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looking to upgrade my computer for future gaming help? advice?

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causecovah

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i wanna upgrade my computer from as it is nowww to be able to handle most computer games, particularly starcraft2 and diablo 3. i wanna have it last as long as possible without being outdated rite away but also the whole bang for buck thing. can anyone help me find wat i need or suggest anything?

im looking at:
ASUS Maximus IV Extreme -Z - LGA 1155 - Z68 - Republic of Gamer Series - ATX Intel Z68 ATX DDR3 2200 Motherboards

[URL="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0041RRNDK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER"]EVGA GeForce GTS 450 Superclocked 1024 MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI SLI Ready Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1452-TR [/URL]

Intel Core i7-2600K Processor 3.4GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1155

iono which ram i need
and im thinking into SLI

these are my current specs:
OS: Windows 7 home edition
motherboard: ASUSTeK computer INC. P5K premium
Processor: Intel core 2 duo CPU E8400 @3.00GHz
RAM:4 GB ddr2
graphics card: GeForce 8800 GTS 360MB 576 mhz
three 232GB hard drives
case: cooler master haf 932
 
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Welcome to the forums.

FYI, this belongs in the General Hardware forum. There is a sticky thread there that you should read and answer the questions from it. Also there are dozens of other gaming system threads with suggestions on what to buy.

Your list:
- CPU should be an i5-2500K not 2600K, it wastes $100 for no extra gaming power
- Motherboard is at least $150 more than you need to pay for a good SLI motherboard
- GTX 450 is a lousy card for gaming, even in SLI. Take the $250+ you don't spend on the 2600/Asus and get a pair of GTX 560 ti instead.

For RAM, 2 x 4 GB, just cheap DDR3-1333 at 1.5v, faster won't help Sandy Bridge.

Answer the sticky thread questions for more parts suggestions.
 
solid points by dave, I was going to say same things.

One more thing is to wait just few weeks until BD comes and see how it performs.
Although.... it doesnt look good for amd.
 
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