Hello,
I have semi-upgraded stock Dell 435MT desktop with an i7 (920) CPU. The original motherboard won't allow me to do any overlocking, so I managed to find new mid-range quality 1366 MSI motherboard (MSI LGA 1366, ATX Motherboard X58A-GD45) which will cost me around 140$ bucks. Here is what I plan on achieving with new motherboard and old CPU chip:
1) Overlocking CPU from 2.7 Ghz to about 3.0-3.3 Ghz (using Hyper212 Cooler-Master CPU cooler)
2) SLI my GTX570 (current motherboard has only one PCIe slot)
Please share any thoughts on whether you guys thing that investing 129$ in the new motherboard and another 200$ for SLI GTX570 is worth the hassle and money to improve performance.
THANKS!
Specs:
i7 920 @ 2.6Ghz, 16GB DDR3 RAM, Windows Vista 64-bit Pro, 850Watt PSU, Rosewill Challenger Case
I use my PC for presentations, word processing, PDF files, emails, and of course gaming. I don't plan on using heavy apps like Photoshop or anything of that nature.
I have semi-upgraded stock Dell 435MT desktop with an i7 (920) CPU. The original motherboard won't allow me to do any overlocking, so I managed to find new mid-range quality 1366 MSI motherboard (MSI LGA 1366, ATX Motherboard X58A-GD45) which will cost me around 140$ bucks. Here is what I plan on achieving with new motherboard and old CPU chip:
1) Overlocking CPU from 2.7 Ghz to about 3.0-3.3 Ghz (using Hyper212 Cooler-Master CPU cooler)
2) SLI my GTX570 (current motherboard has only one PCIe slot)
Please share any thoughts on whether you guys thing that investing 129$ in the new motherboard and another 200$ for SLI GTX570 is worth the hassle and money to improve performance.
THANKS!
Specs:
i7 920 @ 2.6Ghz, 16GB DDR3 RAM, Windows Vista 64-bit Pro, 850Watt PSU, Rosewill Challenger Case
I use my PC for presentations, word processing, PDF files, emails, and of course gaming. I don't plan on using heavy apps like Photoshop or anything of that nature.