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Windows 7: 2nd gen i7 compatability
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01 Aug 2011
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Win7 Home Premium 64 bit Montreal, Canada |
2nd gen i7 compatability
I want to upgrade my cpu from the 1st gen. i5 750 I have installed now to a 2nd gen. i7. Does my mo-bo (Asus p7p 55d pro) support 2nd gen Intel cpu's & will the upgrade effect my software & games ?  | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Microbytes (Montreal)
OS Win7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU 1st gen. i5 750 @ 2.67 ghz
Motherboard Asus p7p 55d pro
Memory 8 g's of 1333 ddr3
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 6950 2g ddr5
Sound Card 'none' (onboard)
Monitor(s) Displays main display : LG Flatron w2253v / 2nd : Sony Bravia 1080p
PSU Astek 650w modular
Case Astek mid-tower
Cooling fans only...
Hard Drives O/S on a OCZ SSHD 60 g's, 320 g @ 7200rpm + 500 g @ 7200rpm + 2 external HD's of a tera-byte each
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01 Aug 2011
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I don't know of any LGA 1156 i7's I could be wrong not my strongest point at the moment, but pretty sure all the i7's are LGA 1366.
Basically the i7 can't plug into the board because the socket doesn't match. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
OS Windows 7 x64
CPU Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
Memory G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
Graphics Card Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Sound Card Integrated HD audio + hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays 24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
Screen Resolution 1080p (1920x1080)
Keyboard Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2)
Mouse MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
PSU 1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
Case NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
Cooling Zalmann
Hard Drives 128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA)
Internet Speed depends on if you ask me or my provider.
Other Info The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism.
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01 Aug 2011
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#3 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit SP1 Gallifrey |
Here is the link for the CPU's currently supported by your motherboard. ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Motherboards- ASUS P7P55D PRO | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit SP1
CPU Intel i7 3770k
Motherboard Asus P8Z77-V LK
Memory 8 GB Patriot G2 1600MHz DDR3
Graphics Card Sapphire Radeon 7870
Sound Card None
Monitor(s) Displays Gateway FHX2402L
Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080
Keyboard Logitech K800
Mouse Logitech T620
PSU Corsair 750 TX
Case Cooler Master
Cooling Stock fan
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 4 256 GB
Internet Speed 15.20 Mb/s download 2.09 Mb/s upload (Speedtest.net)
Other Info First Computer used: A Commodore Pet of course
Love using LinuxMint 14 Cinnamon and Windows 7
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01 Aug 2011
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No the P55 motherboard will not support second generation I5 or I7 CPUs. You will need to get a new 1155 socket motherboard. Probably new memory too. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built (GeneO industries)/Model 3
OS Windows 7 64 bit SP1
CPU i5 2500k @ 4.5 GHz, 1.264V 124 GFlop (IBT with AVX)
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Memory 16GB (4GBx4) 1600MHz G.skill Ripjaws X 8-8-8-24
Graphics Card MSI GTX 660 Ti PE/OC, 2GB 7160 MHz DDR5 clock, 1228 Mhz Core
Sound Card Onboard Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays NEC Spectraview 2490WUXi-SV
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1200
Keyboard HP Wireless
Mouse HP wireless
PSU Seasonic X-850 (2012 KM3 model)
Case Fractal Design "Define R3"
Cooling CM TPC 812 push/pull, 3 120mm, 2 TY-140 case fans
Hard Drives Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (System), Crucial 128GB M4 SSD, 2x WD Caviar 1TB Black internal (data), 1x WD Blue 6Gb/s 1TB Internal, 1x 2TB eSata WD20EARS Green, 2x 500GB Seagate external USB, 1x 350GB exte
Internet Speed 27.8 Mb/s down, 5.6 Mb/s up
Other Info USB 3.0 x4 , SATA III x4, eSATA x3, SATA II x4, USB 2.0 x8. 2 Samsung DVD R/W drives.
WEI: CPU 7.7, Memory 7.8, Graphics 7.9, Disk 7.9
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01 Aug 2011
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#5 | |
Win7 Home Premium 64 bit Montreal, Canada |
thankz...
Quote: Originally Posted by Maguscreed  I don't know of any LGA 1156 i7's I could be wrong not my strongest point at the moment, but pretty sure all the i7's are LGA 1366.
Basically the i7 can't plug into the board because the socket doesn't match.
thank you 4 taking the time 2 reply, question answered, problem solved  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Microbytes (Montreal)
OS Win7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU 1st gen. i5 750 @ 2.67 ghz
Motherboard Asus p7p 55d pro
Memory 8 g's of 1333 ddr3
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 6950 2g ddr5
Sound Card 'none' (onboard)
Monitor(s) Displays main display : LG Flatron w2253v / 2nd : Sony Bravia 1080p
PSU Astek 650w modular
Case Astek mid-tower
Cooling fans only...
Hard Drives O/S on a OCZ SSHD 60 g's, 320 g @ 7200rpm + 500 g @ 7200rpm + 2 external HD's of a tera-byte each
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01 Aug 2011
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#6 | |
Win7 Home Premium 64 bit Montreal, Canada |
thanks...
question answered & problem solved... T/Y | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Microbytes (Montreal)
OS Win7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU 1st gen. i5 750 @ 2.67 ghz
Motherboard Asus p7p 55d pro
Memory 8 g's of 1333 ddr3
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 6950 2g ddr5
Sound Card 'none' (onboard)
Monitor(s) Displays main display : LG Flatron w2253v / 2nd : Sony Bravia 1080p
PSU Astek 650w modular
Case Astek mid-tower
Cooling fans only...
Hard Drives O/S on a OCZ SSHD 60 g's, 320 g @ 7200rpm + 500 g @ 7200rpm + 2 external HD's of a tera-byte each
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01 Aug 2011
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#7 | |
Win7 Home Premium 64 bit Montreal, Canada |
thanks...
Quote: Originally Posted by GeneO No the P55 motherboard will not support second generation I5 or I7 CPUs. You will need to get a new 1155 socket motherboard. Probably new memory too.
'Q.' answered & problem solved, thankx 4 the quick reply | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Microbytes (Montreal)
OS Win7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU 1st gen. i5 750 @ 2.67 ghz
Motherboard Asus p7p 55d pro
Memory 8 g's of 1333 ddr3
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 6950 2g ddr5
Sound Card 'none' (onboard)
Monitor(s) Displays main display : LG Flatron w2253v / 2nd : Sony Bravia 1080p
PSU Astek 650w modular
Case Astek mid-tower
Cooling fans only...
Hard Drives O/S on a OCZ SSHD 60 g's, 320 g @ 7200rpm + 500 g @ 7200rpm + 2 external HD's of a tera-byte each
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01 Aug 2011
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 X64/ linux in VM NW Florida |
There are 3 but I don't know if your board will support them. i7-870, 860s,875K. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built- Always under construction
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 X64/ linux in VM
CPU Intel i7-3770K
Motherboard Asus Maximus V Extreme Z77
Memory 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws Z DDR3-2400 (2X4GB)
Graphics Card EVGA GTX 670 SC 4GB
Sound Card On Board
Monitor(s) Displays Asus 24" LCD
Screen Resolution 1920X1080
Keyboard Logitech G510
Mouse Logitech G500
PSU CORSAIR AX850
Case Cooler Master HAF X
Cooling Custom Water Cooling
Hard Drives Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB, Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB, Samsung 830 256GB, Samsung HD103SJ 1TB . External HD- Black X dock esata 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, Rosewill USB 3.0 dock 1TB Samsung Spinpoint
Internet Speed carrier pigeon speed
Antivirus MSE/MBAM
Browser ie8
Other Info 2nd Rig,Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 X64, i7-2600K, Asrock P67 Extreme 4, 8GB DDR3-2133, HAF XM case, Noctua NH-D14, Gigabyte HD6950 OC 1GB, 2 X Crucial M4 128GB, Asus 24" LED.
Laptop- Samsung RF711-SO1 17" i5-2310M, 8GB DDR3-1333, Crucial M4 and OCZ vertex2, Nvidia GT540M.Win 7 HP X64 SP1.
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01 Aug 2011
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#9 | |
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not exactly the flagship i7 chips either. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
OS Windows 7 x64
CPU Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
Memory G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
Graphics Card Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Sound Card Integrated HD audio + hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays 24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
Screen Resolution 1080p (1920x1080)
Keyboard Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2)
Mouse MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
PSU 1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
Case NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
Cooling Zalmann
Hard Drives 128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA)
Internet Speed depends on if you ask me or my provider.
Other Info The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism.
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01 Aug 2011
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#10 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 X64/ linux in VM NW Florida |
Quote: Originally Posted by Maguscreed not exactly the flagship i7 chips either. No they are not, but the few that will fit some 1156 boards. I only know because I have an 1156 board and wanted to see the best chip I could put in it. I decided it wasn't worth the effort. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built- Always under construction
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 X64/ linux in VM
CPU Intel i7-3770K
Motherboard Asus Maximus V Extreme Z77
Memory 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws Z DDR3-2400 (2X4GB)
Graphics Card EVGA GTX 670 SC 4GB
Sound Card On Board
Monitor(s) Displays Asus 24" LCD
Screen Resolution 1920X1080
Keyboard Logitech G510
Mouse Logitech G500
PSU CORSAIR AX850
Case Cooler Master HAF X
Cooling Custom Water Cooling
Hard Drives Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB, Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB, Samsung 830 256GB, Samsung HD103SJ 1TB . External HD- Black X dock esata 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, Rosewill USB 3.0 dock 1TB Samsung Spinpoint
Internet Speed carrier pigeon speed
Antivirus MSE/MBAM
Browser ie8
Other Info 2nd Rig,Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 X64, i7-2600K, Asrock P67 Extreme 4, 8GB DDR3-2133, HAF XM case, Noctua NH-D14, Gigabyte HD6950 OC 1GB, 2 X Crucial M4 128GB, Asus 24" LED.
Laptop- Samsung RF711-SO1 17" i5-2310M, 8GB DDR3-1333, Crucial M4 and OCZ vertex2, Nvidia GT540M.Win 7 HP X64 SP1.
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