion 360 I feel a boost is needed. I built this rig in 2015 and always expected to upgrade at some point. Asus A88XM-Plus Socket FM2+ with AMD A4 5300 3.4GHz Socket FM2 Dual Core and Integrated AMD Radeon HD 7480D GPU. Stock cooler. 8GB...

I just got the parts for my second build and I'm having problems already. My psu (corsair cx750) runs with the paperclip test, but when hooked to the mobo (Asrock z97 extreme6 motherboard) I get absolutely nothing. Any ideas? Thanks.