Hi guys, just wondering if upgrading the CPU in this computer would be worth the cash. All opinions welcome.
I have the following:
HP Pavilion p7-1421
AMD A8 Trinity Quad core @ 3.2Ghz turbo to 3.8Ghz
2GB GDDR5 Asus 750TI
16GB DDR3 @ 1866Mhz
its got a 750W PSU, and two 4TB Seagate barracuda drives + two External 2TB drives.
Im asking about a CPU upgrade because i like to record game play from my ps3 or ps4 using my elgato which is also on the board as a pcie card. But the software for the elgato takes roughly 60% of the CPU power, and i like to multitask. When im using the capture software and my video editing software at the same time things get a little laggy. When things do get laggy i open up task manager to see whats eating my resources and my processor will be jumping anywhere between 70-100%. My memory is fine, even with both the capture card and editing software running i dont even use 4GB of memory.
So I was looking online at some processors but i want someones opinion. The socket is an FM2.
Does anyone thing upgrading the CPU would even make a big enough difference to stop the lag? And when i say its laggy its not horribly bad, but sometimes it freezes up. I could just close one program and fix it but i like to edit things while my capture software is exporting. Otherwise i have to wait. Totally willing to invest some cash in this computer. If you think upgrading would be worth it for this machine what CPU should i buy?
I have the following:
HP Pavilion p7-1421
AMD A8 Trinity Quad core @ 3.2Ghz turbo to 3.8Ghz
2GB GDDR5 Asus 750TI
16GB DDR3 @ 1866Mhz
its got a 750W PSU, and two 4TB Seagate barracuda drives + two External 2TB drives.
Im asking about a CPU upgrade because i like to record game play from my ps3 or ps4 using my elgato which is also on the board as a pcie card. But the software for the elgato takes roughly 60% of the CPU power, and i like to multitask. When im using the capture software and my video editing software at the same time things get a little laggy. When things do get laggy i open up task manager to see whats eating my resources and my processor will be jumping anywhere between 70-100%. My memory is fine, even with both the capture card and editing software running i dont even use 4GB of memory.
So I was looking online at some processors but i want someones opinion. The socket is an FM2.
Does anyone thing upgrading the CPU would even make a big enough difference to stop the lag? And when i say its laggy its not horribly bad, but sometimes it freezes up. I could just close one program and fix it but i like to edit things while my capture software is exporting. Otherwise i have to wait. Totally willing to invest some cash in this computer. If you think upgrading would be worth it for this machine what CPU should i buy?