looking to upgrade soon. what should i wait for?

justalex81 · 16 May 2014 at 15:09

So i'm after new a new mobo, cpu and ssd. I been hearing about haswell refresh this and m2 ssd that!

what should i be waiting for and when is it due?

justalex81 · 16 May 2014 at 19:28

my rig is

Asrock z77 fatality profesiional
i7 3770k cpu
16gb sammy green
R9 290x with a custom cooler
128gb samsung 840 pro boot drive
256gb samsung 840 pro games drive
256gb samsung 830 apps and docs drive

what percentage increase would i be looking at if i upgraded to the new haswell cpu and new m2 ssd just for the boot drive?

Also does anyone know if you can fit a 2.5 slot gpu into a bitfenix prodigy?

justalex81 · 16 May 2014 at 20:55

my i7 3770k is clocked at 4.4 but won't go higher. I'm also going to switch out of a 650d case into a 750d or i'm gonna go matx and build a prodigy system. If i do that then i'll need a new board anyway which means i'll need a new cpu :-)

justalex81 · 16 May 2014 at 21:32

you're correct. that's what it's currently running. But it would be rude not to get the latest chipset and cpu. Especially when the business is paying for it! ;-)

justalex81 · 1 Jun 2014 at 22:10

lol it's not 'free' as such. It's my business so it just doesn't come out of my personal income so can't go completely mental!

Commercial heating businesses 'need' high end pc's. who'd have thought it....