Upgrade to i5 1156

[Mikeman]

Current Specs:
E6600@2.4GHz (stock)
2GB Ram ddr2 800
P965 Asus Commando s775
XFX GTX260
Corsair HX520 psu
Thermal Right Ultima 90 Heat sink w/ S-Flex 12cm Fan

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Mostly Gaming,web browsing and streaming video off the net.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
500$USD with tax and shipping.
3) Where do you live?
Dallas/Fort Worth Texas United States
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
CPU,Ram,Motherboard and heat sink retention hardware for new socket.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
HDD 320 Seagate Spinpoint 7.10
Corsair HX520
DVD/RW
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
I have a 22" Asus 1680X1050
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within a month.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Seeing as P55 can support Crossfire and SLI without an extreme price premium the capability would be nice to have. Don't need anything that wouldn't be pretty much standard on motherboards theses days.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
Yes, Win 7 Ultimate DVD 64 Bit through MSDNAA


This is what I had in mind, drive down to Micro Center and pick up Core i5 750 $159.99+taxhttp://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0317379
then ordering this Ram and Motherboard combo off newegg $234.98 no tax free shipping.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.257818
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL - Retail
MSI P55-GD65 LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Along with new retention hardware for my Ultima 90 $10 Socket 1156 Bolt-Thru-Kit. Looking at $418. Let me know what you guys think and point out any compatibility issues. Please offer any suggestions. Thanks in advance.

 

[metallicafan]

Looks good to me. I was thinking about doing a very similar upgrade.

Good luck.

 

[gwarren007]

That does look good.

 

[Mikeman]

I'll be placing the order for the motherboard and ram real soon and be heading for Micro Center this weekend to pick the processor.
Thanks again.

 

[engiNURD]

I'm curious as to how well the Ultima90 performs on the i5. Please update the thread with pics and OC'ing temps/results.

 

[Mikeman]

I placed the order for the motherboard and ram combo off the egg. As for the 1156 bolt thru kit, does anyone know any other online shops that are selling the kit besides off the thermalright website? They have it listed at $10 plus shipping, doubt Micro Center or any other brick and motar store will carry this.

I'll post pics as soon as the parts arrive and update with OC/Temp results.

Thanks goes out to all the helpful people that post on this forum and [H]ard OCP for a great site.

 

[Damn Dirty Ape]

I'd say you'd be fine with that.

 

[Jon55]

Probably a stupid question: is the i5 any better than the i7?

 

[Dan_D]

Probably a stupid question: is the i5 any better than the i7?

No.