Author Topic: My wishlist. New PC upgrade. (Read 2443 times)

ZephixLeer (Zephic) · « **on:** March 14, 2012, 11:07:56 pm »

So right now I'm running an old core 2 duo 1.8Ghz processor on an intel board. It has finally reached a point where I have to ugprade very soon. SWTOR is running OK, but could run much better. I also find myself doing a lot more rendering with blender 3d and I've gotten much deeper into game design and development. My requirements for a system have gone from a gamer with moderate expectations in FPS to gamer/developer who wants some solid power.

Here's the "upgrade" i came up with, keeping the current case, power supply and video card I have. (GTX 470 1Gig)

Corsair Force Series GT 120 GB SATA 2.5-Inch SATA III Solid State Drive
Corsair 16 GB (4 x 4 GB) DDR3 2133 MHz
ASUS RAMPAGE IV EXTREME - LGA2011 - X79
Intel Core i7-3820 Processor 3.6 4 LGA 2011
(not going to OC yet, but considering switching to the 2600K or 2700K in case I do in the future... that mobo is asking for it really... Probably a good idea, even though the above processor is technically faster out of the box)

Any suggestions or alternatives?

likwidtek · « **Reply #1 on:** March 15, 2012, 01:47:21 am »

The core i7s are nice but if you're trying to save money the core i5s are insane bang for the buck. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-4.html

ZephixLeer (Zephic) · « **Reply #2 on:** March 15, 2012, 04:40:55 am »

Thats what i'm hearing. However, I tend to feel better about spending a little extra now and future proof my system a bit more.

I may even wait for the ivy bridge stuff in April.

By the way, did you see a big difference after your recent overclock? I've never tried it, but I want to consider that in my next system. Especially if I get water cooling and all that.