Aurora R1, CPU upgrade to Ryzen 2700X?

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@vinoookie wrote:

1. I bought an Aurora R4 

2. I started with replacing the GTX 580 with a GTX 1070 which is working fine.

3. I think about replacing the i7 960 3,2ghz with an ryzen 2700x 3,8ghz.

4. Will i need to upgrade the Mainboard, its still the Alienware A02 on rev A11.

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1. Sounds like an Aurora-R1 (circa 2010)

2. Nice

3. Switching from Intel to AMD CPU will require a new motherboard and possibly ram.

4. That BIOS version is fine. Just stick with that Intel CPU.

1. Yes you are Right, its a R1

3+4. i should get an intel CPU and everything will be fine. The motherboard is not a bottleneck?

is there anything compare able to the ryzen 2700x.

Maybe the i7 9700k or the i5 8400?

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@vinoookie wrote:

1. Yes you are Right, its a R1

2. i should get an intel CPU and everything will be fine.

3. The motherboard is not a bottleneck?

4. is there anything compare able to the ryzen 2700x.. Maybe the i7 9700k or the i5 8400?

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1. So, it's 8 years old . I suggest you be happy it still works. :Smile:

2. That Intel x58-chipset motherboard uses the old Socket-1366 processors  (i7-9x0 series). Your i7-960 is fine.

3. Not for i7-960 and other original parts (like tri-channel memory). Remember, it's Legacy-BIOS (non-UEFI) ... it only has SATA-2/300 and USB-2.0 (but you can install a USB-3.0 PCIe addin card).

Sure, no problem.

Yeah, my Aurora-R1 runs great with GTX-1070 and SSD. Running Fallout-4 at 1080p on Ultra Settings.

Of course, my Aurora-R6 does it all a little better.  :Smile:

Thank you very much for your investigation.

1. Yes it still works, but also with the new Gtx 1070 the System is not running stable FPS even on mid/low settings.

I think it’s time for an upgrade, the System is 8 / 9 years old.

I found some older threads from you, where you described a way to handle it.

Hello gentlemen

Your R1 x58 socket 1366 motherboard only supports so many CPUs, all in the 9xx Family; the 960 approaches the mid-top end, where better CPUs are

• Gulftown 970 980 980x 990x Hex | Bloomfield 965 975 Quad

*965 975 | 980x 990x have the 6.4 QPI (the rest = 4.8)

*980x 990x are the best you can install, both require Bios A08 A09 A10 A11

All other newer CPUs require a new motherboard (+ new cooling retention ring); some newer CPUs require newer DDR3L or DDR4 memory (yours has DDR3)

i7 960 is a Gen1 Core CPU, Intel is now at Gen9, therefore you have 8 different families (w/ mainstream & extreme subsets) to consider & perhaps 6-8 different motherboard sockets dedicated between them; example, i9 9900k needs socket 1151 (z370 or z390) chipset

Here we see a recent Intel 8700k (z370) + 2080Ti motherboard swap; Alienboard is gone, now Alien case housing aftermarket board

R1 houses a micro-ATX form factor board (9.6 x 9.6) where typical top 'modern' CPUs are 6700k z170 | 7700k z270 | 8700k z370 | 9700k / 9900k z390, all are found in the newer Aurora R5 R6 R7 R8, while Intel 'extreme' & AMD ThreadRip CPUs exist in Area-51 R2-R7, there are lower-tier i3 i5 i7's in all flavors as well

Your x58 dead-ends at 975 980x 990x, try for 16-24Gb DDR3 1600 memory, & if you like your Alien case, consider buying it a new modern mthrbrd/cpu/mem/cooling ring (+ sell your X58 hardware) ... join AlienOwners & post for swap help there if/when the day comes

Ryzen 2700x competes with 7700k 8700k 8086k 9700k 9900k; see google uTube for head-to-head comparisons, example gamers nexus / hardware unboxed channels

I looked for this link earlier but couldn't find it in time for my prior post; Area-51 (similar to Aurora) owner, aftrmrkt mthrbrd swap from x58 to newer AMD Ryzen

My ryzen Area 51 ALX

Old

New

to move out of Gen1 9xx family u must buy new hardware (mthrbrd/cpu etc)

Aurora-R1, Motherboard and CPU upgrade? (Asus Maximus VIII Gene 6700k)

Here we see a recent Intel 8700k (z370) + 2080Ti motherboard swap; the Alienboard is gone, now just an Alien case housing an aftermarket board

The link is not working, but I think i will find this on the alienowners website?

Aurora R4 ALX case 8700k RTX 2080Ti | & Aurora subforum | typical google

(given that SLI / X-Fire isn't perfect, & space is an issue (heat buildup), it's recommended to buy one beast GRFX card instead of two)

I don’t know why but there was an option enabled from the GeForce experience which decreased my speed to the hz of my display.

There was an other tool which also decreased my frames to stable 60 fps.

I turned the second up to 120 and now i have stable 60fps on 60hz display.

I already ordered a New display with 144hz, i will See How the System will handle.