So when is your next upgrade?

I built my first rig 2 year ago ( i7 920, gtx 275, 850 watts) it still holds herself to all the newer games on decent settings, but i took her out of my room ( mother made) so i m looking to build another one for myself. I have the money and all but i dont see any serious bump in horse power, i mean bulldozer ended up being worse the sandy bridge ( for gaming anyways) ivy bridge will be more than anything an upgrade for laptops and amds next cpus are like what 5 years away? when will you guys upgrade?

Well there's Intel's Haswell in 2013... but I think I'm done with PCs until something interesting happens. Laptops are just so damn powerful today, there's no reason for a full blown rig unless you're REALLY into shooters istuffedsunny

lol. Laptops seem powerful at first. Then after about a year and a half when you can't upgrade it anymore they are a pain in the ass.

Next April.

[QUOTE="istuffedsunny"]Well there's Intel's Haswell in 2013... but I think I'm done with PCs until something interesting happens. Laptops are just so damn powerful today, there's no reason for a full blown rig unless you're REALLY into shooters HyperWarlock

lol. Laptops seem powerful at first. Then after about a year and a half when you can't upgrade it anymore they are a pain in the ass.

Im done upgrading until the next console generation

Pobably next year and its gonna be a second 6970 and some water cooling but it is very expensive.

Not untill the next generation of consoles. Most users with a quad core, $150+GPU and decent ram will probably say the same thing (unless your a computer enthusiast/hobbyist).

Consoles are really holding PC standards down big time. As a result im not going to blow $400 for a new CPU/motherboard just because its "new" (lets get real). I don't see why mostgood computers today won't till next gen

Gaming wise im betting nothing comes out more demanding then battlefield 3 next year so unless Ivy is some huge leap and they truely are compatable with current boards i think i wont upgrade for atleast a few years.

Though i do plan to get another 6970 next year for crossfire.

I'm waiting for the next set of video cards and that's all I'm upgrading hopefully a gtx 660.

Sometime the year after or so I'll upgrade the mobo/cpu as well.

In a few days. I currently have a Q9550 and a 460 1GB. Once Newegg restocks their 2500k I'll buy it and the rest of my parts. I already have my case, HDD, optics drive, case, and my 560 ti 2win.

in a few eeks im swapping my cpu for a heck of a bargain i landed on a used 1090t $95 for the cpu no fixings and i was shown it in owrking order. now im just sitting till payday so my wallet can cushion the blow.

I just bought new parts yesterday, but I wont be upgrading my CPU until the next AMD processors come out.

I guess when I can't run games at 30fps anymore. My system should be able to hold its own for awhile.

In the next couple weeks I'll be going SLI with a second 560ti and a larger PSU.

I'll be getting an AMD 7xxx gfx next year. As for CPU, I might give BD a try if the prices fall.

Whenever I have a reasonable amount of cash. I was planning on the end of this year, but due to the holidays and a recent firearm purchase, that has been posponed. Probably until at least FM2 or haswell. gmaster456

[QUOTE="gmaster456"]Whenever I have a reasonable amount of cash. I was planning on the end of this year, but due to the holidays and a recent firearm purchase, that has been posponed. Probably until at least FM2 or haswell. Solid_Tango

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Whenever I have a reasonable amount of cash. I was planning on the end of this year, but due to the holidays and a recent firearm purchase, that has been posponed. Probably until at least FM2 or haswell. gmaster456

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[QUOTE="gmaster456"]Whenever I have a reasonable amount of cash. I was planning on the end of this year, but due to the holidays and a recent firearm purchase, that has been posponed. Probably until at least FM2 or haswell. Solid_Tango

Might buy a 1090T in a few months... might. Might get a new GPU depending on how the new generation/refreshes do.
However I have been looking at cases. Mine (CM Centurion 5) is old and ugly, considering a Fractal R3 or Arc Midi.

[QUOTE="Solid_Tango"][QUOTE="gmaster456"]Whenever I have a reasonable amount of cash. I was planning on the end of this year, but due to the holidays and a recent firearm purchase, that has been posponed. Probably until at least FM2 or haswell. gmaster456

Funny, Living in the UK if I bought a firearm my house would be raided and I would be arrested and jailed for a minimum of 2 years. See the contrast?

Anyway, My next upgrade will be august 2012.

I'm going to pick up another 4GB of RAM once I find somewhere that'll ship Ripjaws X's for free (I'm not paying $10 shipping for $30 worth of RAM) and I might pick up a second 560 Ti if the price is right, but other than that I should be set for at least the next 2 years.

That said there's a downright bizzare rattle intermittently coming from my case (sounds like an early-90's HDD spinning up; I think it's one of my GPU's fans but I really have no idea and no good way to check due to Intel's idiotic H/P series chipset strategy), so depending on how that turns out I could be in the market for some replacement parts real soon.

Upgrading my last AMD cpu for a while and the real upgrade is the next Intel build.

i'll be upgrading whewnever i get a job, it'll be a new videocard, though my rig's only 8 months old, so it's still got alot of life in it.

... will have an AMD build at some point using an AMD Phenom II 955 cpu as my daughter who is named after AMD has never had an AMD computer and this would be her 1st build from me

DeViLzzz

Amanda?:D

I'll most likely keep my pc like it is and just build a new one in a few years. I'm very content with my pc and I don't see that changing anytime soon.

Right about now lol. Just bought a 6950 that unlocks to Crossfire, now I'm hunting for a new PSU to upgrade my OCZ 700w.

[QUOTE="gmaster456"][QUOTE="Solid_Tango"] Why the firearm?HyperWarlock

Funny, Living in the UK if I bought a firearm my house would be raided and I would be arrested and jailed for a minimum of 2 years. See the contrast?

Anyway, My next upgrade will be august 2012.

Upgrading my last AMD cpu for a while and the real upgrade is the next Intel build.

mitu123

I built my first rig 2 year ago ( i7 920, gtx 275, 850 watts) it still holds herself to all the newer games on decent settings, but i took her out of my room ( mother made) so i m looking to build another one for myself. I have the money and all but i dont see any serious bump in horse power, i mean bulldozer ended up being worse the sandy bridge ( for gaming anyways) ivy bridge will be more than anything an upgrade for laptops and amds next cpus are like what 5 years away? when will you guys upgrade?

Solid_Tango

Shopping list for 2012 and 2013

1. AMD GCN.

2. Intel Ivy bridge + motherboard + RAM for SliverStone SG07 case. It's like DIY games console with the same mobility as current Xbox 360 or PS3.

Something like this

3. AMD Trinity + Hybrid CrossFire laptop. Depending on wattage and gaming performance over my current laptop. My current laptop is CPU heavy which is pretty pointless for games. It's doesn't deliver true (on the road) mobile gaming compared to AMD Llano based laptops.

Was gonna be this fall but my son tore up his knee and now I have to wait to see how much it'll cost me now that my insurance has gone to ****! Now I'll just end up rebuilding in the spring.:(

[QUOTE="mitu123"]

Upgrading my last AMD cpu for a while and the real upgrade is the next Intel build.

Elann2008

If the news about AMD is true, I want to get my hands on a Phenom II X6 1100T (before they're all gone) and replace my core-unlocked AM3 Phenom II X3 720BE.