Please Help! Upgrading advise needed

[Jasonandme]

OP could also use it for future server, if he is into that stuff. The chipset isn't too old to get decent support.

What can a 4GB RAM / C2Q server do? I am not a techy, so I am curious - since its pretty weak for even a desktop these days.

You could also put the mobo/CPU/DDR2 RAM for sale....and get a 1155 mobo/CPU/DDR3 RAM. There are some crazy asking prices out there for 775 mobo/CPU.

Dave

Not sure what you meant by 775 mobo/CPU
I assume 775 is what i have? C2Q mobo? Why would people ask for such old tech/mobo?

Thanks!

[george__]

It is MORE than enough for a decent file server using Freenas or Windows Home Server...
lga 775 is your CPU socket. Your motherboard chipset is a intel P43.
I googled that board and it got pretty good reviews.

There is also the P43 vs P45 debate to consider

[DavidY]

Yeah, 775 is the CPU socket type of your mobo (motherboard). 1155 is the CPU socket type of the latest Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge CPUs that are current.

Your 775 mobo/CPU/RAM is worth some $$....I would assume that someone would pay you $50-$100 for the combo. It's about supply and demand. I would assume that DDR2 is pricey because of short supply. It's definitely not due to performance....DDR3 is cheaper and faster.

Dave

[george__]

For now, stay away from AMD.

[MkmBandit]

For now, stay away from AMD.

lol?

Not sure if serious..

[george__]

lol?

Not sure if serious..

Well it depends. I just thought OP wanted newer rig for gaming purposes and a ivy bridge will eat a amd bulldozers right now.

Hopefully, AMD can resurrect themselves and AMD can go back to when the Pentium D were around. The Athlon X2s were great bang for buck. And they didn't change sockets so often

[MkmBandit]

More or less agreed. Probably not worth investing in over an Intel I5/I7 but PhenomII's are still very capable CPU's. My CPU chews through everything I throw at it, and I do some pretty intense tasking. An hour ago I was rendering out a 1080p vid in AfterEffects, playing Grimrock on my left display, and watching Whose Line on my right display. The video rendered with no glitching or popping, perfect quality. So yeah, far better then some people make it out to be.

I still miss my socket939 3200+ and DFI LanParty nF4. =[

[george__]

More or less agreed. Probably not worth investing in over an Intel I5/I7 but PhenomII's are still very capable CPU's. My CPU chews through everything I throw at it, and I do some pretty intense tasking. An hour ago I was rendering out a 1080p vid in AfterEffects, playing Grimrock on my left display, and watching Whose Line on my right display. The video rendered with no glitching or popping, perfect quality. So yeah, far better then some people make it out to be.

I still miss my socket939 3200+ and DFI LanParty nF4. =[

Wow same motherboard as mine. Still at home. I uped it to the SLI-D and ram a Nvidia 6800 SLI rig for the longest time :P. Had to give it up though because of the 4gb memory limit.

Also a Budget I3 will compete with AMD Phenom IIs. So ARGUABLY, going i3 right now might be the better idea and later upgrade the cpu with a i5 or i7 later on.

[MkmBandit]

Wow same motherboard as mine. Still at home. I uped it to the SLI-D and ram a Nvidia 6800 SLI rig for the longest time :P. Had to give it up though because of the 4gb memory limit.

Also a Budget I3 will compete with AMD Phenom IIs. So ARGUABLY, going i3 right now might be the better idea and later upgrade the cpu with a i5 or i7 later on.

haha nice! I had SLI 6800's at that time. The first and only time I've either gone SLI and CFx. Definitely a beast for it's time.

I3's compete with PII's in benchmarks. I don't really care for benchmarks. Real world tests. If it can't handle what I'm already doing on a PII, then it's worthless to me. And I can already tell you that an I3, based on threads alone, would be brought to it's knees if I tried to do what I'm doing right now. But you're not wrong..

[george__]

haha nice! I had SLI 6800's at that time. The first and only time I've either gone SLI and CFx. Definitely a beast for it's time.

I3's compete with PII's in benchmarks. I don't really care for benchmarks. Real world tests. If it can't handle what I'm already doing on a PII, then it's worthless to me. And I can already tell you that an I3, based on threads alone, would be brought to it's knees if I tried to do what I'm doing right now. But you're not wrong..

Noo my point is, the guy would be wasting money with a AMD because aren't the newer Bulldozers coming out with new sockets and everything? But at least we know the INTEL cpus, he can still snag at least ivy bridge i7 in the future, which might keep him goin.

[MkmBandit]

Noo my point is, the guy would be wasting money with a AMD because aren't the newer Bulldozers coming out with new sockets and everything? But at least we know the INTEL cpus, he can still snag at least ivy bridge i7 in the future, which might keep him goin.

Definitely, that's the part I fully agree with haha..

I wouldn't really recommend AMD right now to anyone unless, they wanted a full-on render box for cheap. But even then, going i5 would be a better bet, and i7 would be the supreme setup for the extra threads.

Yeah for the OP, even an i3 would cut it. For me, not so much.. this 1100T hexa is going to get at least another year of heavy usage from me.

[george__]

I splurged on a i7 after waiting for the bulldozer, shouldn't have done it. My nas server went down recently :Llool: So i'm in the same shoes as the OP

[george__]

CPU: Intel i3-2120
Mobo: ASRock H77 Pro4-M
Ram:Kingston KHX1600C9D3B1K2/8GX 8GB Kit 2X4GB (~$40)
PSU: CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 (~$62)
roughly 400 after tax. PM with ME and Hookbag

[DavidY]

CPU: Intel i3-2120
Mobo: ASRock H77 Pro4-M
Ram:Kingston KHX1600C9D3B1K2/8GX 8GB Kit 2X4GB (~$40)
PSU: CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 (~$62)
roughly 400 after tax. PM with ME and Hookbag

If no O/C, this is a cheaper IB mobo:

http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/part/giga...oard-gab75md3h

[george__]

If no O/C, this is a cheaper IB mobo:

http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/part/giga...oard-gab75md3h

has less sata ports though