Upgrading

[hazza31b]

Hello,
My system specs are
Memory 8GB DDR2 Ram
Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz,LGA775
Cooler Master RC-690
Asus P5Q-PRO, LGA775/Intel P45/ATX 1
900W Greatwall
Sapphire HD 6970 2Gb

I am thinking of upgrading my
Mobo, CPU and RAM

to
Intel Core i7 960 3.2Ghz CPU
Asus SABERTOOTH X58
16GB G.Skill RipjawsX PC-12800 240-pin DDR3

Would these upgrades give me a fast gaming system i could get at least 3 years out of???

 

[hazza31b]

or
this
Asus Sabertooth P67 LGA1155
intel Core i7 2600K 3.40Ghz Quad-Core CPU

 

[browsingtheworld]

The LGA1155. You don't really need a i7 unless you're encoding. The i5-2500K will perform identically in games to the i7-2600K.

If you overclocked your CPU your system should last another 2-3 years.

 

[hazza31b]

Ok so hows this

Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30Ghz Quad-Core CPU
Asus P8Z68-V Pro Z68 LGA1155 ATX M/B
16GB G.Skill RipjawsX PC-12800 240-pin DDR3

Cost $728 AUD
Ok so are these parts any good?
Im into gaming but not really sure when it comes to tech. Pretty keen to run all the upcoming games with Max settings and down the track pick up another 6970.

 

[z_4]

Ok so hows this

Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30Ghz Quad-Core CPU
Asus P8Z68-V Pro Z68 LGA1155 ATX M/B
16GB G.Skill RipjawsX PC-12800 240-pin DDR3

Cost $728 AUD
Ok so are these parts any good?
Im into gaming but not really sure when it comes to tech. Pretty keen to run all the upcoming games with Max settings and down the track pick up another 6970.

Drop to 8GB RAM . It's more than sufficient for your gaming needs. Get a cheaper motherboard like -
Gigabyte GA Z68X UD3H (has same features but is cheaper)
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=17549

 

[hazza31b]

Hey thanks for the link to that site WAY cheaper.
So im going with the P67 sabertooth
and the 2500k
i will stick with the 16Gb ripjaw though
Because the prices were cheaper im getting new CPU cooling and a 50mm fan for the sabertooth.
I was researching the z68 and didnt like the idea of the onboard GPU i can see that causing dramas down the track in some way.