Upgrade of motherboard, CPU, RAM

ROXcursed · 07-05-2013 9:40pm #1

Hi guys.

My PC constantly bluescreens. I think it is a RAM issue but my motherboard and CPU are fairly outdated, so if I have to replace the RAM I'm thinking about upgrading the whole lot.

Current spec:

Windows 7 Pro 64bit on a 120GB SSD
2TB of other HDD space
Asus P5KPL1600 motherboard
4x1GB 800MHz DDR2 RAM
ATI Radeon 5850 1GB GPU
Corsair HX650W PSU

What I'm looking for:

I'm looking to get a full motherboard/CPU/RAM upgrade for decent amounts of gaming. I only really play mid tier games at the moment but I'd like to be able to just swap out the GPU in a couple of years and still be able to play future games.

My current CPU cooling solution is for a lga775 socket and I don't have the pieces to covert it to anything else so preferably I would like to get another one of these.

Probably no more than 8GB of DDR3 RAM. Am I right in saying that there's no need for any more?

I'm not really concerned about the price. I don't want something that is already out of date but I'd have a limit of say €300-400.

I've been out of the game for a few years so I don't really know what's up any more. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

If I've added to little (or too much!) detail to this please let me know.

Russell.

spix · 07-05-2013 10:06pm

Serephucus · 08-05-2013 12:38am

I'd use the bit spare there to add a better fan to the cooler above, and you're spot on.

ROXcursed · 08-05-2013 8:35am

Thanks for the quick responses guys.

I had hoped to get another LGA775 board as I have a Corsair H50 that I would rather not replace.

A quick Google suggests that LGA775 is essentially dead?

I'll have a look and see if I have the LGA1155 mounts.

Also on a side note, is it likely I'll have to reinstall Windows after the upgrade?

Patrick 1 · 08-05-2013 8:44am

The P5KPL1600 is the same same as the ASRock Z77 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX. Both are ATX, therefore it should be a simple swap over job.

ROXcursed · 08-05-2013 8:54am

Sorry now but I'd like to clarify this point.

Does that mean the motherboard has holes for a LGA775 fan, so I could use my 775 fan even though the CPU would be 1155?

Serephucus · 08-05-2013 8:59am

Yes.

Patrick 1 · 08-05-2013 9:11am

http://www.corsair.com/hydro-series-h50-cpu-cooler.html Google is your friend, under technical specs look for motherboard types, both 1155 and 775 are listed. So, as Serephucus said, that's a yes.

Serephucus · 08-05-2013 9:18am

Both the cooler and the board have both sets of mounting holes, so you can use whichever one you like.

ROXcursed · 08-05-2013 9:21am

Cheers guys. Just wanted to be sure.

Thanks again for your help.

Upgrade of motherboard, CPU, RAM

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