Hi there, I just joined and am currently running:
An HP taken out of the case (just using its mobo I believe)and put into a custom case.
64-bit Windows Vista Home premium(which I am upgrading to Windows 7
8gb ram
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor 2.50 GHz
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
550w Power supply from best buy, something spider i think...lol
I think I may be missing something but if I am please dont just ask "What about your ___? Please tell me how to find the information =).
I am looking to upgrade to an i7 "something" which I am almost sure would require a new motherboard, I dont know what kind of motherboard I have, couldnt figure out where to find that information.
So in short
I need a new motherboard, to fit a sexy new i7 of some sort in it, also the motherboard needs room for 2 video cards, which makes me think if I have that and the new processor I am going to need a new power supply, well what wattage?
I mainly use this computer for MMO's and photo shop. I am going to get a external hard drive to back up what i want then wipe this computer completely and install windows 7(again, not sure which one is right for me) Also, if someone could tell me how to find out what kind of ram I am using, do I need to buy another kind? I heard Win7 makes much better use of 8-12GB than Vista? Is this true?
sorry for all the questions
Please respond either here. Thank you so much!
An HP taken out of the case (just using its mobo I believe)and put into a custom case.
64-bit Windows Vista Home premium(which I am upgrading to Windows 7
8gb ram
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor 2.50 GHz
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
550w Power supply from best buy, something spider i think...lol
I think I may be missing something but if I am please dont just ask "What about your ___? Please tell me how to find the information =).
I am looking to upgrade to an i7 "something" which I am almost sure would require a new motherboard, I dont know what kind of motherboard I have, couldnt figure out where to find that information.
So in short
I need a new motherboard, to fit a sexy new i7 of some sort in it, also the motherboard needs room for 2 video cards, which makes me think if I have that and the new processor I am going to need a new power supply, well what wattage?
I mainly use this computer for MMO's and photo shop. I am going to get a external hard drive to back up what i want then wipe this computer completely and install windows 7(again, not sure which one is right for me) Also, if someone could tell me how to find out what kind of ram I am using, do I need to buy another kind? I heard Win7 makes much better use of 8-12GB than Vista? Is this true?
sorry for all the questions
Please respond either here. Thank you so much!