Hi all,
It seems it's time for an upgrade but I want some feedback. I am currently running on a core I5 750 that has been a great CPU but I'm getting the itch to upgrade. I've always tried to pick the sweet spot for CPU's between price and performance and I've loyally picked a $200 range Intel CPU every time I upgrade my rig (about every 3-4 years). I use my PC for music recording (pro-tools) and gaming (into BF3 and Skyrim right now) and I can runevery current game I want at high settings. Overall, I figured it's time because I need a new Mobo with USB 3.0, SATA 6.0, and more usb inputs. I'll also jump into Windows 8 this fall. I'm scoping out the Core I5 3570 as that seems to be the thrid gen equivalent of my 750 but how much better will it be? Should I wait another year? My current rig is below:
CPU: Intel Core i5 750 (lga 1156)
Mobo: ASRock P55 Extreme
RAM: 8gb 1333mhz DDR3
Vid Card: 2x Radeon 6870's in Xfire
SSD: Dual Samsung 830 64gb in RAID 0 (128 gb total) (plan to keep)
HDD: Dual WD Blue 7200 RPM 500gb RAID 0 (1tb total) (plan to keep)
Case: Antec P183 (plan to keep)
PSU: Coolmax 850 watt (plan to keep)
Also, I am eyeing the new nvidia gtx 680. I get great performance out of my dual 6870's but microstuttering is no myth and is especially visible in Skryim. I need a single card solution but I know these two 6870's will be just about the same performance wise as the 680 (maybe even better). Should I wait for the next go around for that as well? Thanks in advance for the advice. -THUNDARR
It seems it's time for an upgrade but I want some feedback. I am currently running on a core I5 750 that has been a great CPU but I'm getting the itch to upgrade. I've always tried to pick the sweet spot for CPU's between price and performance and I've loyally picked a $200 range Intel CPU every time I upgrade my rig (about every 3-4 years). I use my PC for music recording (pro-tools) and gaming (into BF3 and Skyrim right now) and I can runevery current game I want at high settings. Overall, I figured it's time because I need a new Mobo with USB 3.0, SATA 6.0, and more usb inputs. I'll also jump into Windows 8 this fall. I'm scoping out the Core I5 3570 as that seems to be the thrid gen equivalent of my 750 but how much better will it be? Should I wait another year? My current rig is below:
CPU: Intel Core i5 750 (lga 1156)
Mobo: ASRock P55 Extreme
RAM: 8gb 1333mhz DDR3
Vid Card: 2x Radeon 6870's in Xfire
SSD: Dual Samsung 830 64gb in RAID 0 (128 gb total) (plan to keep)
HDD: Dual WD Blue 7200 RPM 500gb RAID 0 (1tb total) (plan to keep)
Case: Antec P183 (plan to keep)
PSU: Coolmax 850 watt (plan to keep)
Also, I am eyeing the new nvidia gtx 680. I get great performance out of my dual 6870's but microstuttering is no myth and is especially visible in Skryim. I need a single card solution but I know these two 6870's will be just about the same performance wise as the 680 (maybe even better). Should I wait for the next go around for that as well? Thanks in advance for the advice. -THUNDARR
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