Rebuilding my computer

[bsalzetti]

I'm looking to get a new mobo and ram. Currently im running an intel e2220 dual core processor @2.4ghz. The mother board im looking at is http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128359
Now my question is will my current processor work just fine with that mobo. I know its the same socket but i mean will i notice much improvement because the mobo's fsb is 1600/1333mhz where my processor is 800mhz.

 

[Nickel020]

That is a great motherboard, but you won't notice any benefit at all. The performance difference between any semi-current boards is like less than 5%, which is not enough for you to notice.

The board supports 1600/1333 FSB, but it will still run your CPU at it's rated FSB of 800. It's the CPU that dictates its own speed and FSB, the board will only do that when you're overclocking.

If you want to know how to best upgrade your hardware I suggest making a post in General Hardware, listing your current hardware, saying what the PC is used for and stating your budget.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

That is a solid board to buy with better potential than all other boards out there besides its UD3P brother with dual PCI-e slots

You won't notice it until you get a quad core though. I've signed off my Maximus II Formula board for this UD3R for my Q9650 - now all i need is some DDR2 1200

 

[bsalzetti]

Thats what i figured about the cpu. The memory I'm getting is http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820104073 which i know will make a huge improvement because right now i'm running ddr2 667mhz. I game with my pc and currently can play crysis on high settings. I just don't like having my Nvidia GeForce 9800gt limited to pci-e @ 4x instead of what it should be at and the memory would be a nice improvement. That's all im really looking to upgrade at the moment.

 

[bsalzetti]

But my other question is where my north and south bridge chips are not intel chips (there something like pt880pro or something that asrock makes) am i going to have to reinstall windows or is there a way i can just get the drivers for the intel chips?

 

[AstroManLuca]

I doubt getting that RAM will help much. Again, you'd be better off getting a new CPU. An E5200 costs ~$25 more than that RAM you listed.

 

[bsalzetti]

that processor is no better than the one i already have..... mines oc'd to 2.7, at stock speeds its barely faster than mine

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Originally posted by: bsalzetti
that processor is no better than the one i already have..... mines oc'd to 2.7, at stock speeds its barely faster than mine

Actually, the e5200 is significantly better than yours. It has 2x the cache, and seems to regularly (and easily) overclock to 3.5-4 Ghz.

Upgrading a CPU has much more of an impact than moving to faster RAM. RAM speed accounts for only a very small portion of overall system speed.

Originally posted by: bsalzetti
But my other question is where my north and south bridge chips are not intel chips (there something like pt880pro or something that asrock makes) am i going to have to reinstall windows or is there a way i can just get the drivers for the intel chips?

The answer to this question is the very first topic in this forum, posted where you can see it easily. :disgust:

 

[AstroGuardian]

Originally posted by: bsalzetti
But my other question is where my north and south bridge chips are not intel chips (there something like pt880pro or something that asrock makes) am i going to have to reinstall windows or is there a way i can just get the drivers for the intel chips?

Well you can never know whether it will work. But i suggest this si a good chance for you to reinstall a fresh copy of Windows. It might work but the general performance will be considerably lower because of Windows being clogged.

And also you don't have to be overclocking expert to OC the E2220 from 2,4 to 2,99 Ghz (or even more but if you are new to overclocking i suggest you don't go any further) simply by raisint the FSB from 800 to 1066 MHz (200 to 266 in BIOS) and limiting the PCI-E to 100MHZ). It will be just fine with the stock low profile cooler from Intel. This will help a bit but with diminishing returns.

I also tried gaming on the E2220 but it was not good. I also tried using E5200 and it was better but still not good enough to feed your 9800GT. I suggest E7300 / E8400 or better for getting the juice from the 9800GT.

The motherboard is excellent by the way. You won't make a mistake.