What are your next Upgrades? Short Term and Long Term... - Page 15

shadow001 · May 8, 2012, 03:26 PM

Finally ordered the EVGA SR-X motherboard after waiting what seemed like forever....EVGA only started higher volume production a couple of weeks ago, and they aren't exactly making a lot of them since it's only a handfull for each country at most.

Treeckcold57 · May 8, 2012, 10:34 PM

My short term is changed to long term-ish....now. I will build a new pc in 1-2 months. So maybe, I'll change my lists if anything is on sale, or I could wait for the more Z77 motherboards come out, etc.

Mangler · May 9, 2012, 12:45 AM

Short Term:

Might sell my 7970s and replace them with two 670/680, I'm not sure.

FiggyG · May 9, 2012, 01:18 AM

Long term... ASRock 970 Extreme3 + AMD FX 8350/8320.

shadow001 · May 9, 2012, 03:52 PM

Bah, the shop where i ordered the motherboard will only receive their stock next monday, so what i effectively did was a pre-order, even though it wasn't mentioned while i was placing the order.

Sometime next week i guess.

**Gandalfthewhite** · May 9, 2012, 05:11 PM

got a new SSD and a new 2tb storage drive. next upgrade is a new video card.

HyperNovae · May 9, 2012, 10:58 PM

lmao I was trying to see what stuff you guys were getting so I went back through the last 5 pages and all I saw was an argument between demo and shadow guy. How far must I go back to see real conversation?!!

moshpit · May 9, 2012, 11:19 PM

I'll admit, I was thinking I didn't feel any pressure to upgrade anything, but the more I see of the GTX 680, the more tempted I am by it. I may try to resist temptation until down the line for "GTX 780", but we'll see. GTX 580 hasn't fallen short for me on anything I've thrown at it, including Skyrim at 8xAA/16xAF. So, we'll see.

guest · May 9, 2012, 11:46 PM

Bought a 3.2GHz Xeon and C204 Supermicro board and a couple 20Gb network adapters. Building a storage server.

Meteor|WAR · May 10, 2012, 09:32 AM

Very possibly buying a GTX 670 once they show up on Newegg.

HyperNovae · May 10, 2012, 06:43 PM

I'm either getting a corsair H80 tomorrow or a new mobo and ddr3 ram. I really don't feel like reinstalling windows so it will probably be the former.

BababooeyHTJ · May 10, 2012, 08:05 PM

I picked up a used Antec Kuhler 920. Hopefully that'll help keep my cpus temps in line at around 5ghz.

KAC · May 12, 2012, 09:55 AM

Upgraded mouse to 6400 dpi. Razer Imperator.

moshpit · May 12, 2012, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BababooeyHTJ

I picked up a used Antec Kuhler 920. Hopefully that'll help keep my cpus temps in line at around 5ghz.

If the 920 is comparable to the Corsair H70, then yes, it will. Especially since you have a Sandy Bridge and not an Ivy Bridge :P

logical · May 12, 2012, 04:18 PM

Looks like the next upgrade is a move to kepler..670 or 680. Need to get ready for Borderlands 2.

Dayblade · May 15, 2012, 11:05 AM

My next upgrade will be to start looking for a tri-fire setup in the 6k series to replace my aging dual 4850x2 setup.

Quad-fire is nice but would really like the DX11 capabilities as DX11 games start to pop up.

BababooeyHTJ · May 25, 2012, 02:49 PM

I'm really debating selling both my Catleap Q270 and Planar SA2311w and picking up an Asus VG278H.

I really do love that Planar though.

BababooeyHTJ · Jun 6, 2012, 05:56 PM

I just bought an open box 7970 off of Newegg for really cheap. I couldn't say no. I can't wait to at least play around with it for a bit. Hopefully I also make a few bucks off of it.

Sound_Card · Jun 10, 2012, 07:29 PM

So how is the 7970? ^^^

I'm really debating on getting the i7 3770k over my i5 2400s. It would unlock PCIe 3.0 on my board, give me hyper threading and OC'ing.

BababooeyHTJ · Jun 10, 2012, 07:56 PM

It was a lemon. I should have known better than to waste my time with an open box card. This is the second time that I bought one and both times I got a bum card.

Meteor|WAR · Jun 10, 2012, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BababooeyHTJ

It was a lemon. I should have known better than to waste my time with an open box card. This is the second time that I bought one and both times I got a bum card.

Bad overclocker? Or just defective?

BababooeyHTJ · Jun 10, 2012, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meteor|WAR

Bad overclocker? Or just defective?

It was defective. It would stutter at stock in a few games. I saw a lot of hitching. The smallest oc would make it artifact like I've never seen.

Sound_Card · Jun 10, 2012, 09:05 PM

have you tried down clocking it?

Meteor|WAR · Jun 10, 2012, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sound_Card

have you tried down clocking it?

What is the point? If it doesn't function probably at default settings why would he want it?

Treeckcold57 · Jun 10, 2012, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sound_Card

So how is the 7970? ^^^

I'm really debating on getting the i7 3770k over my i5 2400s. It would unlock PCIe 3.0 on my board, give me hyper threading and OC'ing.

Yes, go for it. And it'll last you longer enough until there's new CPU that is faster than i7 3770K. I've changed my mind about getting i5 3570K, so I'd rather get an i7 3770K for more future-proof. I won't build another new gaming pc until I move to North Carolina, I just don't know exactly when yet.

KAC · Jun 11, 2012, 12:34 AM

Thinking hard about a second 7970. Don't really see the need for it though. Hmm...

Sound_Card · Jun 11, 2012, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meteor|WAR

What is the point? If it doesn't function probably at default settings why would he want it?

Because he did not pay default price? Because a down clocked 7970 is still freaking fast? Maybe to pin point if something off the chip was causing it?

Sound_Card · Jun 11, 2012, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Treeckcold57

Yes, go for it. And it'll last you longer enough until there's new CPU that is faster than i7 3770K. I've changed my mind about getting i5 3570K, so I'd rather get an i7 3770K for more future-proof. I won't build another new gaming pc until I move to North Carolina, I just don't know exactly when yet.

I'm thinking the same.

Meteor|WAR · Jun 11, 2012, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sound_Card

Because he did not pay default price? Because a down clocked 7970 is still freaking fast? Maybe to pin point if something off the chip was causing it?

I would guess Baba wouldn't think its worth the effort.

BababooeyHTJ · Jun 11, 2012, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sound_Card

Because he did not pay default price? Because a down clocked 7970 is still freaking fast? Maybe to pin point if something off the chip was causing it?

Someone already returned it for a reason. I doubt that it had something to do with my system. I'm not about to use a downclocked 7970 when I could just pick one up on the forums for a few bucks more that will likely oc well. That just doesn't make sense.

I did just realize that I could have at least tried out MLAA 2.0. I've heard good things and would have liked to have seen it first hand.

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May 8, 2012, 10:34 PM	#422
Treeckcold57 Good ol' ATI Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 15,117	My short term is changed to long term-ish....now. I will build a new pc in 1-2 months. So maybe, I'll change my lists if anything is on sale, or I could wait for the more Z77 motherboards come out, etc. __________________ Treeckcold57 F@H stat

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May 9, 2012, 12:45 AM	#423
Mangler BIG BO! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sweeeden Posts: 9,380	Short Term: Might sell my 7970s and replace them with two 670/680, I'm not sure.

May 9, 2012, 01:18 AM	#424
FiggyG Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 3,832	Long term... ASRock 970 Extreme3 + AMD FX 8350/8320.

May 9, 2012, 03:52 PM	#425
shadow001 Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,737	Bah, the shop where i ordered the motherboard will only receive their stock next monday, so what i effectively did was a pre-order, even though it wasn't mentioned while i was placing the order. Sometime next week i guess. __________________ http://chzgifs.files.wordpress.com/2...8mondaysp1.gif Monday's...

May 9, 2012, 05:11 PM	#426
Gandalfthewhite ATI WHORE Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Middle Earth also known as AZ Posts: 8,384	got a new SSD and a new 2tb storage drive. next upgrade is a new video card. __________________ Main rig: look at system spec tab Secondary rig: Chieftec dragon \| Gigabyte EP45\|Intel Q6600\| 4 GB Mushkin DDR2\|2x120gb WD hds\|16x Benq DVDRW \| Asus 5770 \|Windows 7 pro HOURGLASS = most appropriate named ICON/CURSOR in the Windows world :-) In a dank corner of ATI central, the carpet covered with corn flakes, the faint sound of clicking can be heard........Click......click, click............as the fate of the graphics world and the future of the human race hangs in the balance. I know....I know........Keep my day job :-)- catcather

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May 9, 2012, 10:58 PM	#427
HyperNovae Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: underground command centre Posts: 1,842	lmao I was trying to see what stuff you guys were getting so I went back through the last 5 pages and all I saw was an argument between demo and shadow guy. How far must I go back to see real conversation?!! __________________ AMD Athlon II x4 630 2.8ghz -NV GIGABYTE GTX560TI 1gb - MSI 970a-G46 AM3+ SLI/Crossfire - DDR3 G.SKILL Sniper 1866mhz 8 gigs - ThermalTake 600 watt PSU - 1TB HD sata - 32 in 1920x1080 LCD monitor - 23 in 1920x1080 LCD monitor How much cheese is too much cheese?

May 9, 2012, 11:19 PM	#428
moshpit Resident Mac Hater Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: PIT, PIT, PIT, in the PIT!!! Posts: 18,968	I'll admit, I was thinking I didn't feel any pressure to upgrade anything, but the more I see of the GTX 680, the more tempted I am by it. I may try to resist temptation until down the line for "GTX 780", but we'll see. GTX 580 hasn't fallen short for me on anything I've thrown at it, including Skyrim at 8xAA/16xAF. So, we'll see. __________________ Ci7 2600K @5Ghz/8Gb Patriot Viper II/Asus Sabertooth P67/EVGA GTX680 SC/2x Patriot Torqx 128G(OS)/1Tb WD Black Ci7 920/6Gb Corsair DDR3 1600/GA-EX58-UD3R/Geforce GTX580/750Gb Seagate ES.2(OS)/2x 2Tb WD Green Ci7 860/4Gb Patriot Viper II/EVGA P55 SLI/Radeon HD5870/750Gb Seagate ES.2 (wife's rig) If you feel like I'm hurting your wittle feelings too much, refer me to this thread : A new nicer moshpit??? "Go screw yourself Apple."

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May 9, 2012, 11:46 PM	#429
guest Whiny Mooch Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Login Prompt Posts: 23,803	Bought a 3.2GHz Xeon and C204 Supermicro board and a couple 20Gb network adapters. Building a storage server.

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May 10, 2012, 09:32 AM	#430
Meteor\|WAR Fear is your only god. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 7,588	Very possibly buying a GTX 670 once they show up on Newegg.

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May 10, 2012, 06:43 PM	#431
HyperNovae Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: underground command centre Posts: 1,842	I'm either getting a corsair H80 tomorrow or a new mobo and ddr3 ram. I really don't feel like reinstalling windows so it will probably be the former. __________________ AMD Athlon II x4 630 2.8ghz -NV GIGABYTE GTX560TI 1gb - MSI 970a-G46 AM3+ SLI/Crossfire - DDR3 G.SKILL Sniper 1866mhz 8 gigs - ThermalTake 600 watt PSU - 1TB HD sata - 32 in 1920x1080 LCD monitor - 23 in 1920x1080 LCD monitor How much cheese is too much cheese?

May 10, 2012, 08:05 PM	#432
BababooeyHTJ Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hartford, CT Posts: 6,982	I picked up a used Antec Kuhler 920. Hopefully that'll help keep my cpus temps in line at around 5ghz.

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May 12, 2012, 09:55 AM	#433
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May 12, 2012, 04:18 PM	#435
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May 15, 2012, 11:05 AM	#436
Dayblade Radeon HD 6670 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Portage, Indiana Posts: 37	My next upgrade will be to start looking for a tri-fire setup in the 6k series to replace my aging dual 4850x2 setup. Quad-fire is nice but would really like the DX11 capabilities as DX11 games start to pop up.

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May 25, 2012, 02:49 PM	#437
BababooeyHTJ Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hartford, CT Posts: 6,982	I'm really debating selling both my Catleap Q270 and Planar SA2311w and picking up an Asus VG278H. I really do love that Planar though.

Jun 6, 2012, 05:56 PM	#438
BababooeyHTJ Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hartford, CT Posts: 6,982	I just bought an open box 7970 off of Newegg for really cheap. I couldn't say no. I can't wait to at least play around with it for a bit. Hopefully I also make a few bucks off of it.

Jun 10, 2012, 07:29 PM	#439
Sound_Card The Truth Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Level IV: Ultimate Esemble Posts: 12,796	So how is the 7970? ^^^ I'm really debating on getting the i7 3770k over my i5 2400s. It would unlock PCIe 3.0 on my board, give me hyper threading and OC'ing. __________________ Rage128 x1800gto2 HD 4850 HD 6950 (crossfire)

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Jun 10, 2012, 07:56 PM	#440
BababooeyHTJ Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hartford, CT Posts: 6,982	It was a lemon. I should have known better than to waste my time with an open box card. This is the second time that I bought one and both times I got a bum card.

Jun 10, 2012, 09:05 PM	#443
Sound_Card The Truth Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Level IV: Ultimate Esemble Posts: 12,796	have you tried down clocking it? __________________ Rage128 x1800gto2 HD 4850 HD 6950 (crossfire)

Jun 11, 2012, 12:34 AM	#446
KAC The anti-gays Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lahore Posts: 32,665	Thinking hard about a second 7970. Don't really see the need for it though. Hmm...

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