Anyone else thinking of buying a monster rig after Xmas?

[mattebubben]

They claimed that this next patch would improve the preformance with atleast 50%.
Cant know how true that is but even 20-30% inproved fps would make it so much more playable.

[SsSsSsSsSnake]

Originally Posted by Insuber

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

but usefull if you do other stuff

[SsSsSsSsSnake]

Originally Posted by pupo162

last time i bought a bad pcu, it blew up ( literelly on fire ), so im going for monster uber expensive ones from now on

quality plus quantity

[Kongo-Otto]

Originally Posted by Tavingon

For me yes, I want to enjoy CLOD to the full with stunning graphics, and to set up massive aerial battles

No have bought me a new rig in summer, for Xmas there are Erbacher race Cat SL skis under the tree this time.

[flyingblind]

Nope. Upgraded when CloD first came out. I had an absolute limit of £500 and got the bits in my sig. I kept existing case, HDDs, PSU and old 1680 x 1050 LG monitor etc. Total price £480 and I have been very pleased with the results for the money. I should probably have got a card with more Vram but CloD is perfectly playable with everything at maximum or a bit smoother under heavy load situations if I drop the landscape settings a bit.
I will probably get some more ram fairly soon and maybe a second card next year although 560ti's are not the best choice for Sli or so I have read.

[Insuber]

Originally Posted by SsSsSsSsSnake

but usefull if you do other stuff

everyone can decide the best use of his money:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/2

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=287



cheers,
Insuber

[NedLynch]

To answer the OP's question in one word, no.

[Steuben]

Originally Posted by JG53Frankyboy

i have already ordered a ASUS EAH6970 DCII to upgrade my PC. small personal birthday present from myself

i guess it will keep my PC alive for the next ~18month

That could have been a mistake!

New AMD GPU in 28nm might come soon!

Originally Posted by SsSsSsSsSnake

but usefull if you do other stuff

That other stuff typically revolves around Hyperthreading. So unless you're using a lot of $1000+ apps or database software, don't bother, because all an i7 will do is save you .5 seconds the next time you click "ok" to start a job that will take you more than a minute.

[SsSsSsSsSnake]

going on those benchies,if i was tight for money then the i5 is the obvious choice,but im still happy with the i7.