The BRAWL² Tournament Challenge has been announced!
It starts May 12, and ends Sept 12. Let's see what you got!
https://polycount.com/discussion/237047/the-brawl²-tournament
It starts May 12, and ends Sept 12. Let's see what you got!
https://polycount.com/discussion/237047/the-brawl²-tournament
Is this a solid hardware upgrade?
polycounter lvl 18
Yup, another one of those threads, eep! I'm pretty useless on the hardware front these days. I'm good enough to know kinda what brand and such I want. I guess I just want verification 
I already got the memory, ssd and psu so I'm good on that front.
MSI GeForce GTX 680 2048MB
Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 (Never gonna stray from Asus Mobo's)
Intel Core i7 3770K 3,5Ghz (Ivy Bridge)
Will this be enough to push some verts around and be futuresafe?
I'm running a 27" dell monitor aswell, in case anyone wanna know. That's why I want the beefy card.
I already got the memory, ssd and psu so I'm good on that front.
MSI GeForce GTX 680 2048MB
Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 (Never gonna stray from Asus Mobo's)
Intel Core i7 3770K 3,5Ghz (Ivy Bridge)
Will this be enough to push some verts around and be futuresafe?
I'm running a 27" dell monitor aswell, in case anyone wanna know. That's why I want the beefy card.
Replies
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/01/20/which-cpu-to-buy/
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/04/30/hard-choices-essential-update-intels-new-cpus/
It's a solid build, worth reading up more to see where you can save money though, probably the cpu.
Reason im choosing the k-version is so I can OC it in the future if i wish.
Max/Maya/UDK/Photoshop?
EDIT: My old CPU is an i5 750 (2.67GHZ).
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Intel-Ivy-Bridge-CPU-LGA1155,news-37362.html
I just did an upgrade myself and went for the core i5 2500k, not overclocked it yet though, but apparently they do 4Ghz easy on air cooling. The impression I got from my research was that the i7 was marginally better, but not worth the extra price. The new ivy bridges coming out seem to be similar from what I've read so far. Apparently they use the same socket though so switching to one later on wouldn't require a new mobo, but of course best put off further upgrades as long as possible.
Worth reading that second rockpapershotgun link if you haven't already as he talks about both of them. And that last link about the new ivy bridges (in reference to gaming anyway).
Some benchmarks comparing the i7 and i5 (and others) in 3D apps
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sandy-bridge-core-i7-2600k-core-i5-2500k,2833-15.html
The i7 seems to be a bit better in some cases, and only a smidge better in others. Guess it's just wether you feel you'll notice the difference and if it's worth the extra money.
Worth keeping your eyes open for ivy bridge benchmarks though.
Thanks for the help Mongrel!
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I went for an i5 2500k, asus z68 LX mobo, asus 560 Ti (got a few months ago) and 2x4Gb of ram (with two free slots left) and have found zbrush to be much more responsive (not tested on other apps yet), and I keep forgetting to overclock it hehe. If you get a third party heatsink you can get low profile ram to make sure it will fit in the ram slot and not block the cpu fan. Went for that myself and it's working great.
The thing runs at 36C normally and when at full load no more than 50C and this is all down to the most important thing I bought with my upgrade.
http://www.ebuyer.com/195165-noctua-nh-d14-dual-radiator-and-fan-socket-lga1366-lga1156-lga775-am3-am2-nh-d14?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products
I went for the corsair A50 myself http://www.corsair.com/cpu-cooling-kits/air-series-air-cooling-cpu-cooler/air-series-a50.html
Not planning on pushing my cpu to the edge, just want to get a decent and stable overclock.
I always recommend this guide, however its for games. You'll typically want to stretch for more ram.
http://www.tinyurl.com/falconguide
I wouldn't go father than the "Excellent" with a 560Ti and a i5. Usually bleeding edge hardware is overpriced compared to their predecessors when you bring the performance into perspective.
About the gpu, if you are going to buy a msi gtx 680, i recommed you to buy the twin frozr III version, and not the standard one. It's almost silent and very very cold.
And err, don't buy a 560ti, cuz the 680 eats the same amount of energy and it's better. You will have a graphic card for more than 4 years. It's better to buy something good and not something less good for the sake of saving pennies.
My brother have changed his q9550 with ddr2 memories (5+ years old machine) with this:
16gb ram 2400mhz cl10
intel i7 3770k
Noctua cpu cooler
Asrock fatality pro z77
msi gtx 680 twin frozr III 2gb
And it's worth all the money.
BTW: forget about OC, unless if you are going to render A LOT. For gaming is USELESS, only the idiots do OC for gaming and they end resting life to their cpus.
@Blaizer what was the cost for that rig?