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well a buddy of mine is going to buy my i5-2500k and z68 along with my old case and heat sink. I have crunched the numbers and it looks like I can upgrade to a i5-3570k a decent mobo and heat sink for about $25-$50 after the sell. going to sell in April right before ivy bridge comes out. I think getting rid of old junk and SB and being able to upgrade is worth it.
I'm also going to be selling my gtx 480 while it is still worth over $200 and borrow a 250 from a friend and save the cash for kepler. I figure that right now is the best time to sell while its only one series behind and still has value. as soon as Kepler rolls out itll never sell for more than $200
guess the reason for the post is, is it worth around $150-$200 to upgrade to IB and Kepler. Kepler no doubt is worth it, the only reasons for me to go IB is for pci-e 3.0 and lan party bragging rights, but I think the low costs to upgrade to it are enough motivation to do so plus I found my current mobo usb 3.0 speeds to be rather sluggish and I wouldn't mind thunderbolt support
I'm also going to be selling my gtx 480 while it is still worth over $200 and borrow a 250 from a friend and save the cash for kepler. I figure that right now is the best time to sell while its only one series behind and still has value. as soon as Kepler rolls out itll never sell for more than $200
guess the reason for the post is, is it worth around $150-$200 to upgrade to IB and Kepler. Kepler no doubt is worth it, the only reasons for me to go IB is for pci-e 3.0 and lan party bragging rights, but I think the low costs to upgrade to it are enough motivation to do so plus I found my current mobo usb 3.0 speeds to be rather sluggish and I wouldn't mind thunderbolt support