The Gaming PC Building/Upgrade Thread

[Twistedpixel]

theprof00 said:

Twistedpixel said:

theprof00 said:
I have a question regarding upgrading.
I have an intel E6420 and I want to get windows 7 64bit.

What should I do? Upgrade the chip, and if so, to what? Or, upgrade the motherboard ad chip?

1. Make sure you're ready for an upgrade, you'll probably have to do a fresh install.

2. Make sure you have 4gb of ram or more available to make use of 64 bit. (optional)

3. Install Windows 7.

The E6420 is a Core 2 Duo with 2.13 Ghz clock speed btw. It supports 64 bit operating systems.

1.I do a fresh install every couple months.

2. I have 4GB RAM on 2 sticks and a GB video card

3. Don't have windows 7 yet. Should I get an OEM?

Is E6420 a good processor? Can I get a better one for 100$? I bought that one three years ago or so for 180..i think. There must be something better now on a 965 right?

2. Well thats justification enough. You'll be able to use all 4GB of ram and programs will be able to exceed 2GB of operating ram (Crysis im looking at you!)

3. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116713

If you currently have more than an OEM Windows.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754&cm_re=windows_7_oem-_-32-116-754-_-Product

If you currently have an OEM windows and want to stick with OEM (no major hardware changes or you have to reactivate, may be a pain if you like to tinker)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116716&cm_re=windows_7_home_premium-_-32-116-716-_-Product

This one is for people who want to own the licence. It also gives you the upgrade to later versions for cheaper than OEM. If you have something like this already, all you need is the first option I listed.

As for your CPU, its a pretty good processor but I wouldn't upgrade it to a higher clocked version of the same thing personally, I would save up a little more and do a proper update.