PC Upgrade

Hi guys,

Long time no speak! My hard drive has died (Corrupt Master File Table) but that's not the purpose of this topic!

I'm looking to upgrade my machine. Currently the spec is i7 920 at 4GHz, 6GB DDR3 (motherboard still only reads 4GB) and a GTX560Ti. I'm looking to keep the GPU, but replace the motherboard, CPU and RAM. At the moment my eye is on either the i5 3570k, or the i7 3770k with 8GB of RAM. I saw on Scan they do overclocked bundles which include the motherboard, CPU, RAM and heatsink. I guess I'm a bit spoilt for choice with motherboards and RAM so am asking for recommendations! I ideally don't want to spend much more than £400. I'm not too bothered about overclocking. I don't use FSX that much anymore so it's mostly for general simulation gaming and everyday use, jut with a bit of oomph!

Would I also need to replace my PSU if going for a new Ivy Bridge? I have an 850W Corsair but it's 3 years old.

This is what I was looking at http://3xs.scan.co.uk/ShowSystem.asp?SystemID=1264

Thanks!

I've tried absolutely everything to sort the RAM issue over the past year. It's just not having it. It stopped working after installing my Noctua NH-D14 cooler. I've deduced from tests that it's always the middle DDR3 DIMM that is dead, so I would assume it needs a new motherboard anyway.

I have indeed. Tried stock settings and a variety of different timings and voltages one by one. Still only 4GB.

This is a P6T issue. Mine did the same. Sorted itself out though for some reason. Was discussed plenty on the Asus support forum a while back.

I still don't see the point from a cost perspective, certainly not for a bang-per-buck viewpoint. And even more so with:

I'm not too bothered about overclocking

If I could get the RAM sorted I would probably wait but to be honest it's frustrating me so much I either want to fix it or get shot of it! I've recently taken up a new job as an IT Support Technician at a university, where as you can imagine the machines have a hard life being constantly abused by students! We pull machines apart every day, replacing graphics cards and RAM frequently. Seldom have any issues. With my one I'm completely stumped!

Currently the spec is i7 920 at 4GHz, 6GB DDR3 (motherboard still only reads 4GB)

The motherboard saying it has only 4GB of memory when actually it's got 6GB in it. There is a simple answer, if your running a 32bit system 4GB is the maximum memory it can display. If you run a 64bit system it can handle more memory, My system shows 16GB of memory in my 62bit version of Windows 7

Flyguy wrote: Currently the spec is i7 920 at 4GHz, 6GB DDR3 (motherboard still only reads 4GB) The motherboard saying it has only 4GB of memory when actually it's got 6GB in it. There is a simple answer, if your running a 32bit system 4GB is the maximum memory it can display. If you run a 64bit system it can handle more memory, My system shows 16GB of memory in my 62bit version of Windows 7

Yep I'm fully aware of the difference between 32 and 64 bit operating systems, as I said in my post above I'm an IT Technician as my day job! as Slopey said its not an OS issue, the 2gb memory is not even being picked up by the BIOS.

P80 is a nice enclosure. I have the P50.

Once you have gone aluminium, steel seems crummy.