Upgrade advice

[whatelsematters]

Hi guys, just wanted the community to look over these parts just in case I'm missing something in my research.

My CURRENT system:
i5-750
MSI gd-65 mobo (this thing has not impressed me, going back to gigabyte!)
4gb gskill cas 9
500 gb spinpoint f3
2x 6870 1gb
corsair 750w

Playing sc2, bf3, d3 at 19x12 on a 28" monitor.

Parts I'm looking at:
i5-2500k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Gigabyte z68 mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128502

G.skill 8gb kit cas 9 (ram is so cheap ATM, why not!)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

Thanks guys!

 

[r0aringdrag0n]

Are you dying for an upgrade? Because if I were you, I would wait until Ivy Bridge comes out and buy one of those. I heard they'll be better performing and consume less power

 

[whatelsematters]

Are you dying for an upgrade? Because if I were you, I would wait until Ivy Bridge comes out and buy one of those. I heard they'll be better performing and consume less power

thank you for posting. however, i'm uninterested in what you've "heard". i've already researched and considered ivy bridge. because of the release date, the uncertain price points, and modest performance increases, i've decided to go with sandy bridge now rather than wait. the better performance you're talking about is generally considered to be for laptops and people who will be using the integrated gpu. which of course, i'm not.

please everyone, restrain yourself from posting unless you have charts, benchmarks, articles, previews, etc to back up your suggestions. i'm potentially spending hundreds of dollars here and i'm not going to do that without solid information. thanks!

 

[geofelt]

You have a very nice rig right now.

What do you see as your problem?

What you are looking at is good, you will get a faster cpu, and more ram. But, will it accomplish your objective?

Most games are more limited by the graphics configuration than the cpu, and it looks like you are not considering a change to that component.

 

[whatelsematters]

You have a very nice rig right now.

What do you see as your problem?

What you are looking at is good, you will get a faster cpu, and more ram. But, will it accomplish your objective?

Most games are more limited by the graphics configuration than the cpu, and it looks like you are not considering a change to that component.

I should have mentioned in my OP that my upgrade is motivated in part by the additional benefits of the new platform, not just pure CPU performance. Also, the death the 1156 socket has left me with no easy or cheap upgrade path. While the i5-750 is ok, and has been great for me over the last couple of years, I'm definitely ready for a nice big performance bump.

At my res, my 6870s are sufficient for the time being, (bf3 everything on ultra, AA on) but you're certainly right about their overall impact on game performance. Following this platform upgrade, I'll be doing graphics and probably a new case. For the time being, my focus is on the CPU/mobo.