How long do you think the Ultima 9990i Mammoth would last?

Thesnipergecko · 14 Feb 2013 at 12:53

With hardware moving so quickly these days, how long do you think a system like the one on the store would last.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-185-OE&groupid=43&catid=2385&subcat=2238

BuToNz · 14 Feb 2013 at 13:00

Depends on your resolution needed and your preference on graphics options. Realistically a good build spec PC should last a couple of years, at the most a graphics upgrade once a year to max games.

Assuming you aren't using silly resolutions that spec is overkill and you could easily get acceptable performance for something a quarter the price.

Issy · 14 Feb 2013 at 13:02

Wow! that is one hell of a rig, lottery win maybe.

Thesnipergecko · 14 Feb 2013 at 13:04

BuToNz said:
Depends on your resolution needed and your preference on graphics options. Realistically a good build spec PC should last a couple of years, at the most a graphics upgrade once a year to max games.

Assuming you aren't using silly resolutions that spec is overkill and you could easily get acceptable performance for something a quarter the price.

It would be on a triple monitor 1080p setup.

Bacon? · 14 Feb 2013 at 13:05

You'd need to replace the GPU's on those to either 7950's / 7970's or the 4GB 680's.

BuToNz · 14 Feb 2013 at 13:07

Thesnipergecko said:
It would be on a triple monitor 1080p setup.

Assuming you've got the funds then I'd say you'll get at least 4 years out of the CPU (Assuming you are just gaming) perhaps even more than that.

Maybe a graphics upgrade in two years to keep everything maxed out.

BuToNz · 14 Feb 2013 at 13:08

Bacon? said:
You'd need to replace the GPU's on those to either 7950's / 7970's or the 4GB 680's.

Good call, 4GB VRAM is a must. (Missed the 2GB versions in the spec)

Thesnipergecko · 14 Feb 2013 at 13:09

BuToNz said:
Assuming you've got the funds then I'd say you'll get at least 4 years out of the CPU (Assuming you are just gaming) perhaps even more than that.

Maybe a graphics upgrade in two years to keep everything maxed out.

For the price difference would it be worth getting 2x 690's 4gig over the 4x 680's?

I'm sure I've read about the 690's not using all 4gig of VRAM.

Doomedspeed · 14 Feb 2013 at 13:09

Bacon? said:
You'd need to replace the GPU's on those to either 7950's / 7970's or the 4GB 680's.

Very true 2gb Gpu's a pretty silly for a rig of that magnitude.

BuToNz · 14 Feb 2013 at 13:09

Thesnipergecko said:
For the price difference would it be worth getting 2x 690's o ver the 4x 680's?

Yes I'd say so.

Though Nvidia's new offering will be out within a month, might be worth sticking it out till then if you are serious about dropping 5K into a PC.