Heya, I am looking to upgrade my current system to more comfortably handle BF3 at 1920*1200 with preferably high/ultra settings at a steady 50+ FPS.
I would have liked to OC my current processor more until the release of IB, however I cannot seem to get it 100% stable whenever I OC. So I am looking to upgrade to SB now as they seem to be excellent processors which should last me a good few years.
Current Spec (Purchased November 2008, GPU purchased December 2010)
Monitor: 1920*1200 Samsung T260
CPU / Cooler: Q6600 @ 2.4GHz / Coolermaster Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler.
Memory: 2*2GB DDR2 Corsair XMS2, 1066MHz RAM
Motherboard: Asus P5Q Pro S775
GPU: POV GTX470 1280 MB
PSU:Hiper 780Watt Modular
Case: Antec P182
Hard Disks: Crucial CT128M225 (128GB SSD), Spinpoint F1 1TB and Spinpoint 500GB
Looking to upgrade to
CPU / Cooler: Intel I5 2500k or I7 2600k (If I do not need a new GPU, I will probably go for the I7 as I will have leftover cash? If the GPU needs upgrading I will save the £££ and put more into a higher end GPU)
Motherboard: Z68 or P67?
Memory: 16GB Corsair Vengeance... Though every other post I look at, people are recommended only 8GB, where 16GB is only £10 more? Does having more RAM have a negative impact on the system such as reduce the ability to overclock???
GPU: Upgrade from a GTX470 to a GTX580/HD6970? Or should I wait for the next generation? I think the main problem with my current system is the processor?
PSU: Does this need upgrading? If I am having my system crash when OC'ing now, could this be the PSU? If so, should I replace the PSU just incase it damages my new system?
Case: Is a new case advised for better airflow and to get USB3 FP headers? Nothing uses USB3 yet anyway does it?
Any other advice, recommendations or alternatives you would recommend? Or any further information you require from myself?
Thanks for your time
I would have liked to OC my current processor more until the release of IB, however I cannot seem to get it 100% stable whenever I OC. So I am looking to upgrade to SB now as they seem to be excellent processors which should last me a good few years.
Current Spec (Purchased November 2008, GPU purchased December 2010)
Monitor: 1920*1200 Samsung T260
CPU / Cooler: Q6600 @ 2.4GHz / Coolermaster Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler.
Memory: 2*2GB DDR2 Corsair XMS2, 1066MHz RAM
Motherboard: Asus P5Q Pro S775
GPU: POV GTX470 1280 MB
PSU:Hiper 780Watt Modular
Case: Antec P182
Hard Disks: Crucial CT128M225 (128GB SSD), Spinpoint F1 1TB and Spinpoint 500GB
Looking to upgrade to
CPU / Cooler: Intel I5 2500k or I7 2600k (If I do not need a new GPU, I will probably go for the I7 as I will have leftover cash? If the GPU needs upgrading I will save the £££ and put more into a higher end GPU)
Motherboard: Z68 or P67?
Memory: 16GB Corsair Vengeance... Though every other post I look at, people are recommended only 8GB, where 16GB is only £10 more? Does having more RAM have a negative impact on the system such as reduce the ability to overclock???
GPU: Upgrade from a GTX470 to a GTX580/HD6970? Or should I wait for the next generation? I think the main problem with my current system is the processor?
PSU: Does this need upgrading? If I am having my system crash when OC'ing now, could this be the PSU? If so, should I replace the PSU just incase it damages my new system?
Case: Is a new case advised for better airflow and to get USB3 FP headers? Nothing uses USB3 yet anyway does it?
Any other advice, recommendations or alternatives you would recommend? Or any further information you require from myself?
Thanks for your time

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