Question CPU Upgrade - i5 2400

[jnjnilson6]

I think I'd go at least 2600K even at the prices of a couple years ago. My feeling is that if you're bothering to upgrade a machine more than a decade old, you at least want to get as close to maxing out the decade old hardware if you can. If just an incremental upgrade on older hardware, even if a better bargain than a significant upgrade, you may as well just save the money and not do anything. It's like trading in your 2012 Toyota Camry for a 2013 Toyota Camry of the same trim level; why bother? If you want to drop money into a very old platform REALLY upgrade it.

That's a very good train of thought! Yet he did say he could get a hold of a 3770K for free in which case there are no losses, only gains.

 

[KyaraM]

Since my BIOS is the last version available before discontinuation, wouldn't I have to "downgrade" to get to one needed for the 3770k - in which case I'd be better with the 2600 or 2700 as I wouldn't have to mess with the BIOS....?

No. You don't need to downgrade unless something goes wrong. Once a CPU is supported, it is supported, end of story (with exceptions on AMDs side, but that's irrelevant here).

About it not working. I would try researing the CPU, and check if something got into the socked or pins are bent somewhere or something like that.

 

[letmepicyou]

If you're on an OEM pc (vs a custom built one) then you are probably having problems with power. Have you replaced the stock power supply, or is it original? If it's original, you may want to consider a power supply upgrade.

Any time I see an upgrade go wonky, I start to look at the power supply.
Either that, or you don't have a power cable properly seated or something. Or you forgot the 4 pin / 8 pin.