- Jul 13, 2011
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Some really nice people (mfenn, mvbighead, and others) helped me years ago on a build, my first ever. These were the components...
- GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
- Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52400
- G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9Q-16GBRL
The computer still runs incredibly well for my needs, gaming and video editing and I've kept it going with new video cards. But I'd like to know if there's any way I can improve the processor by keeping this motherboard. I'm not finding any lags in video power, but the occasional occurrence where even a slightly faster CPU would help. I can probably afford a comparable (but up to date) CPU but adding a motherboard I suppose means a new case, a new PSU and on and on and that I don't have money for.
Any ideas if I can do this?
Thank you for any help!!
- GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
- Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52400
- G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9Q-16GBRL
The computer still runs incredibly well for my needs, gaming and video editing and I've kept it going with new video cards. But I'd like to know if there's any way I can improve the processor by keeping this motherboard. I'm not finding any lags in video power, but the occasional occurrence where even a slightly faster CPU would help. I can probably afford a comparable (but up to date) CPU but adding a motherboard I suppose means a new case, a new PSU and on and on and that I don't have money for.
Any ideas if I can do this?
Thank you for any help!!