Anyone else thinking of buying a monster rig after Xmas?

If you can, try and wait until the Summer. The flooding in Thailand will keep component prices on certain things high until the flooding is over and the cleanup is well under way or finished.

[Qpassa]

dont buy HDD then

[SEE]

I may do but will wait and see how the next update performs on my current PC. I had been looking at the I7 2600K mobo bundles on offer as a possible new year upgrade but the longer I can wait the less I will have to pay (I hope).

[pupo162]

if the next patchs brings il2 to a far better standard ( AI works, DCG, performance, no building popping etc) ill go a for a new pc the day after, until then mine is able to run everithing else i play nicely, so not worth the investment.

[Lant]

Originally Posted by pupo162

if the next patchs brings il2 to a far better standard ( AI works, DCG, performance, no building popping etc) ill go a for a new pc the day after, until then mine is able to run everithing else i play nicely, so not worth the investment.

How dare you to want another patch???? They are working as hard as they can!!!!! Is it Olegs fault you only have 8 GB of RAM?? 12GB should be minimum nowadays!!!!!!

[Insuber]

i5 is the way, i7 is a waste of money for games.

[SEE]

Originally Posted by Insuber

i5 is the way, i7 is a waste of money for games.

That's interesting! I definiely need to ask for advice before I part with my cash as I;m sure I saw i5 bundles for less. Out of curiosity, (start my education now....) what are the advantages/disadvantages between i7 and i5 Insuber?

[nearmiss]

IMO, anyone planning to upgrade their system should not base it on improvement of COD performance.

If you want to upgrade for other reasons, go for it.

[icarus]

Originally Posted by nearmiss

IMO, anyone planning to upgrade their system should not base it on improvement of COD performance.

If you want to upgrade for other reasons, go for it.

+1

Also, in March the new Ivy Bridge CPUs are coming and the Sandy Bridge prices will drop accordingly.

[Insuber]

Originally Posted by SEE

That's interesting! I definiely need to ask for advice before I part with my cash as I;m sure I saw i5 bundles for less. Out of curiosity, (start my education now....) what are the advantages/disadvantages between i7 and i5 Insuber?

The 3 differences are:

- 0.1 GHz more of the fastest i7 on the fastest i5 (3.4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz), not a big deal given the overclock capabilities of the SandyBridge
- Hyperthreading, which simulates 8 cores. Slightly better for video encoding, compiling, graphics creation etc, useless for games
- 8 MB cache vs. 6 MB

So, if your main use is games and sims, my advice is to go for an i5 and spend the extra cash for a bigger video card with more VRAM, the real bottle neck of this game.
if you do other stuff, have a look at benchmarks and decide by yourself. Anandtech has a very clear CPU benchmark section.

Cheers,
Insuber