Can i upgrade my intel i7 930 @2.80 with intel i7-6700K @ 4.0 ghz?

[Djdrulotus]

Hello

I wanna upgrade my cpu i got a intel i7 930 @ 2.80Ghz socket size 1366 LGA to a intell i7-6700K@ 4.0 Ghz socket size LGA 1151?

 

[Gam3r01]

You will need a new motherboard and RAM.

 

[koreanoverlord]

You will need a new motherboard and RAM (DDR4 or DD3L) for that CPU.

 

[Djdrulotus]

so what kind of cpu i can upgrade it to?

 

[Gam3r01]

Nothing new, or worth buying used.

If you really want to upgrade your processor you will need to buy a new motherboard.

 

[Djdrulotus]

is a little too much money to do that at this moment so looking for a simple solution that i can be able to do with out hitting my pocket too much

 

[Gam3r01]

Like I said, you wont find any meaningful upgrades on that motherboard. You have to buy a new motherboard if you want a meaningful upgrade.

 

[Gam3r01]

A new processor, motherboard, and RAM would be cheaper than a 6700k and still be a massive upgrade.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($68.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.92 @ Amazon)
Total: $318.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-18 16:57 EDT-0400

 

[rgd1101]

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Core-i7-1st-Gen-LGA-1366-Computer-Processors/164/bn_634491/i.html
probably need a new cpu cooler too

 

[tomgang]

Well you have 3 options as i see it.

1. overclock the crap out of your current CPU. If properly cooled they can hit 4 GHz+ and with that still be a good CPU for 1080P gaming.
2. replace it with a 6 core model Xeon or I7 model. OBS not all X58 motherboard support Xeon and overclock the crap out of it (i chose to replace my I7 920 with an I7 980X by the way).
3. sell your old CPU, mobo and memory and kill your piggybank and bay new CPU, mobo, DDR4 ram and cpu cooler.
But if a new CPU why a I7 6700K and not the latest cpu from intel that is I7 7700K?

If at any interest here are my old I7 920 system and my current I7 980X system for a comparison.

OBS: for every day use my I7 920 ran 4.1 GHz and not 4.4 as shown here and my I7 980X is clokket in at 4.25 GHz now.

http://peecee.dk/uploads/032017/3dmark_firestrike_rekord_1.jpg

http://peecee.dk/uploads/032017/3Dmark_Fire_Strike_I7_980X_4.3_GHz.jpg

 

[dontlistentome]

No one has asked you why you want to upgrade, so I will. Why do you want to upgrade? The answer to that will help determine what you should do.

 

[tomgang]

No one has asked you why you want to upgrade, so I will. Why do you want to upgrade? The answer to that will help determine what you should do.

Good point.

 

[Djdrulotus]

well i do alot of gaming and i feel like the performance of the game is not that great. but i overclock my cpu few min ago now im running at 3.8Ghz is better but still i feel like my computer needs more juice. I just want to have a good time playing with out having issue with fps drops my graphic card is not that great but is good for now im running a Nvidia GTX 970 so is good at the moment with graphic card. i got a Alienware Aurora LTX and is hard to get a motherboard for this computer