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May 25th, 2021, 12:16 PM
#1
[RESOLVED] Upgrading a CPU
I have a Gigabyte computer with a GA-X79-UD3 mother board.
It has an Intel Core I7 CPU 920@2.67 GHz 2.66
16GB memory 4 sticks 4GB 128 bit DDR3
Is it worthwhile to update to a faster CPU?
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May 25th, 2021, 12:27 PM
#2
That might depend on what you are using the computer for. What software are you running where you are seeing slow results or responses? A i7 should be reasonably fast.
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May 25th, 2021, 01:14 PM
#3
Below is a link to the supported CPU list for that motherboard. Provided that you have a BIOS version that supports it, or have updated your BIOS to the proper version, you can get a significantly faster CPU for that board.
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard...rt#support-cpu
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May 27th, 2021, 10:51 AM
#4
WOW! Thanks for the link for CPUs. What I use the computer for is music. Running a DAW called Cakewalk by Bandlab. There are other programs on the computer also. It takes 3 to 5 minutes to load everything. I went to MSCONFIG and shut off everything. Still takes a long time to load all. 3to 5 minutes. I was given a computer, Dell Inspiration 660, with an I5-3340 CPU @3.10 GH. This has 8 GB of RAM. I put Cakewalk and some of the same programs on this computer and loading only takes a minute or so. Probably comparing apples to oranges here. Since the Gigabyte has an I7 and 16 GB of memory I thought It is a faster CPU and twice the memory upgrading to a 3.2 or more CPU it should be faster. Maybe I'm wrong.
I haven't done anything with BIOS and am not sure how or what to check.
Thanks again!
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May 27th, 2021, 11:20 AM
#5
When you boot the computer, if you do not have the BIOS boot screens disabled, it should show the BIOS version. You can also go into the BIOS setup to find out which version you have.
What make and model hard drive are you booting from? An SSD for the OS and programs would speed things up.
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May 27th, 2021, 05:30 PM
#6
You might be wondering why don't I just don't use the other computer. Getting the DAW to work to any degree took off and on a month for me with help from the forum. So I installed Cakewalk on the Dell computer but I didn't want to spend the time trying to get back to work for what I had on the Gigabyte computer. It is almost as complicated, for me anyway, when I was first learning about computers.
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May 27th, 2021, 10:11 PM
#7
I used a program called CPU-Z The BIOS is Award Software International Version FK date 02/29/2012. I couldn't tell if it was 1.0 or 1.1.
The hard drive is a Seagate Barracuda 320GB ST3200M000 SATA plugs.
Motherboard says X58
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May 28th, 2021, 12:46 AM
#8
Transferring the OS to an SSD would definitely speed things up.
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May 28th, 2021, 09:35 AM
#9
Sounds like the way to go. Can I save files I want to a DVD and then install them on the new SSD?
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May 28th, 2021, 02:08 PM
#10
Cloning the existing hard drive would be what I would try first. That saves reinstalling all of the software and setup.
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June 1st, 2021, 12:03 PM
#11
I tried cloning a new SSD drive. I used Macrium Reflect. It gets to 25% and I get this. Clone failed-error9 read failed-23-data error (cycle redundancy check) So I tried these: Check the Disk for Bad Sectors.
Clean up Destination Disk.
Try Disabling Antivirus.
Create an image instead of cloning.
Ignore Bad Sectors. (There were no bad sectors)
Check the Drive Connection.
I am hoping I set up the new drive properly.
Do I need to use a different program?
Thanks
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June 1st, 2021, 01:15 PM
#12
What make and model of SSD drive do you have?
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June 1st, 2021, 04:13 PM
#13
SanDisk SDSSDH3-512G-G25
Interesting. There are some files on the SD drive designated "E"
Last edited by Deansum; June 1st, 2021 at 04:19 PM.
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June 1st, 2021, 04:30 PM
#14
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June 2nd, 2021, 09:03 AM
#15
Looks like I need to purchase the program to clone.
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