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i've been thinking about upgrading for a bit and my evga is starting to crap out I think, my sounds spotty lately and its already 4 years old almost 5 if I remember correctly.

I want to be a badass and get x79 but it's just to pricey.

Id need a new:
1) CPU
2) Motherboard (if ATX see 4)
3) Ram
4) Case
5) CPU cooler. > Most likely will have to get a new one since i'll probably move the i7 system into my other system as it's server

I listen to music a lot. I like flac audio and everything is ripped with 320Kbps, I have Grado headphones but I do need an amp.

I do play games quite a bit and i'll be keeping my dual 5850's for now. I do on occasion edit some videos or edit music but it's rare, photos on occasion as well. I will be virtuatlizing software through VMWare for school and general internet browsing of course.

As far as what will be reusied: drives, video cards, and power supply.

Budget I was thinking around $500 but could go a bit over.

I haven't payed attention in quite a while to what the hot trend is, I know ivy bridge and intel and that's about it. So suggestions ?
 
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1- i5 3570 k
2- motherboard , a good one with z77 chipset and overclockable .There are some nice micro ATX motherboards but do you need any slots after radeon 5850s installed ? It is the thing we need know
3- Why dont use 6 GB you have? If youll use old buld for server g.skill ripjaws are nice ,heard some cheap samsung rams do 2000-2200 mhz also butnot followed much since not available to me
4-Answer after 2
 

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I've been wanting to get back to a mid size or a full size tower, so i'm not opposed to buying a new case, but Im not opposed to staying mATX either. I will not need addition slots if I stay with mATX, if I go back to ATX i'll need at least an additional pci-e for a addon sata card.

Now i'm willing to sell the majority of what I have now (including the second rig minus drives) to consolidate my machines so I've got plenty of options here.
 
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GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX Intel Motherboard - Newe... GA-Z77X-UD3H 149 $

GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD4H ATX Intel Motherboard with U... GA-Z77X-UD4H 164.99

GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB ATX Intel Motherboard - N... GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB bundled with 8Gb corasir vengeance 1600 mhz ram 214.99

SAMSUNG 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600... samsung one 49.99 funny thing is reviewed by TPU ,out of stok at newegg atm

G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 S... G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2133 $54.99


One advice/tip get a motherboard with UEFI BIOS ,old type bios supoorts up to 2TB , some brands still has motherboards with old type bioses ( gigabyte is one of them ,they have some models with old bios but supoort 3TB )

case CM HAF 922/932 or equivilant case with usb 3.0 front panel will be fine i guess .

This list is just pointer ,im sure other members will help more
 

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GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD4H ATX Intel Motherboard with U... GA-Z77X-UD4H 164.99

GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB ATX Intel Motherboard - N... GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB bundled with 8Gb corasir vengeance 1600 mhz ram 214.99

SAMSUNG 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600... samsung one 49.99 funny thing is reviewed by TPU ,out of stok at newegg atm

G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 S... G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2133 $54.99


One advice/tip get a motherboard with UEFI BIOS ,old type bios supoorts up to 2TB , some brands still has motherboards with old type bioses ( gigabyte is one of them ,they have some models with old bios but supoort 3TB )

case CM HAF 922/932 or equivilant case with usb 3.0 front panel will be fine i guess .

This list is just pointer ,im sure other members will help more

Thanks man! I just haven't kept up with who has better what right now. I know intel is in the lead, I know AMD has decided to not produce any GPU's upcoming and I know nvidia just pooped out the Titan.

But any inputs are appreciated.
 

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Might be worth waiting a little while longer until Haswell comes out given that you can wait that long. If you are getting a new system I would without a doubt recommend the low profile 16GB Samsung RAM Kit I'm using as that would be perfect with almost any system these days and there is a lot of room for overclocking too.
 

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Might be worth waiting a little while longer until Haswell comes out given that you can wait that long. If you are getting a new system I would without a doubt recommend the low profile 16GB Samsung RAM Kit I'm using as that would be perfect with almost any system these days and there is a lot of room for overclocking too.

Those appear to be out of stock at newegg. heh, but if Haswell is going to be better, then I could plan on those.

Is Haswll going to be any extra over current Ivy Bridge? Do we have a roadmap with prices on it /sockets?
 
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