When to upgrade?

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yann3804

Discussion Starter · Nov 25, 2009

Since i'm on a crappy non-overclockable Pentium 4, 512mb ram, 200gb HDD and crappy oem stuff, I thought about upgrading it to... :

i7 920;
GA EX58-UD3R;
6GB CL9T-6GBNQ G.Skill ram;
Diamond (Cheapest atm) Radeon HD5770 ;
TX650W Corsair PSU; (No additional connectors needed for XFire since 5770 uses only one PCIe)
1TB SATA Caviar Creen HDD;
HAF 922 case;
New LG random 24x drive that costs <$30.

This will cost me about $1190 on NCIX w/ price match (originally $1350)
So when to upgrade? Today? In December? In January?
And what to upgrade? If something is better than what I just posted..

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I'd get a TX750 or maybe even a TX850, they're not much more expensive.
Look up prices on Newegg too and if you're within driving distance to a MicroCenter I'd get the i7 there as I've heard they're selling for around U$200.

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EnToxication

· #3 · Nov 25, 2009

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Originally Posted by nolonger

750 will do extremely fine with 5000 series...

Edit: no, even 650 will do fine.

You can upgrade later next year when hexCores come out, but don't know how long 920 will stay in the market

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nolonger

· #4 · Nov 25, 2009

Wow, just saw the price difference (I could swear it was less). Get the TX750 IMO.

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Daney

· #5 · Nov 25, 2009

All I'll say is wait until i7 930 is released. I think it's 32nm, meaning less voltage/heat.

If the i7 930 is going to be released relatively soon, I'd wait for it. If not, get the 920.

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yann3804

Discussion Starter · #6 · Nov 25, 2009

If I plan on mild-high gaming, should I go with an i5? I do care about future proofing and the x8/x8 line of the P55s boards are just driving me off, since I plan to crossfire in a late future.

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psi_guy

· #7 · Nov 26, 2009

after reading what you are wanting, i recommend an i7 920 setup. you won't be disappointed. plenty of upgrade options down the road and numerous gpu configs. and i don't think you are going to save huge if you buy this setup now or in a month. if you have the money now, why not start enjoying it now?

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