Another "advice" thread.. :)

[LexLuthor]

Hi, guys..
Well, I'm in a crossroad.
My system is in my sig.
Now, I've been thinking about doing an upgrade to my system: CPU+motherboard.
But, I can't make up my mind about the road to follow.
1.- I could update my CPU up to a 6-cores, and keep it until loooong next year, including my actual plataform.
2.- Buy a 990FX motherboard and a FX 8120, and still wait to Piledrive, but of course, I'll buy it a few months later of the launch date. In this scenario, I can choose between a Gigabyte UD-3 or a Sabertooth.
3.- Stay where I'm now and get a second 7850 for CFX, and do the update next year 1st quarter.
4.- Get an Intel plataform. Of course, it's more expensive. It would be an i5 3570k + P8z77 motherboard. Or an i7 2600k + with the same board.

Honestly, I know that one of the first answer would be "update", and I'm almost agreed with that. The point is "when".
Should I wait, and then decide between Piledrive or Intel?. Update now?..
It's a good deal getting Ivy??. Is it worth it despite the overheating??
Or should I get another 7850 and keep with my 955 as it is???..
The main use of the rig: games, movies, music, AutoCAD..

Best regards...

 

[LexLuthor]

Thanx for the reply..
The point is, obviously, that I will need a new plataform, no matter which one in the next months.. My 965 has served me well this last couple of years, but I think it's holding me back a bit.
My main concerns are mostly in the near future.
For example, if I go for Ivy, I know they're gonna be at least to the next full year.
If I go fot the 990FX chipset, I'm not so sure if the new Piledrive CPUs will be backward compatible with this chipset/socket. No accurated info on that, yet, at least for what I readed.
I could grab a FX and put it on my Formula, but it's only under a BETA Bios update, and I'm not so confident on the results.. What if I update, then turns out that it's unstable??.. How do I roll back the Bios update, at least to sell it and get a 990FX-based motherboard??.. I've been reading over the net about people having goods results, and bad ones too..
But, again obviously, Intel is more expensive..
I don't live in the UK, or nearby, but as an example (based on Ivy update):
Ivy+3570k= 1000 (none currency, just reference)
FX+990FX motherboard= 700
Second 7850= 500
PII X6= 350

That's the point..

Best regards, and thanx, again..

 

[LexLuthor]

... although I'd be surprised if it is competitive with Ivy Bridge.

If you're desperate to upgrade now Intel is the only direction that makes sense.

That's my worst fear.. That I wait until it's out, and then it won't outperform IB, or at least equals..
Not that I'm desperate, but I don't like to get behind in tech..

is only projected a 10-20% increase over buldozer

Yeah, I saw that somewhere else, too.. And that doesn't seems to be a good boost..

Thanx both for your inputs.. I'll keep searching around and see in order to take my final choice..

Best regards..