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CoolHandLuke

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Hey guys,

I bought a lot of my components almost a year ago and still have not gotten around to building it. In the time that has passed some new products have come out. Let me know if you think I should stick with what I have or upgrade to make my system up to date and future proof. Everything I am listing is brand new in the original packaging.

Oh, and don't tell me to change what I have completely. I just want to know if I should get the new versions of what I have. Do not take price into consideration for the things I list below, only performance and future proofing. Thanks.



1. Z77 vs. Z87 - I have the Sabertooth Z77 right now. From what I am reading Z87 is more future proof and has a couple extra features. Is the upgrade to the 1150 socket worth it over the 1155? Should I trade up or will 1150 be outdated in a year as well?

2. Sandy Bridge vs. Haswell - I have a 2500k waiting for me to unleash its power, but Haswell has gotten my attention. Which Haswell chip is the equivalent to the 2500k? Overclocking is not high on my list. I might try it down the road.

3. I currently have a EVGA 660Ti 3GB Superclocked GPU. I only got it because I got a great deal on it. My current options are to buy another one and put them in SLI or upgrade to a 670 or even a 770. Any thoughts?

My main goal here is to of course maximize performance, but at the same time I want to make sure that if I stick with what I have I am not limiting myself in terms of future proofing. And when I say do not take price into consideration that does not mean I have an endless supply of money.

Thanks for taking the time to look at my dilemma.



CoolHandLuke
 
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maddogfargo
If when you say 'waiting for me to unleash' you mean you haven't overclocked that 2500k yet, do it. :)

Get yourself a nice water cooler and crank that bad boy up. 2500k has a lot of untapped potential.

And instead of adding a 2nd card, maybe consider replacing it with an nVidia 770 or AMD 7970 instead.
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getochkn

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There is no future proofing. As you see, what you bought a year ago has been replaced. Build the system and use it before it is outdated. There is no point to upgrade from IB to Haswell really. Building a new system, might as well go Haswell and hope Intel gets one more generation out of it, which I doubt they will, they never do. I don't see a reason to upgrade anything, especially since you haven't even built your system yet and have no idea how it performs.
 
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ingtar33

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your system will work within 10-15% of the top performance of the system you're talking about replacing it with. i'd just build the one you've got, get yourself a 2nd 660ti for SLi, add a high quality cpu cooler and a ssd... and enjoy your high end computer system.

that option would be a LOT less expensive then replacing all the parts wholesale just because there is newer and slightly faster stuff on the market
 
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future proofing is a fools game. haswell vs sandy? 5~15% increase in performance at most? foolish as well. as for the gpu, its not that bad, but if you want to sli or replace it entirely with a 780 (its the only single gpu that offers enough performance gap to warrant the upgrade) but it is up to you.
 
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If when you say 'waiting for me to unleash' you mean you haven't overclocked that 2500k yet, do it. :)

Get yourself a nice water cooler and crank that bad boy up. 2500k has a lot of untapped potential.

And instead of adding a 2nd card, maybe consider replacing it with an nVidia 770 or AMD 7970 instead.
 
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CoolHandLuke

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Thanks for the responses guys. You're all right. I should just build what I have and be happy with it. It's not like what I have is sub par. They are all great components. I think I'm gonna do SLI with the 660's eventually.

Couple more things guys.

1. If I have no plan to overclock as of yet. I don't even know how to do it, lol. Do I need a cooling system right now? If so, I'd like to do a open loop option for around $250 while I do the initial setup to make it easier. What are good brands? Should I cool the CPU and GPU or what? I have no idea.

2. I also plan on doing a lot of BD/DVD burning. Are there any special components I might need with this system? I already have all my hard drives and burners and OS, etc. Just not sure if there is anything I am missing.

Thanks again guys.

You've all been very helpful.



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