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[fasterthanlight]

So I am looking for a new PC of course and I want to know what will do me better.

This is a choice of a i7 2600k vs a dual Xeon board.

I only play ARMA 2 and with the specs of ARMA 3 being so big, along with the fact that this game is so CPU needy, I want to go big.

So, is the i7 all I need or is this a better proc?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117218

or even

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117185

TIA.

 

[trick0502]

what is wrong with what you have? with what you have i would wait for sb-e or ib before i would upgrade.

also, with dual cpu boards they tend not to oc that well.

 

[Dangman]

The game isn't even out yet. So no one knows if that game actually scales well past 4 cores. If it doesn't, then the 2600K is your best bet. If it does, the Xeon route might be better. So I'd wait for the game to come out first and see how well it scales past 4 cores.

And I concur with tricky0502: Don't upgrade now.

 

[fasterthanlight]

Oh no, I totally agree. I am not buying now.

My i7 works very well with ARMA 2. 12GB or ram and a PCIe SSD, works very well.

I tend to upgrade once a year and just thinking ahead. That is a good point with the scaling core idea. I think I just assumed it would.

 

[plugwash]

Chances are that by summer 2012 both sandy bridge E and mainstream ivy bridge will be out.

 

[DejaWiz]

yep, wait for IB. if the game scales well on more than a quad core, then you'll have six and possibly eight core socket 2011 options to choose from come mid spring.

and it'll likely be a more cost effective route than a dual socket xeon build.