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s775 CPU dead - replace or upgrade?

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Hello,

unfortunately my trusted E7200 died. At the same time I have some problems with my RAM, so I want to replace that as well.

I could simply replace the broken parts by getting a new socket 775 CPU, the Wolfdale E6700 maybe, and some DDR2 RAM. At the same time this might be an opportunity to upgrade. But with the new Intel architecture around the corner, it is also not the best time to go for i3 or i5.

In general I dislike the idea of buying 'old hardware'. But since I'm mostly satisfied with the performance of my system (see signature), I like the idea of saving a lot of cash and just postponing the big upgrade.

What do you think? If I stay with socket 775 I might be able to stay around $200 for the revival, a switch in platform would most likely be more expensive.
 
How do you know it is the cpu? Have you run memtest on your ram? You might be able to find a good deal on a 775 cpu in this forum or ebay that could keep your current system running for under $100. If you do want to go i5 or i7, it will no longer be an upgrade but a whole new system.
 
The fan on the CPU cooler failed and I only noticed after a few restart-shutdown cycles. Now there's only faulty signals sent to the display ("Frequency out of range" etc.) Since the CPU was mildly overclocked with increased voltage I'm pretty certain that it got damaged during the process. Memtest shows no errors for the RAM, but there's regular bluescreens that don't occur when I take one of the RAM sticks out.

Indeed, changing to i5 would include additional changes to avoid bottlenecks, for example the video card.
 
Buy a used processor and RAM kit. It does you no good to buy a new Core 2 processor and DDR2 RAM as they're more expensive than their newer "counterparts."

However, if you can afford to, you may want to consider going with Sandy Bridge. Based on the early reviews, the Socket 1155 processors are supposed to be better than their Socket 1156 "predecessors" yet will cost around the same. And no, don't expect any price drops on the older items; Intel has a long history of keeping prices static to encourage people to buy its newer products.
 
Did you try to reset the CMOS (take the CMOS battery out for 10 minutes)? Resetting bios to default and maybe an update might get it working again. Also, all of the Gigabyte 775 boards I have used have been a pain to get the ram dialed in right. The timings and voltages have to be just right or you will see BSOD's. Usually the changing the bios settings to the ram specs will work but sometimes there is one other thing that might need to be adjusted also to stop the BSOD's. But they have been rock solid after the ram is set right.
 
AMD and Intel use alien technology to make their CPUs. This means that CPU failure is very unlikely because the aliens are so much more advanced than we are. Motherboards and RAM use Oriental technology. You do the math.
 
Stone Cold said:
AMD and Intel use alien technology to make their CPUs. This means that CPU failure is very unlikely because the aliens are so much more advanced than we are. Motherboards and RAM use Oriental technology. You do the math.
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Whatever the hell you're smoking/drinking, I want some.
 
I found a used E8400 and some replacement memory to use while I RMA my current kit to Corsair. It's a small increase in performance and hopefully keeps the system running for a bit :) Thanks for the suggestions!
 
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