Up-grading to a Core i7-950

I would like to up-grade my sluggish processor and was wondering if it is possible to install the new i7-950 Intel Processor? If it is possible, how hard would it be? If all it takes is swapping out the processors has anyone tried this and can you notice the difference? I'm worried about all the other components not being able to support the newer processor. I currently have up-graded the RAM to 8GB and the Hard Drive is 500GB hybrid.
Thanks for your help!

Although... while the Core 2 Duo is getting a bit old (with Intel having just released their 2nd generation "i" series mobile processors)... your machine with 8GB of RAM and a Seagate Momentus XT hybird drive shouldn't be "sluggish". Are you running CPU intensive tasks? Just wondering if something else might be going on.

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    1 Spinp.:Media.
    1 Spinp.:Projects.
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    Core i7 950    1366            4/8                      3.06       3.46                  8    130    562
    Core i7 920    1366            4/8                      2.66       2.93                  8    130    284
    45nm
    Lynnfield    
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    Core i7 860    1156            4/8                      2.80       3.46                  8    95    284
    Core i 870s            1156            4/8                      2.80       3.46                  8    82    337
    Core i5 750    1156            4/4                      2.66       3.20                  8    95    196
    Core i5 750s    1156            4/4                      2.66       3.20                  8    82    259
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    Core i5 661    1156            2/4                      3.33       3.60                  4    73    196
    Core i5 660    1156            2/4                      3.33       3.60                  4    73    196
    Core i5 650    1156            2/4                      3.20       3.40                  4    73    176
    Core i5 540    1156            2/4                      3.06       none                  4    73    143
    Core i5 530    1156            2/4                      2.93       none                  4    73    123
    Pentium G9650    1156            2/2                      2.80       none                  4    73    8.
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  • I7-970 vs i7-950

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    Power Supply
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    360
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    RAID Controller
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    20
    OS
    Microsoft 
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    Microsoft Windows   7 Professional SP1 64-bit 1-Pack - OEM
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    Case
    Antec >
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    Logitech K350
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    50
    Mouse
    Logitech M505
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    2.) If I buy 1600 and do not over clock, it will perform at 1066 without any negative effects - is this correct?  This is assuming XMP is not enabled.  I will not be a heavy over clocker, but want the capability just in case.
    Allan: the processor supports DDR3-800/1066 at 1.5V
    Allan: no other memory is supported... no matter if the board supports 1600 or even 2000mhz
    Allan: I remind you that the memory controller is on the processor, this is not integrated on the board
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    Allan: you will need to search this information on Internet
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    Allan: that is exactly correct
    Allan: Intel recommends DDR3-800/1066 at 1.5V
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  • New system for CS5.5? Some advice please?

      Hi- I am getting a new system built specifically to work with Production Premium CS5.5.
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    Do you have any comments- will it work? Any better suggestions?
    Many thanks
    scott
    Gigabyte GA-X58-USB3 Intel X58 Socke1t. 0103 66 on1b5o0a.r00
    Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz Socket 13616. 080M B Cac2h3e2 .R00
    6 x Corsair Vengeance 4GB DDR3 1600MHz/P6C.30-01 2800 M3e0m.o00
    2 x Western Digital WD20EARS 2TB Hard Dr2i.v0e0 SATAII7 85.400
    COOLERMASTER RC-502 CENTURION 5 II M1I.D0I0 TOWER 6C0A.S0
    OCZ MODXSTREAM PRO 600W SILENT SLI, 1A.T0X02 MODUL6A6R. 00
    XFX Radeon HD6770 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E 2.11. 0G0r aphic1s1 2C.a00
    MS WINDOW 7 HOME PREMIUM 64-BIT 1PK 1O.E0M0 85.00
    LG BLU-RAY 10 X LIGHTSCRIBE BDRW I1N.T0E0R NAL RE7T2A.I00
     

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  • New video editing pc.. will this work ? i'm new here, please help me out

    hi everybody my name is mark, . i really hope i write and express myself correctly
    first of all i'd like to say i love this forum. there are some brilliant ppl here with great advice.
    special props to Mr Harm Millaard.. wow u know sum serious s*** !
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    http://http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131405
    http://CPU INTEL|CORE I5 750 2.66G R
    http://MEM 4Gx2|GSKILL F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
    3 Wd hd's 160 500 and 640 gb's
    2 monitors 22' hanns g and a 19 "something
    i believe a 400 or 450 w powersupply
    stock vidow card
    2 cd/dvd
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    http://ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
    http://Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950
    http://G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-12GBRL
    http://HITACHI Deskstar 7K3000 HDS723020BLA642 (0f12115) 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
    http://Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
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    http://Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
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      3 for video... 150 veloci raptor  2tb Hitachi and WD 640
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    i really hope i wrote this out correctly so everybody can understand what i'm trying to say and will be able to give me the proper guidance i need
    let the suggestions begin
    thank u for your time
    Message was edited by: iammajick

    thanks for your support guys. it now looks like i'm changing up  my rig again. looks like were going to be going with a RAID set up
    3 x http://Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
    1  http://Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive which i already have on the rig i'm using
      my cousin gino orffitelli who's mainly a gamer builder for his company  ePro had this to say in an email to me last nite.. he gave kool props to the adobe forums
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    thanks again guys
    mark

  • New to PRE and need feedback on my system build

    I played around with the trial version on my old computer and decided to go ahead and purchase PRE 9 and PSE 9 together. I have built a few PC's in my day and recently completed my current build running my purchased software. I was hoping that I could get some feedback on what I have and what I might change to get better performance. PRE is very jittery when scrolling through content and playing back the timeline. Sometimes I don't even see a transition. I am new to video editing in general and capture in HD with my Canon HF S100, so I am planning on editing in HD as well. Sorry for the NoBo question, but my machine smokes until I fire up PRE. I may be using the application incorrectly, but I am assuming that my low end video card, is an area of concern/bottleneck. I don't want to blow $800 on a Quadro 4000 if it won't make a huge difference, but I assume it will. Thanks in advance for any and all help.
    High level build
    MoBo - ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
    PSW - CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-620HX 620W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 SLI Certified
    Proc - Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
    Mem - 12GB Mushkin Enhanced Redline 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
    Drives
         OS - Crucial RealSSD C300
         Media - Western Digital VelociRaptor WD6000HLHX 600GB 10000 RPM SATA 6.0Gb
    OS - Windows 7 x64 SP1
    Video - NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
    Detailed DxDiag output below.
    System Information
    Time of this report: 2/27/2011, 19:30:14
    Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
    Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
    System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
    System Model: System Product Name
    BIOS: BIOS Date: 05/25/10 14:57:23 Ver: 08.00.15
    Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU         950  @ 3.07GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.1GHz
    Memory: 12288MB RAM
    Available OS Memory: 12280MB RAM
    Page File: 8908MB used, 15647MB available
    Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
    DX Setup Parameters: Not found
    User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
    System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
    DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode
    Display Devices
    Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
    Manufacturer: NVIDIA
    Chip type: GeForce 9500 GT
    DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
    Display Memory: 4069 MB
    Dedicated Memory: 997 MB
    Shared Memory: 3071 MB
    Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
    Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
    Monitor Model: ASUS VH242
    Monitor Id: ACI24FA
    Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
    Output Type: DVI
    Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
    Driver File Version: 8.17.0012.5896 (English)
    Driver Version: 8.17.12.5896
    DDI Version: 10
    Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
    Driver Attributes: Final Retail
    Driver Date/Size: 7/10/2010 04:38:00, 12471400 bytes
    WHQL Logo'd: n/a
    WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
    Driver Strong Name: oem3.inf:NVIDIA_SetA_Devices.NTamd64.6.1:Section003:8.17.12.5896:pci\ven_10de&dev_0640
    Rank Of Driver: 00E62001
    Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_C ModeWMV9_C
    D3D9 Overlay: Supported
    DXVA-HD: Supported
    DDraw Status: Enabled
    D3D Status: Enabled
    AGP Status: Enabled

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    Good luck,
    Hunt

  • New NLE Build Specs I've Selected for My Client - Comments?

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    CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-1000HX 1000W Power Supply  (any chance I need more than 1000W?) - $230
    ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard (Note: only available board supported by BlackMagic for their DeckLink/IntensityPro video capture cards, so this is pretty much it unless I want to chance a non-supported board with equivalent specs) - $290
    Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950 (I intend to overclock to some degree, probably under 4GHz) - $270
    Prolimatech Armageddon CPU Cooler - Intel Socket LGA 775/1156/1366 Heatsink, 140mm Fan Compatible  (Selected this one because one Web site review of the ASUS board specifically used this cooler which fit nicely without covering up the 6 RAM slots; also this one gets good reviews everywhere) - $65
    XIGMATEK eXTREME SILENT Series XSF-F1452 140mm Case Fan x 2  (for the above cooler to improve cooling) - $20
    G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 24GB (6 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9T2-24GBRL - $285
    Palit NE5X56T01142-1041F GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card  (lots of DDR5 RAM, 384 cores, 256-bit memory path, well reviewed) - $280
    SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 HD322GJ/U 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (for OS and programs) - $43
    SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive x 4 (for RAID 0) - $260
    SONY Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 8X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 8MB Cache SATA Internal Blu-ray Burner Blu-ray Burner BD-5300S-0B - OEM - $110
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    http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/memory-scaling-i7,2325-10.html
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    In the last half hour I've looked up a LOT of Web postings about the ASUS P6X58D Premium and 1600 memory. It's all over the place as to whether the issues people have had are with the RAM, the CPU memory controller, or their memory settings. I don't want to go through a couple weeks of RMAing memory back and forth to get it right. I need to have this machine up within the next 6 weeks and the client isn't going to be able to order for another two weeks.
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    http://forums.adobe.com/thread/695662?tstart=60
    I quote Mr. Bowen:
    Quote
    When  the I7 platform released, Intel's official supported specs were really  low. They only officially supported DDR3 1333 and that was with 3 sticks  of ram only. If you had 6 sticks then the supported clock speed of the  ram was 1066. Intel also only supported a QPI of 4.8 on most cpu's  accept for the top 1 or 2 which had a QPI support of 6.4. The  Motherboard manufacturers decided to go well beyond those specs because  they were way to conservative and to push their products. The  manufacturers like ASUS supported DDR3 1600 or even DDR2000 but only in 3  stick configurations. If you had any problems with 6 stick  configurations at DDR3 1600 or higher, they would respond they only  supported specs greater than Intel's with 3 stick configurations( I was  surprised they hid behind that back then when I talked to the engineers  of one of the companies). This does not mean that it will not work. It  just means you wont get support from the motherboard manufacturer if you  have problems. It really was a joke. So much so one of the companies I  can't name here changed their website to reflect that just because I  brought the subject up and told them this policy was no where on their  website at all when we tested their board.
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    End Quote
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    Further comments on this?

  • Please help: Premiere has slowwed to a crawl.

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    12.0 GB Ram
    Windows 7 Pro 64bit SP1 fully updated
    Nvidia GTX 470 w/ 1280 MB GDDR5
         current driver. 285.62
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    E: 300GB 10000 rpm 16MB cache VeliciRaptor Drive for Project files preview files/scratch disks and such 134GB free
    G: 1TB 7200 rpm 32MB cache Barracuda Drive for Assets 158GB Free
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    Michael,
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