Decisions decisions decisions

[cry_monster]

This forum has been really good to me lately with the great help I get from this community, so I just want to ask a decision that I have been stuck on for the past couple of days now. I am looking into upgrading a part of my computer, and or adding a part to it, my problem is I don’t know what to buy, I only want to buy one.

My current specs are: ASUS Formula III MOBO, ASUS EAH5870/G/, 4gb 1333 Talent RAM, AMD 965. These are the important things. What I am stuck on in my decision is whether or not I should get: Better RAM mainly nice Corsair 1600 MEM. A new MOBO mainly an ASUS Formula IV. A second video card mainly a ASUS EAH5870/V2/. Or a new Processor mainly an AMD 1090T. http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1313306.

I am a big Overclocking guy and my current scores on 3D vantage are hovering around the 22xxx range http://service.futuremark.com/home.action;jsessionid=EDBF1F289318DA5A4E92FADB6252B093. I am mainly looking for something that will improve upon these scores; I am trying to squeeze out a score of 25xxx. What should I get?

 

[Lmeow]

Better RAM wouldn't help much at all (unless it's limiting your overclock). The 1090T is nice but the 965 is faster in gaming, buy the 1055T instead and overclock if you want a hex core processor. The HD 5870 V2 has some overclocking abilities but I don't think that would help too much, but adding it in CrossFireX shoud help a lot.

 

[cry_monster]

well that is what i was going to do with the 5870v2 was to crossfire it with my other 5870. but what are your views on the ASUS formula 4

 

[Lmeow]

Nice colour scheme, offers a few more features like ROG Connect which you may be interested in, and four PCI-E x16 lanes, operating at x16/x16/x0/x4 or x16/x8/x8/x4. Really the only real improvements.

 

[cry_monster]

well i am considering a formula 4 so i can add a second 5870 and a GTS250 for physx a little bit down the line. but for now i am thinking i might just get new RAM or a formula 4. the ram i am looking at is corsair mainly something around the 1600 rang, do you know of any good corsair ram in that area or any other ram with those same specs?

 

[cry_monster]

bump

 

[wolfram23]

5870 will give the biggest boost. Your GPU score will be in excess of 30k.