Gaming Rig

Nowadays, getting the best isn't always the best, especially when it comes to gaming. Yes a 6 core cpu is more awesome then a quad core, but is it truly needed? No, sadly today's games don't use more then quad, and that's only a few games that really push the limits of cpu...

that being said, graphics have had a change, where we look at high end platforms to be able to compete with high end workstations.

Of course the price is steep, and it's not practical for the average gamer to fork over 1700 for a quad sli setup of GTX590 FTW liquid cool...

So looking at the options, I'm at a fork in the road. There is, 3 options, 1, is to wait it out for the next socket type to come out. 2 is to go 1366 and get a x58 build running i7... no bottleneck in multigpu setups...

the other is... p67 with nf200 chipset... socket 1155, now this is the newer socket for the i5 K series, or the ones with turbo on basically. built on the 32 nm these are ideal for gaming, getting the most bang for the buck, seeing as the i5 2500k is unlocked so the potential to oc and compete with the EE series is very possible.

but the question is... will it get outdated? then I realized, I'm on an outdated system, c2d wolfdale is antique in the tech world. for most ppl... that's still brand spanking new...

well... i'm not most ppl, i waste my money on a lot of meaningless shit so... i can't show for it.

for now... considering a graphic card upgrade... GTX570...

it's not the GTX580 but it's a lot easier on the wallet...

SLI this... possibly on ASUS WS Revolution Rev2 board... (p67 and nf200) 4-8gigs of ram... i got a pretty decent gaming comp.

pretty decent is an understatement as a single 570 can handle a lot. the only part is, no triple channel ddr3 and can't really go further then dual sli rather then quad sli or tri sli.

then again, it's not like i can really afford to buy a tri or quad sli setup... so this may be the most practical...


So the final build is

ASUS WS Revolution Rev2 (or was it 3?) P67 NF200 board
intel i5 2500k cpu
g.skill vengeance? ram, what ever high end ram total of 8 gigs... (4 sticks of 2 gigs)
eVGA GTX570 SC (later sli)
power supply... 1200 corsair or thermaltake single rail and sli ready 80 plus certified, preferably GOLD.
hdd... unknown, i can't really make up my mind, since i'm pushing nearly 4tb on my current rig...
i really don't want to do that since... it's a bit much.

current rig could use a ram upgrade, as well as hdd upgrade, and gpu upgrade... xD

but yeah, case, i'll place my current rig in a p180 case, and place the new stuff into my antec twelve hundred full tower... which i think would be very ideal. xD