Upgrading Motherboard questions

[greatorex1987]

Hello all,

My ASUS motherboard has an i7 processor in it. It was built by Overclockers back in December 2010 and the system name was "Ultima Viper".

What I wanted to know (as i've been updating parts lately, like I added a new graphics card and more RAM) is if I bought a new Motherboard, would I be able to take my i7 out of my existing mobo and put into a new one?

I like the look of this;

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-STRIX-B250F-GAMING-Motherboard/dp/B01MRZXINR/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502701918&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+motherboard

But I can give more specific system details when I get home if needed

Thanks, Gareth

 

[CountMike]

What i7 processor ? There's a lot of them for different sockets. There's also a matter of RAM that may not be compatible.
What's the reason you are upgrading/changing MB ?

 

[greatorex1987]

Thanks Mike for replying - Ii'll find out when I get home.

I feel like my system is a bit sluggish even though I have 16GB memory and windows 10 on a Samsung SSD.

Not sure If I have put in conflicting hardware maybe?

But the MOBO is like 7 years old now so I figured it might be good to upgrade and grab a gaming ASUS mobo? (as I only use my pc for music/gaming).

My RAM is all DDR3 so I'd probably get a cheaper one I saw on Amazon.

What sort of stuff would you want to know to give your opinion?

 

[CountMike]

Exact processor type is essential to know. Your present MB too. Beside MB being broken some way and changing it because of that there are very few things you'd need new one for. For instance, if you want to run dual GPUs, need more features, or your processor can be overclocked but not because of MB. Otherwise, within same CPU socket, it will not bring you any higher performance.

 

[greatorex1987]

Hi Mike,

I just got my spec to show you;

Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail
Asus P6X58D-E Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Triple Channel

Plus I was on a budget and wanted more memory so I added;
Corsair CMX8GX3M1A1600C11 XMS3 8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL11 Performance Desktop Memory Module

 

[CountMike]

You have a very good MB for that processor, changing to another one would bring you nothing. The MB you linked to has altogether different socket and you can't put your processor in it. Here's list of processors that fit in your MB: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P6X58DE/HelpDesk_CPU/ best processor for it is one at the bottom with progressively lesser ones going up if you wish to go that way. I have no idea about their prices or your budget so......

 

[greatorex1987]

You have a very good MB for that processor, changing to another one would bring you nothing. The MB you linked to has altogether different socket and you can't put your processor in it. Here's list of processors that fit in your MB: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P6X58DE/HelpDesk_CPU/ best processor for it is one at the bottom with progressively lesser ones going up if you wish to go that way. I have no idea about their prices or your budget so......

Thanks Mike, it had some updates on the ASUS website for my mobo but they won't install because of windows 10 which is a pain (even though i'm clicking the windows 10 64bit download!) so i'll email them about that.

This is my full PC spec below, do you think there is any point me changing/upgrading any of it? How would I know if anything does not like working with other components?

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02733) - CHANGED TO; Windows 10 free upgrade
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - CHANGED TO ; 1. ASUS GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 Nvidia GeForce Graphics Card (2 GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 3.0)
Intel X25-V Value 40GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (SSDSA2MP040G2R5) - CHANGED TO; 1 - Samsung 120GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E120BEU
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000528AS)
Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two (V3) Ultimate Gaming Case (with USB3.0 Support) - Black
Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Triple Channel (CMX6GX3M3A1600C9)
Corsair Hydro H70 High-Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket
Asus P6X58D-E Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard

Added in:
Corsair CMX8GX3M1A1600C11 XMS3 8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL11 Performance Desktop Memory Module

 

[CountMike]

Well, since that is a dead end (not produced or updated any more) your only other option would be to get a processor, MB and memory of newer generations. Rest you could keep as it is.

 

[greatorex1987]

Well, since that is a dead end (not produced or updated any more) your only other option would be to get a processor, MB and memory of newer generations. Rest you could keep as it is.

Thanks for all your help One last question - do you think it would be worthwhile going back to Windows 7 to do the MOBO updates or would that be totally pointless? (and I assume I wouldn't get to switch back to 10 again after, not that I would miss it!)

 

[CountMike]

I doubt that there are any worthwhile "updates"(if you mean drivers) for that MB even for W7 because that happens mostly within first few months or maybe a year until they perfect them. If you mean upgrades for BIOS, that's not OS specific, it's just firmware that could be installed even without OS or even hard drives.