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PC Hardware Update or Replace decision
I am using a PC with INTEL motherboard DH67CL. I am about to convert to Windows 10 from Windows 7. The BIOS is 14:11:21, ver 04.06.04. INTEL has removed all BIOS updates from their support website. I plan to clone the two existing drives, a 1 TB SSD and a 3 TB WD HDD before converting to W 10. The 2.14 TB size limit for Win 7 may have become the reason that I have lost some files to corruption as that drive had more than the nominal limit. I have deleted and moved some to get down to 1.6 TB on that drive. CPU is i7
My questions are: does that MB/ BIOS support SSE 4.2 as seems to be a requirement for the October update? I have an Nvidia GEForce GT640 GPU but think I need to replace it. So, second question is what NVIDIA card to buy? Adobe Support does not want to answer that question, possibly because it would sound like endorsement.
I don't want to just keep on repainting the old Chevy, but also don't want to pop for an entire new system.
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JeffreyTranberry
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2 months ago
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28185844/do-all-64-bit-intel-architectures-support-ssse3-sse4-1-sse4-2-instructions
SSE 4.1 and SSE4.2 are supported on Intel Core i7 (“Nehalem”), Intel Atom (Silvermont core), AMD Bulldozer, AMD Jaguar, and later processors.
For GPU cards, I would look at this page and get something with a score of 3000 or higher: https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/directCompute.html many are between $100-$200.
Sr. Product Manager, Adobe Digital Imaging
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todd_shaner_6660895
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2 months ago
That MB is over 9 years old and no longer supported by Intel. IMHO don't waste your time trying to upgrade it. I'd go with the a MB that uses the most current Intel chipset, which is Comet Lake 400 series. That will give you maximum future-proofing and cheaper in the long-run! In my last job I worked directly with Intel as an embedded system developer so very familiar with product selection.
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DGrainger
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2 months ago
Thanks Todd! Sounds like good advice.
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todd_shaner_6660895
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2 months ago
Let me know if you need any help with component selection. Here's some links that might be helpful.
https://photographylife.com/the-ultimate-pc-build-for-photography-needs/2
https://www.wepc.com/reviews/best-10th-gen-intel-motherboard/
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