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[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments
Unwritten Calender:
I'm getting a new processor. Do I have to have that processor's specific heatsink, or can I use my current one?
MackTheHunter:
--- Quote from: Unwritten Calender on March 04, 2013, 12:28:22 PM ---I'm getting a new processor. Do I have to have that processor's specific heatsink, or can I use my current one?
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If you really mean Heatsink, you should be fine if you're upgrading to a newer CPU as long as your motherboard supports said heatsink, and the heatsink is large enough and powerful enough to transfer the heat of a newer CPU.
If you mean Socket, depending on how old your motherboard is you may have to buy a new motherboard to support a newer processor.
Tømpson:
--- Quote from: MackTheHunter on March 04, 2013, 10:52:32 AM ---Hey, welcome. I used that machine before you as well, it's pretty good for 775!
It wouldn't really be worth it to get the $400 model as you wouldn't see much of an increase in performance. Plus, with the HP, you're running on the last generation Intel processors which really aren't that bad, and I wouldn't drop that for AMD.
If you're looking at doing an entirely new build, I'd recommend looking for just a case to start. Get yourself a larger, nicer chassis and put all the guts from the HP into the new chassis, and then over time you can upgrade everything piece by piece - starting with the HDD(s), then the Graphics Card, then the motherboard/processor/ram all in one show. Of course, you'll also want a good power supply.
That way, by the time your build is done, you'll have a really good system that you learned to put together yourself - you'll know how everything fits together and how everything is compatible and incompatible with the last generation architecture and the 1155 or 2011 architectures.
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811148046
Something like this for a case?
Unwritten Calender:
--- Quote from: MackTheHunter on March 04, 2013, 12:44:17 PM ---If you really mean Heatsink, you should be fine if you're upgrading to a newer CPU as long as your motherboard supports said heatsink, and the heatsink is large enough and powerful enough to transfer the heat of a newer CPU.
If you mean Socket, depending on how old your motherboard is you may have to buy a new motherboard to support a newer processor.
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Yeah, I meant heatsink.
I've got an AM3 socket and I'm wanting to get the AMD Phenom ii x6 1055t (or 1090t) but I wasn't sure if I needed its specific heatsink.
Thanks!
LeetZero:
There's no such thing as "Single" GTX 690 because the card itself contains 2 GPUs.