What is the fastest CPU I can use with my motherboard.

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the Winter Warlock 27 Agu 2018 @ 10:14am

Hello all.

I would like to know if my motherboard can host a faster cpu than I already have? But I don't know how to find out.

I have an Asus P6T Deluxe motherboard, Intel Chipset X58
CPU is Intel Core i7 920 @2.67 ghz (it also has 4 cores)

Any info is appreciated.

thanks

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Sapph 27 Agu 2018 @ 10:19am

i7 950 AFAIK is the fastest.

C2Dan88 27 Agu 2018 @ 10:25am

There is no point upgrading to 950 the gains will hardly be noticeable. You will be spending mone for nothing.

You are best of doing complete overhaul of your PC as there is no other CPU upgrade path for your platform.

Kaihekoa 27 Agu 2018 @ 10:59am

Just save for a whole new system

anrkyuk 27 Agu 2018 @ 11:16am

http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-ASUS/P6T.html

the Winter Warlock 27 Agu 2018 @ 11:27am

Thanks guys. I just got a better graphics card and upped my memory. I wasn't sure if would be a significantly faster cpu.

anrkyuk 27 Agu 2018 @ 11:34am

The i7 980 would be a notable upgrade on the 920, with about a 25% improvement on single core and about 50% on multicore performance. What that equates to in FPS gain however, is an entirely different thing, there's that and the fact it's 7 year old tech and the price for an i7 980 isn't cheap, it's about the price of a mid range 8th gen (which is 3 to 4 times more powerful).

Terakhir diedit oleh anrkyuk; 27 Agu 2018 @ 11:35am

🦊Λℚ𝓤ΛƑΛᗯҜᔕ🦊 27 Agu 2018 @ 11:44am

I7-990X is the fastest for that board. But the 980X is the exact same chip (both are unlocked multiplier and have the same specs) just -1x initial multiplier less on the 980x vs the 990x, and since they're both unlocked and you can change the multiplier at will the smart thing to do is get the 980x if you want one. They're 6 core chips and they can be usable for today's games but you would have to get a water cooler and overclock it -A LOT-, at least 4.4 ghz or more to be competitive with today's chips in gaming. These chips max out with heavy voltage (around 1.5v) at around 4.5 - 4.6 ghz typically with water cooling.

Terakhir diedit oleh 🦊Λℚ𝓤ΛƑΛᗯҜᔕ🦊; 27 Agu 2018 @ 11:45am

the Winter Warlock 27 Agu 2018 @ 9:13pm

Diposting pertama kali oleh Impending Rentacle Tape:
I7-990X is the fastest for that board. But the 980X is the exact same chip (both are unlocked multiplier and have the same specs) just -1x initial multiplier less on the 980x vs the 990x, and since they're both unlocked and you can change the multiplier at will the smart thing to do is get the 980x if you want one. They're 6 core chips and they can be usable for today's games but you would have to get a water cooler and overclock it -A LOT-, at least 4.4 ghz or more to be competitive with today's chips in gaming. These chips max out with heavy voltage (around 1.5v) at around 4.5 - 4.6 ghz typically with water cooling.

I am not very proficient in overclocking and stuff. I would consider just swapping out the cpu itself for something significantly better. I don't want to wast my money on something just a little bit better and doesn't really show in gameplay.

Cathulhu 27 Agu 2018 @ 9:25pm

Save your money for a new PC. Cheaper in the long run. Upgrading your current rig is too expensive compared to the performance gains.

Arya 27 Agu 2018 @ 9:34pm

Diposting pertama kali oleh the Winter Warlock:
Diposting pertama kali oleh Impending Rentacle Tape:
I7-990X is the fastest for that board. But the 980X is the exact same chip (both are unlocked multiplier and have the same specs) just -1x initial multiplier less on the 980x vs the 990x, and since they're both unlocked and you can change the multiplier at will the smart thing to do is get the 980x if you want one. They're 6 core chips and they can be usable for today's games but you would have to get a water cooler and overclock it -A LOT-, at least 4.4 ghz or more to be competitive with today's chips in gaming. These chips max out with heavy voltage (around 1.5v) at around 4.5 - 4.6 ghz typically with water cooling.

I am not very proficient in overclocking and stuff. I would consider just swapping out the cpu itself for something significantly better. I don't want to wast my money on something just a little bit better and doesn't really show in gameplay.

And that's why I would recommend starting fresh if you can. Upgrading a PC of this age is going to be more expensive in the long-run than a new build, for an order-of-magnitude less return on investment. It just doesn't make financial sense.

Terakhir diedit oleh Arya; 27 Agu 2018 @ 9:47pm

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hawkeye 27 Agu 2018 @ 9:45pm

Here is a list of cpus for the socket type. The performance scores can be used to compare cpus.

The 990x or 980x, even the 970 or 980, would give you a noticeable increase in performance over the 920.

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/socketType.html#id4

ebay is the place to look for a cheap secondhand cpu.

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CELL_BE 27 Agu 2018 @ 10:21pm

I have an x58 with a i7 950 and it’s still pretty good at 1080p with a 780Ti. I would save up for a new system since our boards are very outdated. If you want to stay with the x58 I would get a i7 970, it has 6 cores and 12 threads which is better and would be around 70$ on eBay. Also I’d recommend maxing out the ram.

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the Winter Warlock 28 Agu 2018 @ 5:06am

Diposting pertama kali oleh hawkeye:
Here is a list of cpus for the socket type. The performance scores can be used to compare cpus.

The 990x or 980x, even the 970 or 980, would give you a noticeable increase in performance over the 920.

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/socketType.html#id4

ebay is the place to look for a cheap secondhand cpu.

Yes indeed. I just bought 6 gigs of ram for like $50.

Diposting pertama kali oleh 50_Shades_Of_Gains:
I have an x58 with a i7 950 and it’s still pretty good at 1080p with a 780Ti. I would save up for a new system since our boards are very outdated. If you want to stay with the x58 I would get a i7 970, it has 6 cores and 12 threads which is better and would be around 70$ on eBay. Also I’d recommend maxing out the ram.

Thanks for that info. Thus far I just bought extra RAM (64 bit Windows 10) and upgraded my video card. I know if I upgrade system, it's the power supply, cpu and mobo. Which I can again, get on ebay and I can get new models, even if they are a year old instead of right now models.

Like buying a car. I don't have to buy brand spanking new, I can get last years model for a significant difference in price. That may be my next option if I don't upgrade this cpu.

:-)

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🦊Λℚ𝓤ΛƑΛᗯҜᔕ🦊 28 Agu 2018 @ 12:14pm

Diposting pertama kali oleh the Winter Warlock:
Like buying a car. I don't have to buy brand spanking new, I can get last years model for a significant difference in price. That may be my next option if I don't upgrade this cpu.

:-)

Speaking of that.. a little tip for you about computer hardware. If you have the time to sit around and wait.. things like let's take what you said here and tell you a small example using the GTX 1080 Ti. When the GTX 1080 Ti first came out, aftermarket cards were retailing for about $700, and there was a mad rush for everyone to get the new cards, and for about the first 6-8 months the prices were artificially inflated and the cards were selling for as much as $1000 or even more for a while. But, just like cars.. if one were to wait for the new model to come out (RTX 2080 Ti just launched about a week ago or a little less) and now that the new models are coming out, the "older" GTX 1080 Ti's can be bought brand new from companies like EVGA for $649 off the EVGA website, just as an example. And some of the 1080 Ti's are appearing used on ebay in the past few days for $450 - $480.

So yeah, if you want to "Play it smart" on upgrades, that is totally something you can do here with computers, buying 1 year model older, just like cars in real life.

And something for you to bear in mind about EVGA. If you buy a video card used off like ebay or even craigslist, you can totally register it's serial # on EVGA website under your EVGA account, and EVGA will activate a full 2 or 3 years warranty, from the date you register it (not the date it was manufactured). They're the only company I know of that will do this. But only for gpu's 1-family older or current shipping ones. Only within the first 1-2 (or maybe 3) years of when they were originally new. You just have to make sure the serial number sticker on the back of the card is intact, not modified and not missing.

Terakhir diedit oleh 🦊Λℚ𝓤ΛƑΛᗯҜᔕ🦊; 28 Agu 2018 @ 12:15pm

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