Intel Core i7-3770 System Upgrade

[Chiikafusa]

Hi there,

planning to do a CPU upgrade to an Intel Core i7-3770(K).

Do you think I need to upgrade other parts of my system as well?

I already searched the web and it seems my 300W PSU should still do fine, though thought about to add more RAM.

Note that I was able to run Battlefield 1 on mid-settings (Win 10 Pro; SSD) fluently, but working with Mac OS X El Capitan on a larger than 500p InDesign document it started to lagg...

Thanks for your help.


Chii

 

[nobodynose]

Hi there,

planning to do a CPU upgrade to an Intel Core i7-3770(K).

Do you think I need to upgrade other parts of my system as well?

I already searched the web and it seems my 300W PSU should still do fine, though thought about to add more RAM.

Note that I was able to run Battlefield 1 on mid-settings (Win 10 Pro; SSD) fluently, but working with Mac OS X El Capitan on a larger than 500p InDesign document it started to lagg...

Thanks for your help.


Chii

I would upgrade that power supply if I were you; the power supply at http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator says you need 305W, and that's with no peripherals (since I don't know what peripherals you have). That's cutting it too close for comfort. Especially if you add more RAM, which it sounds like you need.

 

[Chiikafusa]

Thanks for your reply.

Well, that's odd: got two different results.
Probably, need to be more specific...

From my current PSU manufactorer: