Need some help upgrading.

[Tte. Costa]

Tx sir.
I thought that a faster reading HD would be better for games.

[JG14_Jagr]

A lot of your hardware is TOP notch cutting edge but it won't actually give you that much improvement in game..

You could save quite a bit going with an i5 2500K CPU, and buying a 6990 is crazy right now.. get a 6970 and a mobo that will eventually allow Xfire if you want bleeding edge graphics performance.. I think 1 6970 will be plenty for this game..

[Tte. Costa]

Tx very much for your help.
After reading your comments I´ll go for:

CPU Socket 1155
Intel® Core™ i7-2600K
4x 3400 MHz, 4x 256 kByte, 8192 kByte, Sandy Bridge


MoBo Socket 1155
ASUS SABERTOOTH P67 R.3.0
Intel® P67 Express, ATX, 2x PCIe 2.0 x16, SLI, Crossfire, 1155

HD SATA de 3,5"
Western Digital WD5001AALS 500 GB
500,0 GB, -/32/7200, € 0,11*, Serial ATA/30

DDR3-1333
Kingston HyperX DIMM 8 GB DDR3-1333 Kit
8192 MB, CL9 9-9, 2, PC3 10600

GPU AMD Radeon HD 6000
MSI R6970-2PM2D2GD5
AMD Radeon HD 6970, 2048 MB, 256 bits, PCIe 2.0 x16

What you think?

[Katana1000S]

Looks good, I have a similar spec.

My SSD seems to help with the stutters, at least I don't get them and did not on day one release of IL2 CoD, it certainly helps with loading stuff quicker, if you can afford it ... why not.

Enjoy.

[kendo65]

Only a minor suggestion - DDR3-1600 ram in tests is the current sweet spot giving some extra fps over 1333.

Anything faster not really useful at this time.

[Tte. Costa]

Tx very much to all, you are a very big help!
Tx for the advice Kendo, but it seems that Intel® Core™ i7-2600K is not DDR3-1600 compatible.

[kendo65]

Originally Posted by Tte. Costa

Tx very much to all, you are a very big help!
Tx for the advice Kendo, but it seems that Intel® Core™ i7-2600K is not DDR3-1600 compatible.

Actually, i'm sure that it is - i'm using DDR3-1600 memory with my i5-2500K.

I do recall seeing some confusing info that suggested 1333 was the fastest I could use without overclocking, but that turned out to be due to limitations of certain motherboards rather than the Sandy Bridge cpus. My Asus P8P67 runs DDR3-1600 at stock settings and I could easily plug in a i7-2600K if I wanted.

One additional piece of advice is to get 1.5V memory for Sandy Bridge rather than 1.65V - ensures the CPU is running at correct settings and helpful if you overclock.

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Edit: Did some reading - officially the SBs are in fact only rated for up to DDR3-1333 memory, BUT...they can run 1600 and higher. Tests done by custom PC magazine (UK) found benefits from running 1600 over 1333 (a few fps in some games) but no real benefit from going for 1800 or 2133. Hope this all makes sense.

[Stefem]

Originally Posted by Katana1000S

Looks good, I have a similar spec.

My SSD seems to help with the stutters, at least I don't get them and did not on day one release of IL2 CoD, it certainly helps with loading stuff quicker, if you can afford it ... why not.

Enjoy.

I've only HDD and I've never experienced stutter in CoD, fore sure SSD will improve loading time but it can make a RAID with HDD and use the saved money for a better graphics card

[Oldschool61]

Originally Posted by Tte. Costa

Tx very much for your help.
After reading your comments I´ll go for:

CPU Socket 1155
Intel® Core™ i7-2600K
4x 3400 MHz, 4x 256 kByte, 8192 kByte, Sandy Bridge


MoBo Socket 1155
ASUS SABERTOOTH P67 R.3.0
Intel® P67 Express, ATX, 2x PCIe 2.0 x16, SLI, Crossfire, 1155

HD SATA de 3,5"
Western Digital WD5001AALS 500 GB
500,0 GB, -/32/7200, € 0,11*, Serial ATA/30

DDR3-1333
Kingston HyperX DIMM 8 GB DDR3-1333 Kit
8192 MB, CL9 9-9, 2, PC3 10600

GPU AMD Radeon HD 6000
MSI R6970-2PM2D2GD5
AMD Radeon HD 6970, 2048 MB, 256 bits, PCIe 2.0 x16

What you think?

No OS ??