qubit
Overclocked quantum bit
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- Dec 6, 2007
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| System Name | Quantumville™ |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i7-2700K @ 4GHz |
| Motherboard | Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 |
| Cooling | Noctua NH-D14 |
| Memory | 16GB (2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Black DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz) |
| Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio |
| Storage | Samsung 850 Pro 256GB | WD Black 4TB | WD Blue 6TB |
| Display(s) | ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQR (4K, 144Hz, G-SYNC compatible) | Asus MG28UQ (4K, 60Hz, FreeSync compatible) |
| Case | Cooler Master HAF 922 |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty PCIe |
| Power Supply | Corsair AX1600i |
| Mouse | Microsoft Intellimouse Pro - Black Shadow |
| Keyboard | Yes |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit |
I'd like to have a native quad core CPU and also boost my frame rate in games, so I'd be grateful for some advice on whether I should upgrade my CPU and hence mobo & RAM.
My PC is tuned for gaming (No way! say the TPU community
) so I would like to know if upgrading from my E8500 to an i5 750 and overclocking that is going to provide a performance boost. I did look at a couple of CPU reviews a little while back, which suggested it would be faster (can't exactly remember now) but regardless, I'd like your opinions ladies and gentlemen! 
Current setup:
E8500 3.16GHz @ 4.11GHz running 24/7
Gigabyte: GA-EP45-UD3P
RAM: OCZ Flex 2 1150MHz DDR2 4GB (two sticks) overclocked
Graphics card: GTX 285 reference, not overclocked. Not looking to upgrade right now, will wait for the new nvidias
My E8500 is currently overclocked on air with a Zalman 7700 cooler. I would have to change the cooler for the i5 due to the different socket, but I'm looking at getting another air cooler, albeit a high performance one.
The mobo & RAM replacements are up in the air right now, but the mobo would likely be a Gigabyte one with the extra copper, as the one I have now is a really excellent board.
And finally, it's likely that I will be able to sell my old components to a good friend of mine who needs to upgrade from an ancient Athon 1GHz 32-bit system that just doesn't cut it any more. He doesn't play games, so my E8500 would see him right for a long time.
My PC is tuned for gaming (No way! say the TPU community
) so I would like to know if upgrading from my E8500 to an i5 750 and overclocking that is going to provide a performance boost. I did look at a couple of CPU reviews a little while back, which suggested it would be faster (can't exactly remember now) but regardless, I'd like your opinions ladies and gentlemen! Current setup:
E8500 3.16GHz @ 4.11GHz running 24/7
Gigabyte: GA-EP45-UD3P
RAM: OCZ Flex 2 1150MHz DDR2 4GB (two sticks) overclocked
Graphics card: GTX 285 reference, not overclocked. Not looking to upgrade right now, will wait for the new nvidias
My E8500 is currently overclocked on air with a Zalman 7700 cooler. I would have to change the cooler for the i5 due to the different socket, but I'm looking at getting another air cooler, albeit a high performance one.
The mobo & RAM replacements are up in the air right now, but the mobo would likely be a Gigabyte one with the extra copper, as the one I have now is a really excellent board.
And finally, it's likely that I will be able to sell my old components to a good friend of mine who needs to upgrade from an ancient Athon 1GHz 32-bit system that just doesn't cut it any more. He doesn't play games, so my E8500 would see him right for a long time.
That DX10 mode really seems to take its toll. And it's not even the graphics card bottlenecking - I dropped it down to 800x600 and it hardly improved. If you'd like to have a look, I've got a thread on this game 