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Looking into upgrading my rig in the coming months, opinions needed.

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NukaCola

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Current setup (Built in August of 2008):

Mobo:ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
Graphics: VisionTek 900244 Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor BX80570E8500
RAM: OCZ Platinum Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P10004GK
Case: Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 7.1 Channels
PSU: OCZ Game X Stream 600W
HDD:
Seagate Barracuda 250GB ST3250620AS
Seagate Barracuda 500GB ST3500630AS
Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS-00J7B1

I've been wanting to upgrade mobo, graphics, CPU, and RAM in order to run current-gen games at full, especially The Witcher 2. My price range is $700-$800 with the parts I've been looking at (on NewEgg). I'm concerned about whether my build can run with a 600W PSU, that's where you guys can come in.

I play games at 1920x1200 resolution, btw.

These are the parts I was looking at:

ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157229

XFX HD-687A-ZDBC Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150520

Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115070

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231445

The RAM is hella pricey, so if I could get recommendations on other types of 8GB RAM I'm open to it. I appreciate any feedback, especially on the PSU part (whether 600W can handle it). I'll be highly annoyed if I won't be able to handle it with my current PSU 😛 But let's see! Thanks.
 
What's wrong with the i7? Also, please recommend a "beefier" GPU, as I was content with a 6870, but if you have something better in mind, please show.

I'll take another look at RAM on New Egg.
 
The i7 is $100 more then the i5-2500k but offers less then 5% imporvment in almost every game. If this computer will be used for encoding then sure get the i7 as it will help you a lot. But if it is for gaming there is no real reason to get it. just e-peen.

Also let me recommend a new Z68 motherboard.

And here is some RAM for you to look at. It IS a shellhshocker deal so hurry.
 
I agree with aphelion and mnewsham. You want to go "lighter" on the CPU (saving $100 for 5% difference in games) and heavier on the GPU (performance scales linearly with price up to a point).

With that in mind, I'd recommend:
i5 2500K $225
GA-Z68A-D3H $130
G.Skill DDR3 1333 8GB $65 SS
GTX 570 $310 AR

This costs $730 AR versus the $780 AR that your original parts cost. It'll perform quite a bit better in games. Oh, and your exiting PSU, while not the greatest, should be fine.
 
mnewsham said:
Originally Posted by NukaCola
*sigh* Power Supply recommendations? 1000W?

No, no it wont, 600w is overkill ignore any PSU calculator provided by someone trying to sell you a PSU.
Click to expand...

That would be my recommendation when choosing a PSU. 🙂
 
Ah, wow. Interesting! Thanks for that.

Here's what's in my NewEgg wishlist right now (subject to change, obviously)

GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128502

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115072

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231311

XFX HD-695X-CNFC Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150530

This graphics card has an extra gig and is just a little more expensive than the Gigabyte card shown earlier in the thread.
 
I know this thread's a few months old but I figured I'd resurrect it in case I need to update this "wishlist." I noticed that the Graphics Card is no longer available on New Egg. I have a job now so I'm hoping to finally be able to afford a system upgrade around August. Should I wait for suggestions then, or would a few pointers help right now?
 
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