New system upgradable?

[tyler384]

Planning to build this I5 Rig, but upgrade later to an I7 or better if it's possible.
I'm a gamer but not too hardcore. Purchasing in a week or so.


Price $1200-$1500
Will I be able to upgrade the cpu with this motherboard later or will I most likely have to upgrade anyways?
Any parts I should change out?





http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/iBUYPOWER_HS_11/w/102256


Case 1 x Antec DF-85 Full Tower Gaming Case-Black

Processor 1 x Intel® Core™ i5-2500K Processor (4x 3.30GHz/6MB L3 Cache)-


Processor Cooling 1 x Asetek 550LC Liquid CPU Cooling System (Intel)-ARC Silent High Performance Fan

Memory 1 x 8 GB [4 GB X2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module-Corsair or Major Brand

Video Card 1 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 - 2GB-Single Card


Motherboard 1 x [SLI] Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 -- 3x PCI-E 2.0 x16, Lucid Virtu Technology-
Intel Smart Response Technology

Power Supply 1 x 750 Watt - Thermaltake Toughpower Grand-750M-Free Upgrade to 850 Watt Toughpower Grand-850M

Primary Hard Drive 1 x 500 GB HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s-Single Drive

Operating System Win 7 64bit

Subtotal* $1053.00 (plus tax & shipping)

 

[Rockdpm]

You could always get another GTX 560, thats what i did. As for the CPU, you might could get a i7 with the same socket type. If you can SLI with that board......(*Checks out the Motherboard) Yes you can do SLI, and that would work well with a I7
Options:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115071
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115095

Also if you want to save money and boost performance and don't plan on OC'ing ge tthe 2600 and SLI that GTX 560!

 

[WR2]

Hello tyler384;

I think I like the ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 for an extre $36.
With Antec Nine Hundred Two V3 case to balance the price.

 

[WR2]

ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Review
Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 Review

And I'm still looking for a review on that 850 Watt Toughpower Grand PSU.

 

[WR2]

I think I like the Corsair TX850 V2 850W (JonnyGuru review) better and it's $27 less.

I couldn't find a review of the 850 Toughpower Grand PSU but the reviews I did see on the 750W and 1200W models led me to suggest the TX850 V2.

 

[tyler384]

You could always get another GTX 560, thats what i did. As for the CPU, you might could get a i7 with the same socket type. If you can SLI with that board......(*Checks out the Motherboard) Yes you can do SLI, and that would work well with a I7
Options:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115071
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115095

Also if you want to save money and boost performance and don't plan on OC'ing ge tthe 2600 and SLI that GTX 560!

Before I upgrade the newer cpu i'll probably overclock the I5 and see what I can push out of it.

That's a good idea i could also get a second 560 when the price drops, how much power is needed when adding another GPU? Will that 850 handle it?

 

[WR2]

A 850W PSU has a lot more power than needed.
2x 560Ti in SLI won't be a problem for any quality 650W PSU.
Most 750W PSUs have the four PCI-e power connectors dual GTX 560ti would need.