- Jul 29, 2011
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Hey guys,
I am looking to upgrade an old phenomII/4870 system. I have $750 to spend, but I can stretch it out to $800 if it's worth it. I have all the peripherals, the SSD/HDD, a good 550W PSU, an ok cpu cooler, and a 1680x1050 display (will upgrade later in the year).
I am looking to upgrade the mobo, cpu, gpu, and memory. I will at some point moderately overcloak the CPU. I will not ever do SLI/crossfire. This will be my mobo/cpu/gpu upgrade for at least the next 3 years.
Right now I am looking at a rig with gtx770 and i5-3570k. Since I will not do SLI, I would really like the community to recommend a good smaller form mobo (i.e. a cheaper mobo without too many extra bells and whistles) that would allow me to comfortably overcloak the cpu. I am fairly set on the gpu, unless there is a good deal on a 7970 somewhere. As far as the CPU goes, I know there is somewhat of an argument whether to to go 1155 or 1150, but I figure that by the time I am doing my next upgrade in 3-3.5 years both of the these (and AM3+ too, AMD supporters) will be outdated, so I should just go with the cheaper option in 3570k. I am not particularly worried about memory, an 8gb kit with standard performace would suffice I think.
This computer will be used purely for gaming.
Thanks all!
ah, and I am using newegg for this
I am looking to upgrade an old phenomII/4870 system. I have $750 to spend, but I can stretch it out to $800 if it's worth it. I have all the peripherals, the SSD/HDD, a good 550W PSU, an ok cpu cooler, and a 1680x1050 display (will upgrade later in the year).
I am looking to upgrade the mobo, cpu, gpu, and memory. I will at some point moderately overcloak the CPU. I will not ever do SLI/crossfire. This will be my mobo/cpu/gpu upgrade for at least the next 3 years.
Right now I am looking at a rig with gtx770 and i5-3570k. Since I will not do SLI, I would really like the community to recommend a good smaller form mobo (i.e. a cheaper mobo without too many extra bells and whistles) that would allow me to comfortably overcloak the cpu. I am fairly set on the gpu, unless there is a good deal on a 7970 somewhere. As far as the CPU goes, I know there is somewhat of an argument whether to to go 1155 or 1150, but I figure that by the time I am doing my next upgrade in 3-3.5 years both of the these (and AM3+ too, AMD supporters) will be outdated, so I should just go with the cheaper option in 3570k. I am not particularly worried about memory, an 8gb kit with standard performace would suffice I think.
This computer will be used purely for gaming.
Thanks all!
ah, and I am using newegg for this
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