Upgrading advice

[DarkEgo]

I have a $555 budget to upgrade my current rig. I was thinking a new processor, motherboard, RAM, and getting a second GPU to crossfire (or maybe a whole new one), any suggestions?
I was thinking This for the ram, Processor/ motherboard
Now for the GPU(s). I was either going to sell my current GPU and get This to go with my current GPU.
All suggestions are appreciated,
Thank you for viewing my thread.

 

[spearman914]

Get this GPU:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102810
Cheaper by 60 bucks and u get a free 2 GB or 4 GB OCZ Memory Kit. And test out the OCZ ram if it's good. If it's not good then u can buy the PI black so u don't accidently waste money.

 

[DarkEgo]

If i were to do that, shouldn't I just get a second 4850 for crossfire? I was only looking at the 260 because the OC enough to make them faster than a 280 (they would be on water to achieve these clocks)

 

[spearman914]

If i were to do that, shouldn't I just get a second 4850 for crossfire? I was only looking at the 260 because the OC enough to make them faster than a 280 (they would be on water to achieve these clocks)

Well if u crossfire a second 4850 and OC it, it will be also faster then the 260.

 

[DarkEgo]

The 4850's wouldn't be underwater. I would also need a aftermarket cooler for my other 4850. Any suggestions here, has to be Crossfire compatible on a Asus P5Q pro

 

[kysg]

The 4850's wouldn't be underwater. I would also need a aftermarket cooler for my other 4850. Any suggestions here, has to be Crossfire compatible on a Asus P5Q pro

Well looks like your at a bad road here, like me got 1 ref cooled 4850. My only thought would be to sell the 4850 and just get a 4870 because the prices on those are actually going down.
soon 4870 gonna hit that 200 dollar mark.

the only other reasonable move is another 4850, and an aftermarket cooler for the other 4850 which runs you 30-50 bucks. zalman should be okay for those.

after that its just down to getting a cheaper mobo...thats all there is to it. or you could crossfire with the 4870.

Still I think its either to sell the 4850, and get a 4870, there is also 4850x2 but that is out of price range.

 

[spearman914]

Well looks like your at a bad road here, like me got 1 ref cooled 4850. My only thought would be to sell the 4850 and just get a 4870 because the prices on those are actually going down.
soon 4870 gonna hit that 200 dollar mark.

the only other reasonable move is another 4850, and an aftermarket cooler for the other 4850 which runs you 30-50 bucks. zalman should be okay for those.

after that its just down to getting a cheaper mobo...thats all there is to it.

No point of selling 4850 and buying a 4870. U can just oc the 4850 with an aftermarket cooler since 4850 is an UCed version of the 4870.

 

[DarkEgo]

Maby for the processor and motherboard I could just wait for Phenom II. Then I could probably get a little more money saved up and put the 4850's under water.