computer components, are these all compatible?
hey, i was planning on upgrading my current, low-spec pc so that it could actually smoothly run current games. here is a list of all the components i plan to use to upgrade it, i already have some which will be recycled from my current pc: 


ga-m68mt-d3p gigabyte motherboard, am3+ but has a nvidia chipset -- already have

500gb hdd hard drive, with windows 7 home premium -- already have

8gb (2x4gb) ram, not sure of make -- already have

xfx p1-550s-xxb9 pro550w core edition power supply

bitfenix shinobi midi-tower case

evga nvidia gtx550ti 1gb 

amd fx 4170 processor - 4.2ghz, skt am3+, 12mb, 125w + arctic cooling alpine 64 pro cpu cooler -- already have.

are these all compatible with each other? and would i have sufficient power? 
i am also wondering what fans to get as the shinobi case has multiple fan options. it can have two 120mm fans in the front, one 120mm in floor and two 140/120mm in roof, with one 120mm rear exhaust fan.
thank you for reading, i look forward to reading your advice and recommendations.
* some cpu coolers are too tall to fit inside of certain cases. so, before you purchase a cpu cooler, make sure that you check your cpu cooler’s height on its spec sheet, and then check the spec sheet of the case you are considering to make sure the cooler will fit inside of that case. stick with the 2500k but still use your lower end mid-range 5770. the gaming performance is not any better when one looks at them side by side http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/288?vs=287 . when only 100mhz separates the two overclocking the 2500k makes up the negligible difference and can then be pushed up 1ghz more just on air. continue saving for a better card. the 6870 is still settling for mid range located smack dab in the center of mediocreville. wait for a 670 or 680 keplar series gpu's from nvidia or invest in the 7970. any of those cards with 3gb of vram is going to add a huge future proof cushion. buy a z68 http://www.techpowerup.com/161073/msi-s-entire-z68-(g3)-h61-(g3)-series-motherboard-supports-intel-s-22-nm-processors.html or http://www.gigabyte.com/press-center/news-page.aspx?nid=1048 which will support their newer pci 3.0 system requirements.after you have your next generation keplar or southern islands video cards like the 7970 it's time to save up for the ivy bridge upgrade along with the necessary bios revision. you are going to be saving $100 off the top by going for a 2500k instead of the 2600k that you can immediately apply to your stash for your better gfx card in the future. i would skip right over the 6970's, 580's and 90's and well anything except the newest cards. while your saving it also gives the newly released cards or processors time to show any bugs like sandy had. if you are thinking about overclocking like a science lab it is simply

enter bios via delete, f1 or whatever your default key is to enter "setup"/bios, click huge button that says overclocking, change the multiplier from 33 to 44 and then f10 to save and exit. following cards have been verified

rcs\_r2ug-a2e16-a pcie switch

nvidia’a dgpu

intel82572ei nic

nec upd720200 usb3.0 card

asus usb3.1 card

moschip usb2.0 card

ocz ssd

ocz rvd400-22280-512g-a ssd

silicon image corp. 3132 sata controller

intel e10g42bt x520-t2 10gigabit nic card

sta… just normal use may be a bit of light to mid gaming and small projects with photoshop i also want to try and work with adobe video editors i'm a student after all

honestly, all of these laptops are really just designed for web browsing and office. none of them are going to be able to play current aaa games. some indie games, but not current high end games. 

i would go with this one:

hp i5-7200u 8gb ddr4 1tb amd radeon r7 m440 4gb ddr3 760.52 usd

mainly, they are all about the same and it is cheaper. but this one has enough ram and dedicated gpu to do some light gaming. the 7500u model just has a higher clock cpu, it is not worth an extra $120. it is a dual core cpu, so video editing will be a challenge.

the 8250u is a 4 core/8 thread cpu. but with integrated graphics and 4gb of ram, those will be your bottlnecks in most cases. the extra threads will help with video editing, over the other cpus, but you may have issues due to limited ram. neither of them. much higher specs than you actually need. core i3 with 8 gb ddr ram and an ssd hd all for less than $500 should be more than enough for your uses. Hello Tes,

The Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1220L v2 is not compatible with the Intel(R) Desktop Board DH77DF.

You can find the list of compatible processors at the following web site:

<http://processormatch.intel.com/CompDB/SearchResult.aspx?Boardname=dh77df> <http://processormatch.intel.com/CompDB/SearchResult.aspx?Boardname=dh77df>

The Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1220L is compatible and the Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1220 v2, but not the Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1220L v2.

Regards.




[View solution in original post](/t5/Intel-Desktop-Boards/Is-DH77DF-compatible-with-Xeon-E3-1220lv2/m-p/318414#M22873) no, the top one is not worth it.

the core i7 990x is a very expensive cpu that's ideal for hardcore number crunching, 3d design/rendering and media encoding. but it's not future-proof by any stretch of imagination, that socket is already obsolete.

for everyday use and gaming, the core i5 2500k is the best bang/buck processor on the market. 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/20

if you're building a rig for movie editing or working in maya/3d studio max/blender, you're probably still better off with the core i7 2600k than the 990x because of the huge price disparity. the $700 difference in price corresponds to a small difference in overall performance. for that money you could have a professional workstation graphics card, triple the ram etc.

for gaming, the most important component in your build is the graphics card, and i don't see one listed? roughly 70% of gaming performance is determined by your graphics card. for gaming, even a core i5 2400 with a radeon hd 6970 or gtx 570 is far superior to the more expensive 990x with some $110 graphics card like a radeon hd 5750 or geforce gts 450.

http://www.techspot.com/review/359-nvidia-geforce-gtx-560ti/page7.html

anyway, it's not possible to buy any computer hardware that will still be considered "great" 5+ years later. you want something great by today's standards, on a socket which provides good upgrade options a couple of years down the road. you may not need to upgrade so quickly, but you'd be able to- that's how you get a system to last 5+ years.

ivy bridge will be released in the next few months, and that will outperform sandy bridge. <https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000006685/server-products.html>

 

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[View solution in original post](/t5/Processors/If-Intel-Xeon-10-Core-Processor-E7-8891v2-3-2ghz-37-5mb-Cache-8/m-p/695611#M41436) Hello Nanda, Basically you need to include the network drivers and the storage drivers.

+ You can find the drivers from Manufacturer site where you can filter the Category and download –

Like this – <https://snipboard.io/bQt5ER.jpg> I just wanted to update this thread. The team at Intel did a wonderful job of taking care of me. While they were not able to supply me with the keys to the original titles offered in the promotion back in August - they were able to offer me suitable alternatives. I'm very thankful for their help in resolving the matter. Thank you Intel - my kids are loving their new Intel-powered PCs and I'm glad I purchased them!




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