OK, after some advice for upgrading my gaming rig.
Spec as in the sig. Newest component is the GPU which I had to buy to replace a failing 280GTX, so that will likely stay, as will the case, optical and hard drives, sound card and PSU.
I am not after ultimate performance or 3Dmark bragging rights, but I want a decent workhorse that will give me solid base for the next couple of years. My Q6600 has lasted me more than 3 years now, but she feels like shes chugging more and more as time goes by.
I was looking at a i5 2500k, m/board and 8 or more GB of RAM, which can squeeze in between £350-400 to buy now, then look at maybe new GPU(maybe Sli/xfire) later in the year. I know people are saying wait for Ivy Bridge, but I have the itch and spare cash, which is never a good combination. Would mostly be playing FPS games like RO2 and BF3, and some sim stuff like FSX, DCS and iRacing. Don't do any kind of professional video editing or the like, just gaming really.
Thoughts?
Spec as in the sig. Newest component is the GPU which I had to buy to replace a failing 280GTX, so that will likely stay, as will the case, optical and hard drives, sound card and PSU.
I am not after ultimate performance or 3Dmark bragging rights, but I want a decent workhorse that will give me solid base for the next couple of years. My Q6600 has lasted me more than 3 years now, but she feels like shes chugging more and more as time goes by.
I was looking at a i5 2500k, m/board and 8 or more GB of RAM, which can squeeze in between £350-400 to buy now, then look at maybe new GPU(maybe Sli/xfire) later in the year. I know people are saying wait for Ivy Bridge, but I have the itch and spare cash, which is never a good combination. Would mostly be playing FPS games like RO2 and BF3, and some sim stuff like FSX, DCS and iRacing. Don't do any kind of professional video editing or the like, just gaming really.
Thoughts?
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