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Hey guys. i am upgrading, already have the cash saved up. Was saving it for a rainy day or maybe better monitors or something, but my windows install is kinda shot and needs reloaded. and i don't like reloading unless im getting new stuff ;). I think thats a side effect of being in IT for so long heh.
I am having a really tough time choosing what to do here. I just can't freakin decide on 1155 or to go with the new chip. Normally i can figure this stuff out but ive now spend about 3 days researching and looking and a few hours each day.. i think ive picked out my stuff either way, but i just find myself unable to pull the trigger.
Setup 1:
i7-2500k
Picked because benchmarks from the 2600k arent enough of a jump for me to want to pay the extra cash
Asus p8p67 pro
picked because it has some of the best OC scores on review sites for its price range, and its pretty cheap
16GB ddr 1600
picked cause its cheap and its fast. don't want to go higher and have to tweak bios or anything
going with G.skill cause they are cheap and reliable (we bought about 100 sticks from them last year and i didnt have to return a single one)
cost: under $500 if i build it all on newegg. i think it came out to about 490.
Setup 2:
i7-3820
picked cause its finally for sale, and i aint popping 500+ for a hex cpu:P its in about the 325 range shipped. and its still essentially a xeon with 10mb cache.
ASRock Extreme 4.
picked cause it has what i need. i looked at asus and some other but they are so much more $ and have extra stuff ill never use. also chosen based on shining reviews. its only about 200$ which is dirt cheap for a socket 2011 board. they cut costs by only having 3x pci-x and only 4 memory slots. but i don't need the 8 slots anyway, i mean cmon what do i need more than that for anyway..
16GB ddr 1600
same as above.
Cost: i can get this for about $650
(i already have a thermaltake Frio cooler, and from what i read if i call them i can get a socket 2011 bracket for cheap or free, so no cooler needed in the build)
newegg doesnt have the 3820 chips in yet, but a few other places do. cheapest i saw was provantage for 325. board and memory on newegg run about 325 as well.
Argument for 1155 setup
they are still developing for this socket set, ivy bridge will come out later this year or next so they are not dropping support for a while still. its still lightning fast. theres nothing an oc'd 2500k cant do. overclocks like hell and the chip is unlocked so its a breeze. Also cash it tight, and under 500$ is an awesome thing.
Argument for 2011 setup
futureproof! its a new socket, its in the "high end" market, so anything released for it is gonna be "uber". easily upgradable to 6 or 8 (when they come out) core chips. 3x pci-x slots. for triple sli. I already run 2x 470s , when its upgrade time again i could add a third instead of selling them and getting something new. PCI 3.0, so i can actually have the bandwidth for 3 cards. quad channel memory.
So what would you do if you were in my situation? thoughts, recommends? should i change something in the setups?
lemme know what you think, thanks!
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Asus P8P67 Pro, I7 2600k @ 4.6Ghz, 8gb, 250GB SSD/ 4TB Mechanical, Modded GTX 780TI, 3x AOC 27" IPS 5760x1080
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