Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit Motherboard and CPU Upgrade

[nJoyo]

Hello, You may have noticed me as i am a new user to this site. I done some research on building a PC, however i have made a conclusion. I will upgrade my CPU and my motherboard rather then building it from scratch. I need some suggestions on upgrading my motherboard and CPU, my budget is around £100. However i could raise slightly if the specifications of the CPU and motherboard would give me intensive results. I would dearly appreciate your comments, and i would love help you as well if it's in my knowledge. Thank you for the support.

My current Specifications are;

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit Operating System
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P5LP-LE
Memory
(1024MB DDR PC2-5300 X2) (1024 DDR PC2-6400 X2)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT (512MB DDR2 RAM)

 

[DocBrown]

Probably get 4gb of memory would give you a big boost!


Memory

• Dual channel memory architecture
• Four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets
• Supports PC2 3200 (400 MHz), PC 4200 (533 MHz) and PC2 5300 (667 MHz) DDR2 DIMMs
• non-ECC memory only, unbuffered
• Maximum HP/Compaq approved memory is 4 GB*

 

[whs]

If your windows7 came with the PC (OEM), you may have a problem if you change the mobo. An OEM license is tied to the mobo. I would talk to Microsoft first whether they let you revalidate win7.
DocBrown's suggestion regarding a RAM upgrade may give you the desired performance boost. You may also consider a CPU upgrade because your current mobo would support Core 2 Duo E6x00 CPUs. But I am not familiar with the prices in the UK.

 

[nJoyo]

i have 4GB of ram already as i given the full specification of my current hardware

 

[whs]

i have 4GB of ram already as i given the full specification of my current hardware

You could still upgrade the CPU.

 

[nJoyo]

Yes, i have asked for a suggestion on which CPU, i should buy with the following specifications which i have provided above.

 

[nJoyo]

I want a good stable CPU or Motherboard, or Both.

 

[whs]

But for 100 quid you will probably only get a good CPU. E.g. this one Newegg.com - Intel Pentium E6300 Wolfdale 2.8GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

 

[nJoyo]

would is be good if i just overclock my current CPU

 

[nJoyo]

Isn't it possible to just change the hole motherboard, as the motherboard can't even take as much RAM. WSH, If you could find me a good CPU and motherboard. I would be more then pleased.

 

[whs]

You could of course OC your current CPU. But you can do the same with the E6300. I am not an OC specialist. Maybe you want to start a new thread in the H/W forum and ask the guys about the options.
Regarding a board and a CPU - it is not difficult to find those. The sky is the limit. But for the budget you defined you will not get much (whereby I do not know the UK prices but I assume they are higher than in the US).

 

[nJoyo]

Okay, whs. Thank you very much

 

[spyknee]

Hello, You may have noticed me as i am a new user to this site. I done some research on building a PC, however i have made a conclusion. I will upgrade my CPU and my motherboard rather then building it from scratch. I need some suggestions on upgrading my motherboard and CPU, my budget is around £100. However i could raise slightly if the specifications of the CPU and motherboard would give me intensive results. I would dearly appreciate your comments, and i would love help you as well if it's in my knowledge. Thank you for the support.

My current Specifications are;

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit Operating System
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P5LP-LE
Memory
(1024MB DDR PC2-5300 X2) (1024 DDR PC2-6400 X2)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT (512MB DDR2 RAM)

IMO,
Get an i7 cpu. $200 or less now
i7 mobo. $200 or less now
6GB of DDR3 ram $100 or less

Probably more than you want to spend, check my system specs. Would work good with OS and all components are cheaper now than what I paid. I have no BSOD to date. Ran W7 BETA first and now W7 Ultimate 64 bit.

 

[nJoyo]

Uhm...i'll look into that thank you spyknee.

 

[spyknee]

YW,
You bought the latest software, you might as well get the best use out of it. Shop around, its 2010 and stuff is getting cheaper all the time. W7 wants more resources. It wants 2gb of ram to be happy. It looked like you were using two different types of ram, or specs of ram. Get all the same kind.