Hi all,
I currently (regrettably) own a hp pavilion 9150t and I'm trying to make the thing last a while.
I do a lot of gaming and have since upgraded the PSU to a corsair 650w along with adding in an nvidia 660TI. At this point I feel like the processor might be showing its age. With the limited cooling (GPU stays cool under load but is not going to handle any OCing) and the limited MOBO functionality, OCing my beloved i7 920 is very likely out of the picture.
My question: will the board support an i7 950 or 960? Same socket and memory type along with still being X58 or will the bios limitations of my motherboard make that a moot point. Additionally, do you think there are any real performance gains to be had with an upgrade such as this? Am I coming at it all wrong? My main goals are to run The Witcher 3 and Dragon Age Inquisition at reasonable settings on 1080p.
i7 950s can be had for around $120-$150 so I'm not sure how much better they perform in gaming with (albeit slightly) higher clock speed. Should I just save for a new build? (I'll never buy off the shelf again).
Thanks
I currently (regrettably) own a hp pavilion 9150t and I'm trying to make the thing last a while.
I do a lot of gaming and have since upgraded the PSU to a corsair 650w along with adding in an nvidia 660TI. At this point I feel like the processor might be showing its age. With the limited cooling (GPU stays cool under load but is not going to handle any OCing) and the limited MOBO functionality, OCing my beloved i7 920 is very likely out of the picture.
My question: will the board support an i7 950 or 960? Same socket and memory type along with still being X58 or will the bios limitations of my motherboard make that a moot point. Additionally, do you think there are any real performance gains to be had with an upgrade such as this? Am I coming at it all wrong? My main goals are to run The Witcher 3 and Dragon Age Inquisition at reasonable settings on 1080p.
i7 950s can be had for around $120-$150 so I'm not sure how much better they perform in gaming with (albeit slightly) higher clock speed. Should I just save for a new build? (I'll never buy off the shelf again).
Thanks