Improvement to get from this upgrade

Yeah thats a solid build. However, you might want to get something like an i3-2100 and spend the saved cash on a 560ti.

are you near a micro center? if so get the i5 2500k and forget about ivy...
you could even get a z68 gen3 board and save on the z77 and still run ivy if you want to with a bios update. that could open you up for a better cpu (2500k) or a better gpu 560ti 448 possibly

Well he could run Lucid Virtu MVP with the z77 and see much better frame rates.

@FlintIronStagg, your psu is a rocket turd 900w?

yeah the rocket turd is made by nasa. they combined the power of rockets and turds to make a 3 way sli 80 plus silver psu.

@ Max1s I heard that the core i3-2100 chokes at playing BF3 multiplayer on a 64 player server. This made me consider getting a cheaper GPU and a better CPU. I'm planning on doing SLI anyways. As for Lucid Virtu MVP, people on forums say that there is next to no FPS gain in using it. I was excited for this feature.
@FlintIronStagg I am nowhere close to microcenter lol. I heard they have great deals on CPUs and Motherboards, right?
As for the I5-2500k, it is out of my reach (Ugh, silly prices). I heard that this thing is dream to OC.
Also can you suggest me a cheap Z77/Z68 board and a good PSU that could run 2 GTX 560s??

I know that, but to the user the effect is much better responsiveness, which feels like a better fps number. This is especially nice if he is going to try to run bf3 on a 560...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... psu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... case to fit it all with good airflow and cable management if you need one.

plan is to sli the 560s.... so.....

Yeah MVP is not for me as I plan to SLI..

Ok fine. I'm running a 25k and a 6950 on a z68 board and I wish I had it. Just saying...
For your cpu, if you are only planning on gaming I would get the 25k right away, dosn't make sense to get a 2300 and then throw it away later...

You got a point now. I was originally planning on getting an i3-21xx and then upgrade later.
The thing about the 2500k is that its just going outside the range of my budget.
Do you think its a good idea to buy a low-end Pentium processor and then upgrade later?
If I buy the Pentium now, I can get a better GPU.
Also I have an exam tomorrow so I'm off to study.
I will be back like Wednesday. If not maybe Friday.
Anyways thanks for your replies guys!!!

Dude that is funny! lol

Hardware Heaven grave that Huntkey X7 great reviews though.

get a celeron. yes i said that.
anything short of a quad core in multi player maps in BF3 is going to make you suffer with the performance. so why spend $60-$80 as opposed to $40 on a chip that will end up in your desk drawer once you upgrade. you might even be able to sell it faster for $25 than a pentium for $40-$50.

now if you plan on actually doing anything cpu wise while you are waiting to upgrade: please completely ignore my eccentric suggestion. it really depends on how long before you have the budget to upgrade.

I say wait a month, increase the budget, and pull the trigger on the board and psu I recommended and the 2500k. Do it right the first time

Now there's a B.A. right there...

I dont talk bad, just lightheartedly, it is an excellent psu

how can it be?
its green for godsakes! everyone knows that a black PSU is better!

 

see what happens when a thread gets closed, we have to take shenanigans everywhere.

silly mods . . .  

If you are not OCing, get H61 board and you can afford i5.

The thing is that I am buying the system this fall so I have sometime to get the money..
Maybe I will go for the 2500k  
Also what the hell are you talking about? What's up with your PSU?

hey why you wish you have it?
you have it .
i ran mvp on an h61 board and it ran just fine!
so it will run without a problem on your z68 mobo!
hope this helps!

No, I can only have it as a trail version. Its only licensed on the z77 boards.

How come you get it only as trial???