Processor and mobo upgrade or gpu upgrade

[Wezt83]

Right now i have an Amd Phenom ii x4 955be, 4 gigs ddr2 ram, running 2 5770s. the question i have. im looking to upgrade. Should i upgrade the gpus to 2 6870s or upgrade my amd to an intel chip. I am looking at the i7 950, ASUS Sabertooth X58 Motherboard, and 4 gb 1333 ddr3 ram. i know the intel setup is a little more than the 2 6870s but im curious what would be the better upgrade. this rig is used 85% gaming 15% media. Thanks

 

[Dylan80]

GPUs.... Phenom 4 955 should have tons of juice still. 4GB is more than minimums these days... (I'd say 2GB is needed for sure, 4GB is nice, and 6/8GB if you have the dough)

16GB is nice but overkill lol

Go with XFX since they are US based and have a LIFETIME warranty.

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GPUs for sure I say

 

[wa1]

Your current CPU is still fast enough even for 2-3 years more. You can OC it to get more performance. 4GB of RAM is enough no need more than that for now.
If you want to upgrade then you can upgrade your GPU. You can sell your 2xHD5770 and get a single HD6870 for now and add another one later if you have money...

 

[Wezt83]

not so worried about the money just trying to get the best bang for the buck

 

[andrern2000]

Sorry to interrupt but 2x 5770 is still better than single 6870.

 

[wa1]

Yes, you are absolutely right.
Dual HD5770 are much faster than single HD6870. But, like I said before, a single HD6870 for now and another one later...

 

[simon12]

unless you are useing a seriously high resolution or 2-3 monitors I don't think any upgrade is worth it, maybe look at SSDs for now and wait for sandy bridge/bulldozer for a CPU upgrade.

 

[CsG_kieran_2]

how much money do you have to spend? if alot they upgrade them both, if not the upgrade the GPU as you will see a great performance increase

 

[pcworm]

+1 for holding out on the upgrade and getting SSDs
belive me the difference is so big that you would never go back to HDDs