- Joined
- Mar 9, 2010
Hey all,
So I'm getting bored of my current system (see bellow) and would love to upgrade as much as I can for OCing mostly and of course gaming. Some have suggested that RAM may be my real only upgrade cause it may be bottle-necking my OC? What would you guys recommend? RAM? MOBO? CPU? Should I dive into Sandy bridge? CrossFire? I have about $1000 to spend.
Current Rig(s)
CPU: Intel Core i7 930 @ 3.8GHz (Cooler Master Hyper 212+) 1.26875v
MOBO: Asus Rampage II GENE
RAM: 12GB OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz Low Voltage Gold XTC 8-8-8-24
GPU: Sapphire ATi Radeon HD5870 Vapor-X 1GB @ 870/1250 (Stock)
HD(s): WD 500GB Caviar Black 32MB, WD 1.5TB Caviar Green 32MB & Seagate 1TB 32MB
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro M 850watt Modular
CASE: Antec 900
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
DISPLAY: LG 42" 1080p LCD @ 1920 x 1080
LAPTOP: Asus G73JW-A1 @ 3.2GHz (VGA @ 840/1700/1480)
So I'm getting bored of my current system (see bellow) and would love to upgrade as much as I can for OCing mostly and of course gaming. Some have suggested that RAM may be my real only upgrade cause it may be bottle-necking my OC? What would you guys recommend? RAM? MOBO? CPU? Should I dive into Sandy bridge? CrossFire? I have about $1000 to spend.
Current Rig(s)
CPU: Intel Core i7 930 @ 3.8GHz (Cooler Master Hyper 212+) 1.26875v
MOBO: Asus Rampage II GENE
RAM: 12GB OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz Low Voltage Gold XTC 8-8-8-24
GPU: Sapphire ATi Radeon HD5870 Vapor-X 1GB @ 870/1250 (Stock)
HD(s): WD 500GB Caviar Black 32MB, WD 1.5TB Caviar Green 32MB & Seagate 1TB 32MB
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro M 850watt Modular
CASE: Antec 900
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
DISPLAY: LG 42" 1080p LCD @ 1920 x 1080
LAPTOP: Asus G73JW-A1 @ 3.2GHz (VGA @ 840/1700/1480)