CPU Upgrade advice

just a quickie guys, but i'm pondering a possible upgrade, but i wanna check that its a worth while one

at the mo i have an Abit IP35, running a Q6600 @ 3.0ghz, 4gb ram, 64gb SSD, and an ATI 4870

i've spotted this which is an 1155 board and a G530 cpu, and i have 8gb ram which i bought a while ago as i thought it was cheap.

is it worth me buying that and using it, or am i basically going to be slower. the intention would be to put a better CPU in at some point, but that could be 6 or 9 months away. i'm not 100% that it would be any quicker playing games away (i'm guessing a 4870 is maxed out with the Q6600 anyway)

let me know what you think, i'm in 2 mins here

thanks

 

The dual core is going to be slower in games, not a huge amount but it will be slower. However it's a good upgrade path, a very similar one to the one I'm taking. I'd do it then drop a quad in later down the line.

 

If you can get it for £120 it's a bit of a steal. The board costs more than that on it's own from Scan.

The G530 is similar/bit of a step down from the Q6600. If you're planning on upgrading that CPU in the near future it's a no brainer for me.

 

is it possible to overclock (fsb or multiplier?) these or is it impossible

 

Impossible unfortunately. Only unlocked chips (those that end in K) can be overclocked on 1155.

 

no FSB overclocking at all?

 

Maybe by a couple of MHz but it's not worth it.

 

Right, bought it!

Any ideas what my abit ip35, q6600 and 4gb might be worth, as I think I'll need to sell them to fund something a bit more grunty.

Is it worth buying a k series CPU? I've always overclocked my cpu's so not having a go would feel rather strange, but I'm guessing that with the turbo on them it's a fairly pointless thing to do, ESP with what I get up to (wow, trackmania and some general messing around)

Any other hints and tricks I should be aware of when putting this together?

Thanks

 

You've got over 75 posts so you should be able to see the marketplace. Put a price check post up in there and someone much more knowledgeable than me will be able to help

If you feel like you need more power then something like an i5 would be the best way to upgrade and if you'd rather save money and let it overclock itself via turbo then something like the Sandy Bridge i5 2320 or the Ivy Bridge i5 3450 would suit you or if you want to overclock it yourself, then just go for one of the K series models. Your motherboard will handle either Sandy or Ivy Bridge CPUs but I'm not sure if one is worth buying over the other. All I do know is the Ivy Bridge CPUs tend to run hotter than their Sandy Bridge counterparts.

One thing I will mention is the i5 3450 I linked to is the OEM version so it won't come with a heatsink.