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Alright guys I am thinking about upgrading to 1155 as i am finding my self needing more power in games and just want to really haha. First question is, should i wait till the new Intel socket comes out (2011 i think) or should i just upgrade now? Second is, if i were to upgrade to Sandy Bridge now, what are my current specs(sig rig) like compared to these and will i gain much of a performance boost? Thanks
Sandy Bridge Specs-
Motherboard-Gigabyte Z68X-UD3P
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-342-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990
CPU- Intel 2500K( I will be overclocking to about 5GHz)
Memory-Corsair Vengeance 4GB 1600MHz(Thinking about 8GB, would there be a noticeable performance increase)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-298-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517
Cooler- Corsair H60( would i need this to achieve 4.5-5GHz, or can i just keep my current cooler in my sig rig)
The games i play at the moment are, GTA IV with graphics hungry graphic mods, call of duty 4, garrys mod, cs:s, crysis 2, fear 3, team fortress 2 and i will probably be playing more games if i upgrade. Oh and my monitor resolution is a 1920x1080 22" Iiyama
Thanks in advance guys
EDIT: I also HAVE to have an ATX size motherboard, no mATX, got one now and i hate it. Too small haha
Sandy Bridge Specs-
Motherboard-Gigabyte Z68X-UD3P
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-342-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990
CPU- Intel 2500K( I will be overclocking to about 5GHz)
Memory-Corsair Vengeance 4GB 1600MHz(Thinking about 8GB, would there be a noticeable performance increase)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-298-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517
Cooler- Corsair H60( would i need this to achieve 4.5-5GHz, or can i just keep my current cooler in my sig rig)
The games i play at the moment are, GTA IV with graphics hungry graphic mods, call of duty 4, garrys mod, cs:s, crysis 2, fear 3, team fortress 2 and i will probably be playing more games if i upgrade. Oh and my monitor resolution is a 1920x1080 22" Iiyama
Thanks in advance guys
EDIT: I also HAVE to have an ATX size motherboard, no mATX, got one now and i hate it. Too small haha
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