Upgrade for my system! HELP!

BennettWHU · 31 Dec 2012 at 13:09

Socrates470BC said:
Sabertooth under £200

I like the slightly more expensive Asus boards starting at the P8Z77-V, then the Pro, Deluxe, and premium. Alos the ROG boards like Sabertooth.

1 x Asus P8Z77-V PRO w/ThunderBolt Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £199.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V DELUXE Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £199.99
1 x Asus Z77 Sabertooth Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £173.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V PRO Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Asus P8Z77-V Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £145.99

I'm looking at the ASUS Sabertooth here on OC. It is AM3+ and is cheaper than the Intel version. It has a 990FX chipset though. I don't know if that is good or not. I'd also put an AMD Bulldozer FX+4 CPU in it as well.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-314-AM
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-460-AS

BennettWHU · 10 Jan 2013 at 16:42

Is that a good idea?

MORE SPEED · 10 Jan 2013 at 16:46

Stick with Intel if you are gaming, a 3570K plus a motherboard you like is the best option for now.

I would upgrade the GPU first, as the 2100 is still a competitive CPU. Haswell is rumored to be released in Spring, so you could possibly wait for that.

BennettWHU · 10 Jan 2013 at 22:35

MORE SPEED said:
Stick with Intel if you are gaming, a 3570K plus a motherboard you like is the best option for now.

I would upgrade the GPU first, as the 2100 is still a competitive CPU. Haswell is rumored to be released in Spring, so you could possibly wait for that.

I'm going to stick with Ivy Bridge. To be honest, I don't see the point of buying a new Haswell CPU and then having to go out and get a new board for it as well. I'll just upgrade my CPU, Motherboard, and GPU now. Any ideas for a good Ivy Bridge board for an i5?