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Limp Gawd
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- Feb 27, 2006
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Alrighty guys. Im at a bit of a crossroads. Im close to getting a new , but slow progress, system build under way. I REALLY am shooting for at least tri, if not quad SLI.
My options kinda are, stick with 1155, and do incremental upgrades. Starting first with a GTX 670 next month, then a 3770k, then another GTX670, then a board upgrade to Z77 with support for Quad SLI. And then adding the last 1, or two 670s after that.
Or...
Snag a 2011 3820 from microcenter, then grab a X79 board with quad sli, and then start adding 670s from there. This would put be behind on actually getting the 670s.
Im guessing upgrading to Ivybridge-e at some point?
After all that, with either 2011 or 1155 setup, be it quad or tri SLI. Which would be more worth my efforts, the 1155 route which makes possibly makes the upgrade smoother, or the 2011 route which requires a whole new board and cpu. But could be better over all in the end?
Primary use, Gaming and a few VM testing, with some Linux cuda core coding. This will also be toted to a monthly LAN party. At least one 2560x1440 is a definite in the future.
Another reason I ask, is 1155 pretty much at the end of its life cycle? 2011 looks to have future Ivy Bridge and Haswell support.
My options kinda are, stick with 1155, and do incremental upgrades. Starting first with a GTX 670 next month, then a 3770k, then another GTX670, then a board upgrade to Z77 with support for Quad SLI. And then adding the last 1, or two 670s after that.
Or...
Snag a 2011 3820 from microcenter, then grab a X79 board with quad sli, and then start adding 670s from there. This would put be behind on actually getting the 670s.
Im guessing upgrading to Ivybridge-e at some point?
After all that, with either 2011 or 1155 setup, be it quad or tri SLI. Which would be more worth my efforts, the 1155 route which makes possibly makes the upgrade smoother, or the 2011 route which requires a whole new board and cpu. But could be better over all in the end?
Primary use, Gaming and a few VM testing, with some Linux cuda core coding. This will also be toted to a monthly LAN party. At least one 2560x1440 is a definite in the future.
Another reason I ask, is 1155 pretty much at the end of its life cycle? 2011 looks to have future Ivy Bridge and Haswell support.