oldswab
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Processor | Phenom II 1090T |
---|---|
Motherboard | Asus 890FX |
Cooling | Thermalright SI-128 |
Memory | 4x4 gb g.skill 1333 |
Video Card(s) | hd4870 512mb |
Storage | 2x60gb OCZ Vertex II |
Display(s) | Asus 24" |
Case | P180 |
Audio Device(s) | onboard lol |
Power Supply | Antec Trio 650W |
Software | Win7 x64 with Ubuntu coming soon |
(edit, I'll upgrade my system tab on the left in a bit lol...been a while since I've posted here!) Maybe a lot of you are in a similar boat? I've got a pretty nice system circa 3-ish years ago--
E6600 @~3.4ghz
2x2gb + 2x1 gb for 6gb of ddr2 @ ~950mhz
Asus P5E (x38 chipset)
hd4870 512mb
2x samsung 160gb (hd160hj) single-platter hd's
Thermalright si-128 cpu hsf
Antec trio 650w
Antec p180
So, I'm thinking about ebaying the processor, ram, gpu, and mobo while they are still worth something ($250 all together?) and moving onto either an AMD or Intel-based DDR3 system with a couple of SSD's and an hd 5870. Aside from swapping the hd's for solid states, though, I'm not really sure that dropping $1700-$1800 (after ebaying the old stuff) is going to get me much of an improvement over the trusty old C2D with six gigs of good-enough memory and my 4870.
I use my pc to crunch numbers (multiple DNA similarity alignments that run over the course of hours to days) and play stuff like LOTRO on a 23.6" 1080p monitor, although I'm thinking about getting back into the FPS thing. LOTRO was my first MMO and while it's been an interesting ride, it's beginning feel like a second job when I log in, lol.
Also, how much longer do I trust my current PSU? I've had it now since 2007 and I'm a big fan of antec, but I was really hoping to JUST replace the guts this time, instead of rebuild from scratch...
Something like (below) begs the question of whether I'm getting my money's worth? Also, I'm married so I plan/budget to spend a couple of thousand every two-and-a-half-to-three years, but not much in the middle. Therefore, I'm thinking about a system that will scream now for $2k and at least still yelp vigorously in 30 months. The only spot I sense that I might be overpaying ridiculously might be doubling up on the SSD's, but I've almost always run with twin hd's for either RAID0 or putting the OS (or OSes) on one HD and the programs/media on another.
Anyway, cheers and thanks in advance for input and suggestions. I DO have the itch to build again, but I may just mod my 4870 with an old hr03gt/chooped off stock cooler for vrms I have hanging around if it looks like my options are southward.
Intel Core i7-930 2.8GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
Item #:N82E16819115225
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
$289.99
2x OCZ Gold 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1333LV8GK
Item #:N82E16820227539
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
-$25.00 Instant
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$439.98
$389.98
ASUS Rampage III Gene Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #:N82E16813131658
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$239.99
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 100290SR Eyefinity 6 Edition Video Card
Item #:N82E16814102888
Return Policy: VGA Replacement Only Return Policy
-$40.00 Instant
$499.99
$459.99
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTX100G 2.5" MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Item #:N82E16820227529
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy
-$20.00 Instant
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$699.98
$659.98
Grand Total: $2,039.93
E6600 @~3.4ghz
2x2gb + 2x1 gb for 6gb of ddr2 @ ~950mhz
Asus P5E (x38 chipset)
hd4870 512mb
2x samsung 160gb (hd160hj) single-platter hd's
Thermalright si-128 cpu hsf
Antec trio 650w
Antec p180
So, I'm thinking about ebaying the processor, ram, gpu, and mobo while they are still worth something ($250 all together?) and moving onto either an AMD or Intel-based DDR3 system with a couple of SSD's and an hd 5870. Aside from swapping the hd's for solid states, though, I'm not really sure that dropping $1700-$1800 (after ebaying the old stuff) is going to get me much of an improvement over the trusty old C2D with six gigs of good-enough memory and my 4870.
I use my pc to crunch numbers (multiple DNA similarity alignments that run over the course of hours to days) and play stuff like LOTRO on a 23.6" 1080p monitor, although I'm thinking about getting back into the FPS thing. LOTRO was my first MMO and while it's been an interesting ride, it's beginning feel like a second job when I log in, lol.
Also, how much longer do I trust my current PSU? I've had it now since 2007 and I'm a big fan of antec, but I was really hoping to JUST replace the guts this time, instead of rebuild from scratch...
Something like (below) begs the question of whether I'm getting my money's worth? Also, I'm married so I plan/budget to spend a couple of thousand every two-and-a-half-to-three years, but not much in the middle. Therefore, I'm thinking about a system that will scream now for $2k and at least still yelp vigorously in 30 months. The only spot I sense that I might be overpaying ridiculously might be doubling up on the SSD's, but I've almost always run with twin hd's for either RAID0 or putting the OS (or OSes) on one HD and the programs/media on another.
Anyway, cheers and thanks in advance for input and suggestions. I DO have the itch to build again, but I may just mod my 4870 with an old hr03gt/chooped off stock cooler for vrms I have hanging around if it looks like my options are southward.
Intel Core i7-930 2.8GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
Item #:N82E16819115225
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
$289.99
2x OCZ Gold 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1333LV8GK
Item #:N82E16820227539
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
-$25.00 Instant
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$439.98
$389.98
ASUS Rampage III Gene Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #:N82E16813131658
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$239.99
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 100290SR Eyefinity 6 Edition Video Card
Item #:N82E16814102888
Return Policy: VGA Replacement Only Return Policy
-$40.00 Instant
$499.99
$459.99
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTX100G 2.5" MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Item #:N82E16820227529
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy
-$20.00 Instant
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$699.98
$659.98
Grand Total: $2,039.93