HP Z420 to Ryzen --Is it reasonable? [Solved]
Posted: 2019-06-22 12:48
Dear All,
I am the owner of an HP Z420 workstation with 6 cores
https://www8.hp.com/ca/en/campaigns/wor ... /z420.html
and I am not in a terrible rush to get something else, but at some point I would like to upgrade it (I am mostly into numerical work and data processing--no videogames or heavy graphical tasks).
I heard wonders about the new Ryzen cpus and I wonder (as someone who knows really little about hardware) if it makes any sense to think about replacing the motherboard and using a ryzen cpu.
Any thoughts on that? Of course this has to make economic sense (cheaper than buying a new workstation) and the scenario to avoid is to end up with a motherboard I cannot fit into my box.
Any piece of advice is welcome!
I am the owner of an HP Z420 workstation with 6 cores
https://www8.hp.com/ca/en/campaigns/wor ... /z420.html
and I am not in a terrible rush to get something else, but at some point I would like to upgrade it (I am mostly into numerical work and data processing--no videogames or heavy graphical tasks).
I heard wonders about the new Ryzen cpus and I wonder (as someone who knows really little about hardware) if it makes any sense to think about replacing the motherboard and using a ryzen cpu.
Any thoughts on that? Of course this has to make economic sense (cheaper than buying a new workstation) and the scenario to avoid is to end up with a motherboard I cannot fit into my box.
Any piece of advice is welcome!