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Alright guys, so I'm getting just over $1100 in spending cash back on my taxes here and I'm going to be upgrading my PC with it.

heres what I'm currently using:

2 Spinpoint F4's in Raid 0 as primary with a 500gb WD Black as backup
6 GB DDR3 GSkill Ripjaw Ram
i7 930 OC'ed to 4ghz
460 1gb SLi
Corsair tx750

Heres what I'm looking at purchasing:

i7 2600k or i5 2500k (Which and why? I've done a small amount of research and based on what I've seen im not sure if the i7 is worth the difference in price could use a bit of input)
MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) (Seems to be the best bang for buck mobo I could find, and seems a very safe bet)
2 448 Core 560 ti's *
1 90gb Vertex 3 *
12 GB DDR3 GSkill Ripjaw Ram

Now, with my budget, I can afford the video cards, but not the ssd, or the ssd and only one card. Which will give me the biggest return with my current setup?

Thanks for the input guys!
 
Heck that i5 2500k isn't even worth the upgrade from your i7 930 @ 4GHz. What's the problem with your current rig? Is it really slow?

If it's just an upgrade itch on your part, I would suggest you waiting for Ivy Bridge instead.
 
Well, the 2500k or 2600k wont stay at clock speeds, I'll be OCing it as much as I can on a DH-14.

Problem with current rig is slight chop in current gen games when playing at desired settings, and long assed load times :D I also want to start streaming
 
Haiku214 said:
Heck that i5 2500k isn't even worth the upgrade from your i7 930 @ 4GHz. What's the problem with your current rig? Is it really slow?

If it's just an upgrade itch on your part, I would suggest you waiting for Ivy Bridge instead.
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This.

OP, unless you're folding or similar workloads you won't notice the diff from 1366 to 1155 outside of benchmarks
 
I agree. If you need to upgrade, buy another 460 card for SLI and pocket your cash for Ivy Bridge. I love my 2600k setup but I'd wait at this point in the game.
 
SSD wise, grab the Crucial m4 128GB SSD instead:
$169 - Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SSD

The Crucial M4 128GB SSD is only $10 more than the OCZ Vertex 3 90GB but offers more space, better reliability, and still high performance.
 
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