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Hardware/Software / Re: Might be buying a new processor
« on: Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 22:50:38 PM »Killaman, the answer is simple; cost. There's motherboards that have solder pads/holes for various features such as AGP, PCI-E and other chips but if you strip features, it costs less. Also it appears that the 530's with the G33M02 have a lower power supply.
If I were in your position, I would buy a new motherboard. Something that could be a drop-in replacement (i.e. supports your current CPU, Memory, GPU) that you could use to overclock or that would support newer CPU's. There's only 1 problem with doing this though, OEM's like to have proprietary front panel connectors so I don't know what you would do. Again, if it was me, I would re-wire the front panel connectors but you may not have the means or desire to do that. Now, you COULD purchase a new mobo and case and probably be under $150 for a nice setup. Lastly, I don't think the E8500 is worth it for you unless you can overclock it which you can't.
Power Supply should be good since I bought a 400 watt Corsair with my Graphics card. I can't buy a new mobo because that means I need a new OS since the OEM one is tied to the mobo. I do not have the money for a new OS and I would rather not steal one. I guess it is best to just wait this one out until I get enough money for everything.
I don't understand why they would make a motherboard compatible with quad cores but fail to put the correct number of voltage regulators to support one.
