- Apr 21, 2017
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So this is a build...of sorts. If I'm in the wrong spot please forgive me.
I've been running a Zotac EN1070 as a living room gaming PC for a couple of years now. Unfortunately, it's been struggling lately as games begin to take advantage of more threads. A good example of this would be Battlefield 1. If I got onto a 64 player server, even at 1080P low settings, I would see the frame rate tank to the high 20s when things got crazy on screen. Newer games were even worse. My CPU usage would be at 100% for all four cores of the stock 6400T.
Here is a quick review of the stock specs:
Intel 6400T (4 Core - 4 Thread 2.8GHZ Boost clock, 2.5GHZ all core turbo)
Nvidia GTX 1070 Laptop model. This will boost to about 1400mhz under heavy load. So about GTX 1060 Desktop performance.
To that I added 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD.
I needed more CPU speed and more threads. So the logical choice was the Intel I7-6700T. It boosts to 3.4GHZ with 4 Cores and 8 Threads. I got mine second hand by stripping it out of an HP officer machine.
The swap wasn't too difficult. I tore down the system, swapped the CPU, put fresh paste on, rebuilt it, and crossed my fingers hoping it would boot. Two beeps later, the BIOS recognized the CPU, and Windows loaded without a hitch. I did make one change: I allowed the internal fan to rev to 100% instead of just 80%. Other than that, I left everything else alone.
The system booted right up, with no issues. I loaded up Battlefield 1 and.....
HOLY CRAPOLA! It's like I'm using a different computer. The 6700T allowed the GPU to stretch its legs. My frame rate, at 1200P, Ultra Settings was as high as 100FPS range. I was normally in the 80 to 90FPS range with NONE of the CPU based drops I had before. Temps were good as well. The GPU was in the 70C range, and the CPU in the 80C range. Perfectly acceptable. The CPU boosted all the way up to 3.4GHZ all cores. Pure awesome.
To anyone running these systems, you should seriously consider doing this upgrade!
I've been running a Zotac EN1070 as a living room gaming PC for a couple of years now. Unfortunately, it's been struggling lately as games begin to take advantage of more threads. A good example of this would be Battlefield 1. If I got onto a 64 player server, even at 1080P low settings, I would see the frame rate tank to the high 20s when things got crazy on screen. Newer games were even worse. My CPU usage would be at 100% for all four cores of the stock 6400T.
Here is a quick review of the stock specs:
Intel 6400T (4 Core - 4 Thread 2.8GHZ Boost clock, 2.5GHZ all core turbo)
Nvidia GTX 1070 Laptop model. This will boost to about 1400mhz under heavy load. So about GTX 1060 Desktop performance.
To that I added 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD.
I needed more CPU speed and more threads. So the logical choice was the Intel I7-6700T. It boosts to 3.4GHZ with 4 Cores and 8 Threads. I got mine second hand by stripping it out of an HP officer machine.
The swap wasn't too difficult. I tore down the system, swapped the CPU, put fresh paste on, rebuilt it, and crossed my fingers hoping it would boot. Two beeps later, the BIOS recognized the CPU, and Windows loaded without a hitch. I did make one change: I allowed the internal fan to rev to 100% instead of just 80%. Other than that, I left everything else alone.
The system booted right up, with no issues. I loaded up Battlefield 1 and.....
HOLY CRAPOLA! It's like I'm using a different computer. The 6700T allowed the GPU to stretch its legs. My frame rate, at 1200P, Ultra Settings was as high as 100FPS range. I was normally in the 80 to 90FPS range with NONE of the CPU based drops I had before. Temps were good as well. The GPU was in the 70C range, and the CPU in the 80C range. Perfectly acceptable. The CPU boosted all the way up to 3.4GHZ all cores. Pure awesome.
To anyone running these systems, you should seriously consider doing this upgrade!
