Upgrading processor

Dragon7826 · Jan 30, 2020

I’m new to building PCs I’m making one for my son was wondering. Would it be ok to upgrade my processor from i7 to i9 can you do that? I have ms so was wondering if that’s possible with shaky hands.

DeathtoGnomes · Jan 30, 2020

what the current system specs you are upgrading from?

Dragon7826 · Jan 30, 2020

I have a i7 7700 graphics card is nvida 1650 I have two 16gb ram sticks sorry new to this all but I want to make it super fast

DeathtoGnomes · Jan 30, 2020

use this format https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/account/specs

just copy it here.

thebluebumblebee · Jan 30, 2020

Dragon7826 said:
I have a i7 7700

the i7 7700 is basically the fastest CPU for the 100 and 200 chipset motherboards. No upgrade path without replacing the CPU and motherboard.

Edit: BUT, the i7 7700 is no slouch. (We're not talking about an i7-7700S or i7-7700T are we?) You can definitely pair that CPU with a faster GPU, but we need to know what power supply you have before we go further.

Hyderz · Jan 30, 2020

hello welcome to tpu

what monitor do you have? can you tell us the model number?

EarthDog · Jan 30, 2020

thebluebumblebee said:
the i7 7700 is basically the fastest CPU for the 100 and 200 chipset motherboards. No upgrade path without replacing the CPU and motherboard.

Edit: BUT, the i7 7700 is no slouch. (We're not talking about an i7-7700S or i7-7700T are we?) You can definitely pair that CPU with a faster GPU, but we need to know what power supply you have before we go further.

This. There isnt an i9 cpu compatible with your system. As far as doing it physically, relatively steady hands are required to get it in the right spot without dropping it in the socket and ruining the pins.

To the OP - you say you want it super fast... but for what? Games? Your cpu is fine.. you would just need a better video card. But as others said, what power supply do you have? Fill out system specs so we can help out better.

I'm assuming your monitor is 1920 x 1080?

eidairaman1 · Jan 30, 2020

Study on overclocking and just upgrade the gpu. If you dont have a SSD, get one from crucial or samsung, even SATA types are lightning quick.

Dragon7826 · Jan 30, 2020

eidairaman1 said:
Study on overclocking and just upgrade the gpu. If you dont have a SSD, get one from crucial or samsung, even SATA types are lightning quick.

I have ssd like 650 I think it said but I want get 800

EarthDog said:
This. There isnt an i9 cpu compatible with your system. As far as doing it physically, relatively steady hands are required to get it in the right spot without dropping it in the socket and ruining the pins.

To the OP - you say you want it super fast... but for what? Games? Your cpu is fine.. you would just need a better video card. But as others said, what power supply do you have? Fill out system specs so we can help out better.

I'm assuming your monitor is 1920 x 1080?

Yes my monitor is I’ll get higher end graphics card I do gaming but It’s for my kid he just plays simple games

Hyderz · Jan 30, 2020

Dragon7826 said:
I have ssd like 650 I think it said but I want get 800

Yes my monitor is I’ll get higher end graphics card I do gaming but It’s for my kid he just plays simple games

if your kid plays simple games, your current machine is more than enough for him. No need to spend more, get a better machine in a couple years when he is older. For now i would stay put, even changing the ssd to a slightly faster one you wont even notice the difference.

lmille16 · Jan 30, 2020

Dragon7826 said:
I’m new to building PCs I’m making one for my son was wondering. Would it be ok to upgrade my processor from i7 to i9 can you do that? I have ms so was wondering if that’s possible with shaky hands.

Start from the beginning. Give us your full current specs down to the smallest detail including your monitor and intended resolution. Let us know what you want to do with the system and what it currently isn't doing for you. the more details the better.

theFOoL · Jan 30, 2020

Give us the Brand of the Motherboard and Model of it. That is the most important Info we need

Jetster · Jan 30, 2020

Sometime you can, sometimes you cant. Sometimes its not worth the trouble. OEM build? Laptop? Motherboard model? OEM model of the PC

System Name	Dumbass
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF gaming B650
Cooling	Artic Liquid Freezer 2 - 420mm
Memory	G.Skill Sniper 32gb DDR5 6000
Video Card(s)	GreenTeam 4070 ti super 16gb
Storage	Samsung EVO 500gb & 1Tb, 2tb HDD, 500gb WD Black
Display(s)	1x Nixeus NX_EDG27, 2x Dell S2440L (16:9)
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Primo w/8 140mm SP Fans
Audio Device(s)	onboard (realtek?) - SPKRS:Logitech Z623 200w 2.1
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000i
Mouse	Steeseries Esports Wireless
Keyboard	Corsair K100
Software	windows 10 H
Benchmark Scores	https://i.imgur.com/aoz3vWY.jpg?2

System Name	Dumbass
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF gaming B650
Cooling	Artic Liquid Freezer 2 - 420mm
Memory	G.Skill Sniper 32gb DDR5 6000
Video Card(s)	GreenTeam 4070 ti super 16gb
Storage	Samsung EVO 500gb & 1Tb, 2tb HDD, 500gb WD Black
Display(s)	1x Nixeus NX_EDG27, 2x Dell S2440L (16:9)
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Primo w/8 140mm SP Fans
Audio Device(s)	onboard (realtek?) - SPKRS:Logitech Z623 200w 2.1
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000i
Mouse	Steeseries Esports Wireless
Keyboard	Corsair K100
Software	windows 10 H
Benchmark Scores	https://i.imgur.com/aoz3vWY.jpg?2

System Name	Main/DC
Processor	i7-3770K/i7-2600K
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-GD55/GA-P67A-UD4-B3
Cooling	Phanteks PH-TC14CS/H80
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) LP /4GB Kingston DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 660 Ti/MSI HD7770
Storage	Crucial MX100 256GB/120GB Samsung 830 & Seagate 2TB(died)
Display(s)	Asus 24' LED/Samsung SyncMaster B1940
Case	P100/Antec P280 It's huge!
Audio Device(s)	on board
Power Supply	SeaSonic SS-660XP2/Seasonic SS-760XP2
Software	Win 7 Home Premiun 64 Bit

System Name	Custom
Processor	i9 9900k
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 arous master
Cooling	corsair h150i
Memory	4x8 3200mhz corsair
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 EX Gamer White OC
Storage	500gb Samsung 970 Evo PLus
Display(s)	MSi MAG341CQ
Case	Lian Li Pc-011 Dynamic
Audio Device(s)	Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	850w Seasonic Focus Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G403
Keyboard	Logitech G110

System Name	PCGOD
Processor	AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64

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Processor	Intel Core i5-3570k @ 4.2ghz
Motherboard	ASRock z77 Fatal1ty Professional-M
Cooling	Corsair Hydro H90
Memory	16gb G.Skill Ripjaws X Series DDR3-1333
Video Card(s)	MSI Armour GTX 1070Ti
Storage	Western Digital Blue SATA III SSD 1TB
Display(s)	Gigabyte M27Q
Case	Corsair Obsidian 350d
Power Supply	Corsair TX750

System Name	BoX-Server \| 775PC
Processor	I3 3.5GHZ (3150) \| Modded Xeon E5450 (OC @3.60)
Motherboard	ASRock B85M-ITX \| ASUS P5Q-EM
Cooling	OEZM HSK \| 92MM Heatsink RGB
Memory	8GB DDR3 \| 8GB DDR2
Video Card(s)	AMD 6450 \| AMD RX 550 4GB
Storage	120GB SSD 1TB WD \| 120GB SSD 1TB Seagate 500GB HDD <<
Display(s)	DELL 17" LCD 1280x1024 \| ASUS 24" LCD IPS
Case	CoolerMaster 110 \| RoseWill ZIRCON
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Rosewill 610WATT \| Rosewill 550WATT
Mouse	Input-Director\| RoseWill FUSION C40
Keyboard	Input-Director \| RoseWill FUSION
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit

System Name	Juliette // HTPC
Processor	Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory	Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX4070 OC// GTX 1650
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s)	ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case	Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply	Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse	Cooler Master MM710 53G
Keyboard	Logitech 920-009300 G512 SE
Software	Windows 10 Pro // Windows 10 Pro