Looking to upgrade motherboard and graphics card

[Blaircroft]

I cant keep my mobo because some of the drivers on it arnt compatible with Win7. Also JrRacinFan your saying that if my display is less or equal to 1080p that i wont benefit from these higher end cards anyway? Im just trying to understand. Nope afw unfortunately they dont have microcenters in TN and it wont take me to that product page. Im pretty sure ill wait on the video cards as many many people have advised me. But what about the 930 replacing the 920? Should i be thinking about that as well?

 

[JrRacinFan]

I cant keep my mobo because some of the drivers on it arnt compatible with Win7. Also JrRacinFan your saying that if my display is less or equal to 1080p that i wont benefit from these higher end cards anyway? Im just trying to understand. Nope afw unfortunately they dont have microcenters in TN and it wont take me to that product page. Im pretty sure ill wait on the video cards as many many people have advised me. But what about the 930 replacing the 920? Should i be thinking about that as well?

@ 1920x1200 or below there really is no sense of a higher end card. It's pretty much the most middle of the road you can get budget to performance wise with still being easy on the power supply.

EDIT:

And I stand corrected and revoke my statement, @ 1920x1200

 

[afw]

I have to differ with JrRacinFan here .... if you are on a budget .. yeah go with the 5770 ... but if you can buy a 5850 go for it ... i know that its an overkill for resolutions like 1280x1024 ... but since you are on a 22" which will be 1680x1050 or more... you are better off with a 5850 or even a better one ... and the 5800 series are very power efficient ... your 900W PSU would be more than enough ...

Your current config suggests that you do not tend to upgrade your hardware often .. a 5850 or a 5870 (with an i7 system) will last a long time and perform better on upcoming games (which are demanding ... eg:metro2033) ...

And about the i7 930 ... the 930 is clocked higher since it has an additional multiplier ... and it (multiplier) will help you with overclocking as well ... but nothing more than that ... if you are planning on overclocking the CPU the 920 will do ... you can easily hit 3.6Ghz with a decent cooler (most here on TPU have got it up to 3.8Ghz or more)... ...

PS: If you can say what sort of budget ur on ... we will be able to suggest the best parts that would suit you ...

 

[Blaircroft]

Well from what i gather im decided on everything except the GPU i think ill wait on the new cards to come out before i think about it further. Yea this is the first time ever ive had this much cash to blow on a system about ($1000) ive always tried to stay with the cheaper stuff and still be able to run the latest games, lol after all ive had this same set-up for 4 years and the gpu i have has lasted 2. I agree im going to be looking for something that will last me since i dont often trade out new cutting edge parts.

CPU: I7 930 2.8 ghz (everywhere ive looked this is the same price and is going to replace the 920 as its supposed to be discontinued)
MOBO: ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s
RAM: CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
GPU: to be continued?

 

[afw]

ok .. the MOBO+CPU+RAM all looks good ... .. and hope the 5800 series prices drop ...
check this combo deal ... (exact MOBO+CPU) can save $25 ... .. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.350315

 

[JrRacinFan]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157163

Look at that option for your motherboard.

 

[Blaircroft]

thanks JrRacinFan that board has gotten some impressive reviews for being so inexpensive the main user problems were outdated Bios drivers, the OCZ memory tended to not be recognized, or it was damaged on arrival, and the Manufacturer has no warranty at all on these boards after the initial 30 days your on your own. Motherboard.org gave it a pretty good rating for a budget board. I am still undecided on the matter although it is very tempting.

 

[Blaircroft]

Afw it looks like tigerdirect beats that bundle out by about 33 bucks and it even includes a free assassins creed 2 game . They get you in the Tax since Newegg charges retail.

 

[mdsx1950]

My advice is go for a intel i7 (LGA 1366 not 1156 because more future proof) Get a ATi 5XXX( Probably 5850/5870 because performance is awesome for the price you pay. Plus you get DX11 and Eyefinity No use going for a nVidia because you will be going back to the past because directx10 unless your willing to pay and get a GTX 4xx which is kinda expensive and consumes ALOT of power. )

 

[Blaircroft]

Thanks everyone for all the wondferful advice and help ive placed my order with tigerdirect everything except the cpu is scheduled to arrive friday the cpu will arrive monday. I ended up picking up the coolermaster V8 for an additional 59 bucks all in all i spent $877 tax and shipping free and got a free copy of assassins creed 2 with the cpu (sucks its going to arrive next week )

This includes:
CPU: I7 930 2.8ghz With Free copy of Assassins Creed 2
Mobo: ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX
Memory: CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Cooling: Coolermaster V8
GPU: to be continued?

 

[afw]

great ... good luck with the build ... .. post some pics if you can ...

 

[Blaircroft]

Got my parts today and i was so excited the only thing that i had trouble with was a silly knob.

 

[afw]

Nice ... ... And about the VGA card ...hmm .. bad news i guess ... It seems that ATi wont drop prices any time soon ... nVidias new GTX 400 series performance is only about 5%-15% more than the ATi 5800 series ... they are not considering any price drops anytime soon i guess...
http://www.techpowerup.com/118387/AMD_Comfortable_with_Current_GPU_Pricing_No_Cuts_in_Sight.html ...

so either you can go ahead with purchasing a 5850 ... or wait another week or so just to see what happens ...

 

[Blaircroft]

Thats really bad news but on the bright side its turning out that my current GPU is working alright so im not in a hurry to upgrade yet. This system is really awesome i havnt even begun to OC it but its amazing how fast and smooth it runs im going to give these products some really good reviews after ive put alot more load on them. I havnt gotten to play many games yet due to working alot this weekend but last night i was able to run Age of Conan in DX10 at 40 FPS and 80 FPS in DX9 maxed settings, with my old setup not only could i not run DX10 at all but at DX9 it would be around 35 FPS and this game is a huge resource hog. This is over 100% performance increase granted i did a major overhaul on my system and spent quite a bit its going to pay off for some time i think. All in All im very pleased with everything. Also to everyone who provided me with input thanks again i think i got the most out of my money here and its probly going to last

 

[JrRacinFan]

Just think, look at the graphs I posted. How much of a gaming increase you would be looking at! Congrats on the new build, sounds like you are truly enjoying it ALOT!