Hey guys,
So I've been building computers for a while now, however due to my studies and being jobless for a while (damn economy), i've been away from building for about 3 years now.
Apparently a lot has happened in 3 years, and i need some catching up. I am building this rig to do some sick gaming.
I was thinking about building a new Bulldozer or Sandy Bridge rig yet i need some pointers:
1. Do you think I should go ahead with the Sandy Bridge or wait until Bulldozer? I want to wait, just so i can make a more informed decision but as of now, i have been unable to find a release date for bulldozer; or some info at the least...
2. If i should choose Sandy Bridge, which socket do you think will offer the most longevity to my build? 1155, 1156 or 1366?
3. Do hexa-cores scale well to gaming yet? Or is it like when quad-cores first came out and they sucked for gaming?
4. I've never done an AMD build, and i was looking at some of the specs for their phenomes but i was unable to find the FSB speeds. AMD's dont have this? Because i remember i had to crosscheck the cpu's fsb with the mobo's fsb speed in my older builds...
5. As for the graphics card, i'm most comfortable with ATI's (sorry AMD's; i can never get used to saying that... ). I was planning on using a 6990, but do you think it would be better to go for a single 6970 and then add a second one later to avoid any issues with games not supporting multicore gpus? What is the strongest single core ATI and Nvidia card on the market now? How about the strongest multicore?
Sorry for bombarding you all with questions, but this will be great help for me, as i really need to be brought up to speed...
thanks guys
So I've been building computers for a while now, however due to my studies and being jobless for a while (damn economy), i've been away from building for about 3 years now.
Apparently a lot has happened in 3 years, and i need some catching up. I am building this rig to do some sick gaming.
I was thinking about building a new Bulldozer or Sandy Bridge rig yet i need some pointers:
1. Do you think I should go ahead with the Sandy Bridge or wait until Bulldozer? I want to wait, just so i can make a more informed decision but as of now, i have been unable to find a release date for bulldozer; or some info at the least...
2. If i should choose Sandy Bridge, which socket do you think will offer the most longevity to my build? 1155, 1156 or 1366?
3. Do hexa-cores scale well to gaming yet? Or is it like when quad-cores first came out and they sucked for gaming?
4. I've never done an AMD build, and i was looking at some of the specs for their phenomes but i was unable to find the FSB speeds. AMD's dont have this? Because i remember i had to crosscheck the cpu's fsb with the mobo's fsb speed in my older builds...
5. As for the graphics card, i'm most comfortable with ATI's (sorry AMD's; i can never get used to saying that... ). I was planning on using a 6990, but do you think it would be better to go for a single 6970 and then add a second one later to avoid any issues with games not supporting multicore gpus? What is the strongest single core ATI and Nvidia card on the market now? How about the strongest multicore?
Sorry for bombarding you all with questions, but this will be great help for me, as i really need to be brought up to speed...
thanks guys