Upgrading Computer - Advice Welcome Please!!!

[hearmenow]

Hi Guys, been here before and you were a great help.

My system is now a bit dated and I've been looking for a New setup what I mainly do is 3D Work / Maya / UDK / 3Ds Max as well as quite a big gamer.
I mainly just want to replace the core of my system / Mboard/CPU/Ram - I think my PSU can handle new stuff and I've also got another HDD. I wanna spend around £500 but don't mind pushing it a bit more, although I'm not sure whether to buy now or wait a lil longer for some new stuff...
I also think my current graphics card should be fine as well as I not long ago bought it as recommended from someone on the forum

One of the deals I was looking at was the following:
http://www.overclock.co.uk/product/Intel-Core-i7-950-CPU-Corsair-6GB-DDR3-1600MHz-RAM-Gigabyte-GA-X58A-UD3R-Motherboard-Bundle_26506.html

I have basic knowledge and can build computers etc but am unsure on what is the best for money at the moment and what is the best combination of hardware.
Many many thanks in advance.





Graphics Sapphire HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI DisplayPort HDCP PCI-E Graphics Card
CPU - Arctic Power 700W PSU - 4x SATA 1x PCI-Express 124927
RAM - OCZ 4GB Kit (2x2GB) 800MHz/PC2-6400 Memory Platinum Performance CL5 (5-4-4-18)
MBOARD - Asus P5N-E SLI 650i Socket 775 PCI-E Onboard Audio ATX Motherboard
CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz) Socket 775 L2 8MB Cache (2x4MB (4MB per core pair) Retail Boxed Processor
Hardrive - Samsung HD753LJ 750GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm *32MB Cache* - OEM
Antec 900 Nine Hundred - Gaming Case with 200mm Top Fan - No PSU

Samsung SM223BW 21.6" TFT Monitor Widescreen 1680x1050 3000:1 300 cd/m2 5ms VGA/DVI-D Glossy black
Microsoft Optical Desktop with Integrated Fingerprint Reader & Wireless Mouse 1
Hardrive - Samsung HD753LJ 750GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm *32MB Cache* - OEM

 

[mosox]

those are better and cheaper

Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3-B3
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/259593
Intel Core i5 2500K
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/251596
Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/247673

£318.92

And you can throw in a new video card

Sapphire HD 6850 1GB
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/244431
or
Sapphire HD 6870 1GB
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/247611

 

[hearmenow]

Thanks Very much mate, Would you recommend anything better in terms of Mboard/Cpu/Ram for couple hundred more? like the Intel core i7?

As im assuming i7 is better than the i5 ? xD

 

[mosox]

For gaming the i7 isn't better, the i-5 is a great CPU.

RAM
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-056-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=

If you overclock:

Arctic Cooling MX-2
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135613
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/245376

SLI/Crossfire mobos (if you need that)
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4-B3
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/258683
Asus P8P67 Pro R3
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/260185


Or
Philips E-line 234EL2SB Full HD WLED LCD 23"
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/242578

XFX HD 6950 XXX Dual Fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-xfx-hd-6950-xxx-pci-e-21-%28x16%29-5200mhz-gddr5-gpu-830mhz-1408cores-2x-dvi-i-2x-mdp-hdmi

I think you can get all that in your budget (£700?).

 

[hearmenow]

Ah cool thanks mate.
Yeah im not to worried about anything other than Mboard /Ram / CPU as i'll probably just keep my radeon HD untill I need to upgrade it as I think it's quite capable of playing games on full just the rest of my setup that is letting me down.

was also looking at
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/248846

The Asus P8P67 Pro R3 seems a lot better compared to the gigabyte? from looking at reviews.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/260185

Overall would you say it's better to get these now or wait a lil longer see if there is anything new coming out that is better for the money.

being a bit fussy Just wanna make sure its a few years future proof xD

 

[mosox]

You can search for reviews on the net and read more customers reviews in here
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%20600093976&IsNodeId=1&name=LGA%201155
RAM (the lower latency the better)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-062-GS

You can wait some 6 weeks for the new AMD AM3+ socket (4/6/8 cores Bulldozer CPUs), might be a killer and the prices for Intel should drop anyway.

 

[hearmenow]

Cool Thanks so much for your help mate. So overall you'd recommend just going ahead and getting :-

Intel Core i5 2500K
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/251596

Asus P8P67 Pro R3
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/260185

Ram
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] =MY-062-GS

and probably get the other 2 for over clocking.

Arctic Cooling MX-2
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135613
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/245376

But yeah thanks for the help and knowledge about the latency.

 

[mosox]

You have a good CPU, you can get just the cooler and thermal paste and overclock it to 3GHz or more and wait for the new sockets from AMD and Intel. Your video card is not very strong so it won't be held back by the CPU. By moving to Sandy Bridge you won't notice a big difference, for gaming the video card matters much more than the CPU.

 

[hearmenow]

Hmm, so basically you'd recommend just waiting a few months. I agree my system is fine atm for what I do, fried one stick of ram with lifetime warranty but they're making it a massive hassle to get a new stick so I could just buy another 4gb for current setup and just wait 3/4 months for new hardware release =/

This is the new chip you mean ?
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2010/04/12/new-socket-to-replace-lga1366-due-in-2011/1

Once again thanks for your time.

 

[mosox]

Yep. AMD in June, Intel in Q4.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Sandy-Bridge-Ivy-Bridge-DirectX-11-LGA1155,12155.html

http://www.techpowerup.com/139053/Bulldozer-Shines-in-3D-Gaming-and-Rendering-AMD.html

 

[hearmenow]

Cool cheers, might as well wait till then. Will bumb the price of the other's as well I guess... Thanks a lot for your help mate!