Upgrading CPU requirements

[ajhoyt1224]

So I put together a desktop little over a year ago now and I have a Intel Core i5-4460 Haswell Quad-Core 3.2GHz and am wanting to know what would I need to upgrade to an I-7 CPU. Would I have to change power supply or motherboard to be able to if you need full pc specs let me know.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Specs?

 

[thently]

The answer is don't do it you will not see an improvement in speed we are talking 10% at most not enough to matter.. Games will not work better at all ..

Thent

 

[Iamsoda]

So I put together a desktop little over a year ago now and I have a Intel Core i5-4460 Haswell Quad-Core 3.2GHz and am wanting to know what would I need to upgrade to an I-7 CPU. Would I have to change power supply or motherboard to be able to if you need full pc specs let me know.

Also depends on what the rest of your system is. What size of psu do you have? motherboard?

 

[ztrexx]

depends on your mobo, but if you got a 97 mobo you should be fine, and id guess on no need for psu upgrade either, but post specs plz.

 

[Rogue Leader]

That CPU is LGA 1150 so you just need to do the following, first find the Core i7 LGA1150 processor you want to buy, then head over to your motherboard manufacturer's website and confirm it supports that specific model. If it does then you can swap it and go. If not you will need a new motherboard. Your PSU will be fine.

 

[ajhoyt1224]

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI GTX 970 GAMING 4G GeForce GTX 970 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support G-SYNC Support
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

 

[Rogue Leader]

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI GTX 970 GAMING 4G GeForce GTX 970 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support G-SYNC Support
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

According to ASRock's website

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H97M/?cat=CPU

That board supports any number of Core i7's, use that list as a guide to what models will work. And your PSU is fine.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

You shouldn't need to upgrade any components.

 

[ajhoyt1224]

Well issue I have been having is my CPU is getting to hot for my comfort averaging around 80-90 on hard loard on game like DA: inquestion on max settings and I bought artic silver 5 and put it on as instructions said so im assuming something is wrong with cpu or I need more fans in case

 

[Iamsoda]

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI GTX 970 GAMING 4G GeForce GTX 970 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support G-SYNC Support
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

You will only notice the cpu help in select games. Minecraft, dayz, bf4, and a few others.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Better heatsink is needed.

 

[ajhoyt1224]

What heatsink do you suggest then?

 

[ajhoyt1224]

If I were to get fans btw to keep cpu cooler what would I get this is case I currenly have atm.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133190

 

[ztrexx]

What heatsink do you suggest then?

CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler // http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cryorig-cpu-cooler-h7

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

What heatsink do you suggest then?

READ THE REVIEW.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4UF2DZ6565
Cryorig H7
http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/cooling/heatsinks/42980-cryorig-h7-universal-cpu-cooler-review?showall=&start=3
Review

Better , Smaller , and easier to install than the 212 EVO.

 

[Iamsoda]

So I put together a desktop little over a year ago now and I have a Intel Core i5-4460 Haswell Quad-Core 3.2GHz and am wanting to know what would I need to upgrade to an I-7 CPU. Would I have to change power supply or motherboard to be able to if you need full pc specs let me know.

Ok I think we have filled this board with a few too many answers of very few words. I will try to sum it up in one post.

A new CPU is not going to give you leaps and bounds in gaming performance unless you are playing a game that using the CPU a lot (minecraft, dayz, etc). A second gpu would give you an up in performance.

Your current system can house an i7 providing you get the LGA1150 chip set version. Your PSU should be fine.

You will probably wan't to upgrade your heat-sink and/or cooler, because you are getting a more powerful cpu.

Hope this clears some of it up.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Ok I think we have filled this board with a few too many answers of very few words. I will try to sum it up in one post.

Your not the thread starter he will decide this.

 

[ajhoyt1224]

That fan looks like it it would fix my problem ill order one and see if that helps. Just been worried about temps going so high get a nasty whine from computer when its in 80s an such and it sucks.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Should help quite a bit , don't forget to clean off the old thermal paste and reapply so new.