how many cores does clod use

[TonyD]

Originally Posted by jayrc

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why wait 3 to 4 months to upgrade to i5 2500k (rattlehead)?

If I may - there's a new Sandy Bridge chipset coming shortly, and another predicted towards the end of the year. But there are always new chipsets coming ... and it's always better to wait if you can. A new gfx card (and psu) should give you a nice gain in the meantime, and of course Win7.

[jayrc]

Originally Posted by TonyD

If I may - there's a new Sandy Bridge chipset coming shortly, and another predicted towards the end of the year. But there are always new chipsets coming ... and it's always better to wait if you can. A new gfx card (and psu) should give you a nice gain in the meantime, and of course Win7.

what gfx card and psu would you recommend? win 7 make much difference?

[Rattlehead]

Originally Posted by jayrc

why wait 3 to 4 months to upgrade to i5 2500k (rattlehead)?

Basically because not everyone who has high-end systems is enjoying high-end performance with this game yet. Once things settle down regarding optimization, then we'll talk.

[jayrc]

Originally Posted by Rattlehead

Basically because not everyone who has high-end systems is enjoying high-end performance with this game yet. Once things settle down regarding optimization, then we'll talk.

gotcha

[Rattlehead]

Originally Posted by jayrc

my current pc is intel core 2 3 ghz, gt 240 gpu, 350 psu, 3.25gb ram, win xp 32, pretty sad system, barely plays il2 1946, I've been waiting to upgrade for some time now, got money burning a hole in my pocket, not enough to waste though.

May I make a suggestion? Forget getting a CPU at this stage.

If you really must upgrade now, go for windows 7 64-bit (a must) a really decent graphics card and a PSU to match. I suggest a 700-750 watt PSU and a graphics card such as a HD6970 or Nvidia equivlalent. Maybe a bit more ram as well. (extra 1gb)

I am also running a core 2 3ghz, and it runs fine.

I've always been a big believer of video card, then ram, then cpu...in order of importance for gaming.

[Heliocon]

Originally Posted by Rattlehead

May I make a suggestion? Forget getting a CPU at this stage.

If you really must upgrade now, go for windows 7 64-bit (a must) a really decent graphics card and a PSU to match. I suggest a 700-750 watt PSU and a graphics card such as a HD6970 or Nvidia equivlalent. Maybe a bit more ram as well. (extra 1gb)

I am also running a core 2 3ghz, and it runs fine.

I've always been a big believer of video card, then ram, then cpu...in order of importance for gaming.

+1 - he is right

also a 1st gen i7 is better than a second gen i5, better perf per $ in the long run.

[jayrc]

Originally Posted by Rattlehead

May I make a suggestion? Forget getting a CPU at this stage.

If you really must upgrade now, go for windows 7 64-bit (a must) a really decent graphics card and a PSU to match. I suggest a 700-750 watt PSU and a graphics card such as a HD6970 or Nvidia equivlalent. Maybe a bit more ram as well. (extra 1gb)

I am also running a core 2 3ghz, and it runs fine.

I've always been a big believer of video card, then ram, then cpu...in order of importance for gaming.

what would the equivlalent be to the 6970 in nvidia, 570, 580? Is there a problem with going intel with ati, or amd and nvidia? do they mix well?

[Zoom2136]

Originally Posted by Rattlehead

I've always been a big believer of video card, then ram, then cpu...in order of importance for gaming.

This is true of FPS. Flight sims suffer from a slow CPU (it really is the bottleneck in what we are concern).

So for flight sims, always buy the fastest CPU you can afford. Presently its the i7-2600K, followed closely by the i5-2500K. Remember that the newer i5 & i7 are faster clock for clock than the previous generation. See here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...m-ii,2926.html

So get the best CPU with a good overclocking motherboard, then if you only run 1 GPU, you can live a less than 600W PSU, if you plan on running SLI/Crossfire go with a 750+ PSU.

In you case the last thing to upgrade should be the video card (GPU). Oleg's game seem to favor Nvidea. Don't know why? I prefer AMD myself. Here look here and decide.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...-590,2912.html

[Thee_oddball]

Originally Posted by jayrc

wanting to upgrade so bad, I don't want to buy something then regret it, right now I'm trying to decide on the i5 2500k or the amd 6 core. If Clod is going to use 6 cores should I go with the amd? I don't have an unlimited budget. I was actually thinking of spending 300 on a 5850 gpu and corsair tx 750 psu for now till prices on everything else drops and some definite answers as to what hardware works best. Would like to hear from as many people as possible, this will be my first build and I really need some advice

Do you remember the old Joke? Hey i just spent $1500 on a new computer to play a $50 game!...

You can only future proof yourself so much...the best bang for the buck right now is the I5 (and i am an AMD fan) the 6 core will do you no good at the moment...the only benefit to buying AMD right now would be getting one of the ASUS boards that "claims" will support the new bulldozer chip when it comes out...but that in itself is a crap shoot as to which will actually be better (AMD or INTEL).

I have always built my own systems and what i have learned is this A chain is a strong as its weakest link
You can buy the best video card on the market and put it in a 2 year rig and your performance will be relative to the over all power of the PC i.e PSU+CPU+MEM+MB+VIDEO=?

When i upgrade i choose the 4 horsemen first (CPU,MB,MEM,PSU) and video last...I got 30 more FPS out of an old video card once by just upgrading the back end (the 4 horsemen)

I try to build my PC with one upgrade in mind..why?..because most computer technology is obsolete by the time it hits the store shelf's.. and thats why i said you can only future proof your self so much.
My current rig (see sig) will get one more 5750 and maybe a 6 core but after that it will be a whole new build.
My advice to you would be to give us a price point (how much you got to spend) and we will spec you the best bang for your buck.

S!

[jayrc]

1200+- US dollars, what would you recommend?