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Windows 7 - 2nd gen i7 compatability |
08-01-2011
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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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08-01-2011
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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 sp1
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 Air. (Zalmann aftermarket cpu heatsink/fan)
Hard Drives 128 gig Samsung ssd
4 Various internal
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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08-01-2011
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit SP1 |
Here is the link for the CPU's currently supported by your motherboard. ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Motherboards- ASUS P7P55D PRO | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit SP1
CPU Intel i7 860
Motherboard MSI P55-GD85 (1156)
Memory 8 GB Corsair XMS3 1600 DDR3
Graphics Card MSI 5770 Hawk
Sound Card None
Monitor(s) Displays Gateway FHX2402L
Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080
Keyboard Logitech MX5500 Revolution
Mouse Logitech MX5500 Revolution
PSU Corsair 750 TX
Case Cooler Master
Cooling Stock fan
Hard Drives Plextor PX-128M3 128 GB SSD (Windows 7 64 bit)
OCZ Agility 3 60 GB SSD (Linux Mint 12 64 bit)
Internet Speed 14.70 Mb/s download 1.03 Mb/s upload (Speedtest.net)
Other Info First Computer used: A Commodore Pet of course
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08-01-2011
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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 | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built (GeneO industries)/Model 2
OS Windows 7 64 bit SP1
CPU i5 2500k @ 4.5 GHz, 1.256V 120 GFlop (with AVX)
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Memory 16GB (4GBx4) 1600MHz G.skill Ripjaws X 8-8-8-24
Graphics Card Asus Nvidia ENGTS450, 1GB 4030 MHz DDR5 clock, 915 Mhz GPU
Sound Card Onboard Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays NEC Spectraview 2490WUXi-SV
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1200
Keyboard HP Wireless
Mouse HP wireless
PSU Antec TruePower New 650W
Case Fractal Design "Define R3"
Cooling CM Hyper 212+ push/pull, 5 120mm, 1 140mm case fans
Hard Drives Crucial 128GB M4 (system), 2x WD Caviar 1TB Black internal (data), 1x Seagate 750G Barracuda Internal (backups), 1x WD Blue 6Gb/s 320GB Internal, 1x Corsair F40 SSD for cache, 1x 2TB eSata WD20EARS Green, 2x 500GB Seagate external USB, 1x 350GB exte
Internet Speed 25.7 Mb/s down, 4.5 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 7.9, Graphics 7.4, Disk 7.9
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08-01-2011
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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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08-01-2011
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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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08-01-2011
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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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08-01-2011
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Windows 7 X64 Professional/Windows 8 |
There are 3 but I don't know if your board will support them. i7-870, 860s,875K. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Brew - Always under construction
OS Windows 7 X64 Professional/Windows 8
CPU intel i7-2600K
Motherboard Asus P8Z68 V-Pro/GEN 3
Memory 8GB G.Skill Sniper DDR3-2133 (2X4GB)
Graphics Card EVGA 670 2GB
Sound Card Asus Xonar
Monitor(s) Displays Asus 24" LCD VW246H
Screen Resolution 1920X1080
Keyboard Logitech G510
Mouse Logitech G500/Logitech Wireless
PSU CORSAIR HX850W
Case Cooler Master HAF X
Cooling Corsair H100 w/ 4 noctua fans in push/pull.
Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB,Crucial M4 64GB,Samsung HD103SJ 1TB, 1TB WD FAEX,Samsung 1.5TB, EXTERNAL HD- 2X Rosewill case esata w/ 1TB Samsung spinpoints & Black X esata 1TB Spinpoint, Rosewill USB 3.0 dock 1TB Spinpoint, Seagate GOFlex Pro 500GB & 750GB USB
Internet Speed Foot Messenger speed
Other Info 2nd Computer- Samsung RF711-SO1 17" Laptop i5-2310M, 8GB DDR3-1333, Crucial M4 and OCZ vertex2, Nvidia GT540M.Win 7 HP X64.
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08-01-2011
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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 sp1
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 Air. (Zalmann aftermarket cpu heatsink/fan)
Hard Drives 128 gig Samsung ssd
4 Various internal
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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08-01-2011
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Windows 7 X64 Professional/Windows 8 |
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 | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Brew - Always under construction
OS Windows 7 X64 Professional/Windows 8
CPU intel i7-2600K
Motherboard Asus P8Z68 V-Pro/GEN 3
Memory 8GB G.Skill Sniper DDR3-2133 (2X4GB)
Graphics Card EVGA 670 2GB
Sound Card Asus Xonar
Monitor(s) Displays Asus 24" LCD VW246H
Screen Resolution 1920X1080
Keyboard Logitech G510
Mouse Logitech G500/Logitech Wireless
PSU CORSAIR HX850W
Case Cooler Master HAF X
Cooling Corsair H100 w/ 4 noctua fans in push/pull.
Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB,Crucial M4 64GB,Samsung HD103SJ 1TB, 1TB WD FAEX,Samsung 1.5TB, EXTERNAL HD- 2X Rosewill case esata w/ 1TB Samsung spinpoints & Black X esata 1TB Spinpoint, Rosewill USB 3.0 dock 1TB Spinpoint, Seagate GOFlex Pro 500GB & 750GB USB
Internet Speed Foot Messenger speed
Other Info 2nd Computer- Samsung RF711-SO1 17" Laptop i5-2310M, 8GB DDR3-1333, Crucial M4 and OCZ vertex2, Nvidia GT540M.Win 7 HP X64.
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