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Acer Aspire T671 Upgrade

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  • 09-06-2010 7:45pm
    #1
    Tallon
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    Hey guys,

    Had a search, found a thread but a slight bit of a different issue.

    I'm having some issues when it comes to editing my HD videos in Sony Vegas. They lag beyond being able to watch them in the video preview box, once they are rendered they play fine in Windows Media Player. They won't however play in FLV, itunes, divx or Media player classic.

    I bought a new graphics card (GeForce GT220 1GB DDR2) and power supply (BFG 405W) a while ago and still lagging.

    I assume the next course is to upgrade my CPU? Would a core duo do, or what would I be best getting?

    I don't want to go down the road of doing a brand new re-build due to money issues, and I figure, most of the stuff I buy now I can later transfer to a new PC if needed.

    PC is an Acer T671:

    Intel Pentium D 915 2.80GHz
    3GB DDR2 RAM

    Is it a simple case of replacing the CPU to fix my depressive woes :(

    Thanks guys

    Tallon


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    #2
    Deano12345
    Registered Users Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭Deano12345


    Do you have a 64Bit OS ?

    What you need to find is your motherboard model, then we can tell if you can upgrade to a Core2Duo or not.


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    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    Deano12345 wrote: »
    Do you have a 64Bit OS ?

    What you need to find is your motherboard model, then we can tell if you can upgrade to a Core2Duo or not.

    Yeah sorry, I'm running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

    CPU-Z tells me it's:

    cpuztallon.png


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    #4
    Deano12345
    Registered Users Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭Deano12345


    It does seem as though there are a lot of versions of that particular PC, and I cant really tell how compatible. You wouldnt have any freinds with C2D's that you could borrow and try in your system ?


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    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    Deano12345 wrote: »
    You wouldnt have any freinds with C2D's that you could borrow and try in your system ?

    Not that I can think of, but is it just a case of putting it in and trying it?


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    Solitaire
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    Nope. You'd need to cool it, and that would mean re-gunging the cooler and snapping it back on (a hair-raising experience with Intel pushpins! :o) each time you tried a different CPU :o


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    #7
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    Okay, gonna revive this thread as I am upgrading in the next couple of days.

    Want a bit of advise first please

    Will the below be suitable for the PC, the Graphics card, PSU and HDD's are still perfect

    Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM
    Asrock Z68 PRO3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
    Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit


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    deconduo
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    Tallon wrote: »
    Okay, gonna revive this thread as I am upgrading in the next couple of days.

    Want a bit of advise first please

    Will the below be suitable for the PC, the Graphics card, PSU and HDD's are still perfect

    Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM
    Asrock Z68 PRO3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
    Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

    RAM is probably expensive, CPU is OEM so you need to have an LGA1155 compatible cooler already. Motherboard is great, but I feel that a P67 is generally better value for money if you aren't going to be taking advantage of the write caching.

    Where are you ordering from? If its HWVS I would go with something like this:

    Total build cost: €300.46 + €30 shipping
    ASRock P67 Pro3 (B3), Sockel 1155, ATX €83.63
    Intel Core i5-2500K Tray, LGA1155 €174.59
    8GB-Kit G.Skill RipJaws-X PC3-10667U CL9 €42.24


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    #9
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    It was from Overclockers

    That site looks terrible, is it reliable?


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    deconduo
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    Tallon wrote: »
    It was from Overclockers

    That site looks terrible, is it reliable?

    Yeah its great, you can ask anyone here. I've placed loads of orders with them and never had a problem. Shipping usually takes 6-8 days. The only problem is that they only take payment via bank transfer :(

    If you can only pay with a CC then scan is a better option as its cheaper than OCUK:

    Total build cost: £308.35 (inc Delivery £7.99 and VAT £51.39)
    8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 XMS3, PC3-10600 (1333), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, 1.50V £51.36
    Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked, S1155, Sandy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.3GHz GPU 850Mhz 6MB Cache 95W Retail £161.40
    MSI P67A-C45 (B3), 1x PCI-E x16, 4xDDR3 2133(OC), Gbit LAN, SATA3, USB3.0, Firewire £86.00

    Works out about €30 more with a slightly worse motherboard. Still great value though.


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    #11
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    The mobo has to have z68 for video editing


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    deconduo
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    Tallon wrote: »
    The mobo has to have z68 for video editing

    Ah fair enough then:

    Total build cost: €309.64 + €30 shipping
    Intel Core i5-2500K Tray, LGA1155 €174.59
    8GB-Kit G.Skill RipJaws-X PC3-10667U CL9 €42.24
    ASRock Z68 Pro3 (B3), Sockel 1155, ATX €92.81


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    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    Okay, just ordered from OC
    Item Qty Price
    Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM 1 £129.99
    Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard 1 £74.99
    Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) 1 £29.99
    Sub Total: £234.97
    DPD Two Day Parcel - Eire & Scottish Islands Shipping: £13.40
    Total Vat: £52.16
    Total inc Vat: £300.53


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    #14
    twinsen
    Registered Users Posts: 733 ✭✭✭twinsen


    c c c crazy


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    Tea_Bag
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    Tallon you ordered the OEM i5 without a cooler? do you have a 1155 cooler?

    anyone any comments on the PSU? I think 400w would be a little on the low side..


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    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    Tallon you ordered the OEM i5 without a cooler? do you have a 1155 cooler?

    anyone any comments on the PSU? I think 400w would be a little on the low side..
    I meant to pick up the retail version, but my basket reset, and I picked the OEM the second time round (Stupid)

    The 450w will do, until I get a larger one at the weekend :)


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    #17
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


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    #18
    Tea_Bag
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    170566.jpg

    you're welcome;)

    looks like you didnt need it afterall?

    also, i know where you live:eek:

    stalker mode: engaged.


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    #19
    Solitaire
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    Depends on the quality and the 12V output, but seeing as its only an i5-2500k and a GT220...


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    twinsen
    Registered Users Posts: 733 ✭✭✭twinsen


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    [/QUOTE]
    What a mess Tallon
    this is how it should look like:


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    #21
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    So, thinking about throwing this in it too since it's on sale...

    http://www.scan.co.uk/products/corsair-force-series-3-120gb-25-sata-6gb-s-sandforce-ssd-read-550mb-s-write-510mb-s-85k-iops

    1506020-a.jpg


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    twinsen
    Registered Users Posts: 733 ✭✭✭twinsen


    Tallon wrote: »
    So, thinking about throwing this in it too since it's on sale...

    http://www.scan.co.uk/products/corsair-force-series-3-120gb-25-sata-6gb-s-sandforce-ssd-read-550mb-s-write-510mb-s-85k-iops

    1506020-a.jpg

    GGGGo for it.


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    #23
    twinsen
    Registered Users Posts: 733 ✭✭✭twinsen


    Hey Tallon

    Did you buy this ssd by any chance? What are the speeds like?


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    #24
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    I did yes, speeds are very good!

    550 MB/s sequential read — 510 MB/s sequential write
    Force Series™ 3 120GB SATA 3 6Gb/s Solid-State Hard Drive


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    #25
    twinsen
    Registered Users Posts: 733 ✭✭✭twinsen


    Would you say it's flying like?


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