Opinion on upgrade

coolfat · Feb 10, 2013

I dont if I should upgrade my x58 system. I usually do gaming and video watching on my pc. I am thinking of lga 2011. But i dont know what if there is any significant change. Need your advice please.

NdMk2o1o · Feb 10, 2013

Go to User CP and fill in your system specs so we can see what what you have.

Also IVB would be better as there's not enough between them performance wise to spend more on LGA2011.

drdeathx · Feb 10, 2013

coolfat said:
I dont if I should upgrade my x58 system. I usually do gaming and video watching on my pc. I am thinking of lga 2011. But i dont know what if there is any significant change. Need your advice please.

You will notice a difference with LGA2011 but X58 is plenty good for today's apps. Your needs, X58 is fine IMO. Maybe 1 more year you may think of upgrading... Nd is correct on IvyBridge 3770K. There is no need for LGA2011 with your needs.

coolfat · Feb 10, 2013

sorry my bad. i forget to share my specs

NdMk2o1o · Feb 10, 2013

coolfat said:
sorry my bad. i forget to share my specs

With an i7 960 @4.3ghz and 12GB RAM you would be pissing money in the wind if you were to upgrade now, that's a very fast system still and I would hold on to it at least until we see what Haswell brings over current 1155/2011 offerings.

If you really feel the need to upgrade then get a bigger SATA3 SSD and perhaps a 1440/1600p monitor, otherwise just save the money or put it into something else.

coolfat · Feb 10, 2013

Thank you for the advice chief

Jetster · Feb 10, 2013

One of the benefits of upgrading would be ###. Nevermind

Fourstaff · Feb 10, 2013

The only thing I can think of is to reduce the power bill, but you have to be smoking good stuff to think that blowing another few thousand to save power is worth it.

coolfat · Feb 11, 2013

Im living in kuwait although im not from here and the best thing is that im am not paying for the electrical bill :laugh:

erocker · Feb 11, 2013

I don't see any reason that you need to upgrade other than more SSD's!!!

Dent1 · Feb 11, 2013

coolfat said:
I dont if I should upgrade my x58 system. I usually do gaming and video watching on my pc. I am thinking of lga 2011. But i dont know what if there is any significant change. Need your advice please.

And you can't do that already?

My system older and weaker than yours and I can do everything you mentioned. Save your money!

[Ion] · Feb 11, 2013

I have an i7-3930k system, and subjectively it feels no faster than the i7-920 I have for anything I do. IMO, a big, fast SSD is the only logical upgrade.

coolfat · Feb 11, 2013

Thank you all for the good advices :respect:

I forgot to add my 2 WD 500 Gb in Raid 0

HammerON · Feb 11, 2013

coolfat - Please do not double post. Use the "Edit, Quote and Multi-Quote" features

I agree with others that have posted that an upgrade is not necessary at this point. You should post some pics of your rig in this thread:
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65012&page=931
Welcome to TPU!!!

coolfat · Feb 11, 2013

thanks Chief... I think i'll post some pics after i installed the drain valve

HammerON · Feb 11, 2013

Mindweaver · Feb 11, 2013

Yea, I wouldn't upgrade.. I like my 2600k @4.2Gz, but I don't see it any faster then my i7 970 @ 4.0Ghz. If you can pick up a 970 or 980 cheap that would be the only upgrade I would do to your system. I'm with erocker, and more SSD's the better! You can always take the SSD to your next setup. :toast:

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Power Supply	1000w Silent pro 80+ bronze
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Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair VS 550w
Mouse	Zalman ZM-M401R
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Motherboard	Asus rampage 3 extreme
Cooling	120x3 120x2 120x1 radiator. dual 7970 komodo, ram-33 ek sumpremacy
Memory	12G 1600mhz kingston hyperx
Video Card(s)	his 7970+Sapphire 7970
Storage	60 gig vertex 3/ 2 WD Black 500 Gb in Raid 0
Display(s)	24" Samsung SA700D 120hz
Case	NZXT Switch 810 Matte Black
Audio Device(s)	On-board Realtek HD
Power Supply	1000w Silent pro 80+ bronze
Software	W7x64

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Motherboard	mATX Asrock AB350m AM4
Cooling	Raijintek Leto Pro
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Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ 4GB RX 580 - 1450/2000 BIOS mod 8-)
Storage	Seagate B'cuda 1TB/Sandisk 128GB SSD
Display(s)	Acer ED242QR 75hz Freesync
Case	Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair VS 550w
Mouse	Zalman ZM-M401R
Keyboard	Razor Lycosa
Software	Windows 10 x64
Benchmark Scores	https://www.3dmark.com/spy/6220813

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