Doing a Budget Upgrade... thoughts...?

Hey, all, I'm doing a budget upgrade for my aging Core 2 Duo system to hold me over until Ivybridge and the next gen of GPU's, and I wanted to know what you think of the new system vs the old system, and the parts, etc...

Current Rig:

E8400 Core2

640gb HDD w/ Windows 7 64bit

4gb DDR2 RAM

HD5870

ASRock Twin Turbos Mobo

750W Corsair PSU

NZXT Tempest Case

New Rig:

Intel i2500k

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157253" title="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157253">ASRock Mobo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428" title="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428">G.SKill RAM

I'll be keeping my old Case, PSU, and HDD.

The upgrade will cost just over $400.

Thoughts and comments? Is this is a viable and reasonable upgrade to tide me over until Ivybridge? Thanks all.

Cheers.

You don't get a i5 2500k to hold you over until Ivy Bridge, you get it to hold you over for half a decade...

You don't get a i5 2500k to hold you over until Ivy Bridge, you get it to hold you over for half a decade...

kaitanuvax

Thanks for all the feedback; I suppose, then, that it would be better to just pick up a 2600k and an SLI/Xfire capable mobo, and hold onto that for 3-4 years as I have done with my Core2.

I do plan on upgrading my GPU, but not at the moment; ideally, I would like to get my hands on a GTX580.

I realize that my originally proposed mobo is not dual-card capable, but since I was planning on doing a completely new rig down the line, I wouldn't mind the single card solution in the interium.

Anyway, I think I might just go with a 2600k and a better mobo and forgoe Ivybridge until whatever new architecture comes out after it.

Cheers!

You'll see a much bigger difference by just overclocking your CPU and getting a better videocard...superclocked

Yes I'm sure he'll thoroughly enjoy those 20 fps dips in intense fight scenarios in BF3.

[QUOTE="superclocked"]You'll see a much bigger difference by just overclocking your CPU and getting a better videocard...kaitanuvax

Yes I'm sure he'll thoroughly enjoy those 20 fps dips in intense fight scenarios in BF3.

If I were running an older i7 generation, or hell, even a Q series, I might consider overclocking the CPU and holding out until Ivybridge, but my Core 2 Duo is old, and so is the DDR2 RAM that's in the equally old Mobo. My 5870 is still a viable card, and if I wanted to, I could nab another for Xfire until the HD7000 and GTX600's release.

As it stands, I'd rather grab a 2500k or 2600k, and completely bypass the Ivybridge release until there is a wide range of offerings and some benchmarks, or even until the next architecture style. Right now, all I'm debating is the mobo.

Cheers.

[QUOTE="superclocked"]You'll see a much bigger difference by just overclocking your CPU and getting a better videocard...kaitanuvax

Yes I'm sure he'll thoroughly enjoy those 20 fps dips in intense fight scenarios in BF3.

Thanks for all the feedback; I suppose, then, that it would be better to just pick up a 2600k and an SLI/Xfire capable mobo, and hold onto that for 3-4 years as I have done with my Core2.

I do plan on upgrading my GPU, but not at the moment; ideally, I would like to get my hands on a GTX580.

I realize that my originally proposed mobo is not dual-card capable, but since I was planning on doing a completely new rig down the line, I wouldn't mind the single card solution in the interium.

Anyway, I think I might just go with a 2600k and a better mobo and forgoe Ivybridge until whatever new architecture comes out after it.

Cheers!

aeatyes

[QUOTE="aeatyes"]

Thanks for all the feedback; I suppose, then, that it would be better to just pick up a 2600k and an SLI/Xfire capable mobo, and hold onto that for 3-4 years as I have done with my Core2.

I do plan on upgrading my GPU, but not at the moment; ideally, I would like to get my hands on a GTX580.

I realize that my originally proposed mobo is not dual-card capable, but since I was planning on doing a completely new rig down the line, I wouldn't mind the single card solution in the interium.

Anyway, I think I might just go with a 2600k and a better mobo and forgoe Ivybridge until whatever new architecture comes out after it.

Cheers!

evildead6789

Sounds solid. I'm going to just run with a 2500k; by the time we need more than four cores, I'll be comfortable with upgrading. Now I just need to decide on whether I want a single or dual card solution for GPU.

Cheers.

[QUOTE="superclocked"]You'll see a much bigger difference by just overclocking your CPU and getting a better videocard...kaitanuvax

Yes I'm sure he'll thoroughly enjoy those 20 fps dips in intense fight scenarios in BF3.