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forum_user · 27th Jun 2012, 22:24

I need to replace my motherboard for my socket 1155 Sandy Bridge now. But I had planned to upgrade the mobo, CPU, GFX and SSD in 3+ months time. Thing is, I don't know what hardware is out now, and I don't know what will be out in the future, and I don't want to buy something now that I will have to sell in 3 months time.

The items:

Asus P8P67 Pro (needs replacing now)
i5 2500K (replace in 3 months)
2x 580 (replace in,3 months)
120GB Vertex 3 (replace in 3 months)

Any advice on what to do?

Bloody_Pete · 27th Jun 2012, 22:42

Whats wrong with the motherboard? The rest of the kit is fine, so maybe just a Z77 board like mine?

longweight · 27th Jun 2012, 22:50

Why do you have to replace all that kit in three months?

suragh · 28th Jun 2012, 07:37

If I were you, keep the motherboard unless you really (really) want a Z77 chipset, keep the 580's (whats wrong with them?), keep the i5 as it's a good CPU anyways and I don't see why you would want to upgrade it. Maybe add another 120 vertex 3 and put it in raid 0?

Just a suggestion.

rollo · 28th Jun 2012, 10:34

cpu and motherboard should last 3-5 years minimum in the current market unless your doing high end video work

not sure what you need to replace the 580s for or the vertex 3

unless you just love upgrading if you do then you will never be happy

Baz · 28th Jun 2012, 10:48

No new CPU socket or Intel chipset this year.

P67 and 2500K will last you ages - why the need to replace?

mattyh1995 · 28th Jun 2012, 13:25

The only advances recently would be Ivy Bridge Intel CPU's and Kepler Nvidia GPU's. If you must replace them, then i'd look into them. (Or the AMD 7XXX series but i'm an Nvidia fanboy :P )

Motherboards would be the new B75, H77, Z77 chipsets.

As for the SSD, I've heard the best buys now are either Samsung 830's or Crucial M4's. Not too sure about the future.

fdbh96 · 28th Jun 2012, 13:47

That all looks new to me. Ivy bridge isn't a big enough improvement over sandy bridge to warrant a new processor and motherboard. Also the 580s will handle pretty much everything, depending on your resolution.

If I were you I would either upgrade your ssd to a bigger one, such as a 240gb or even a 512gb model.

Or, you could upgrade your monitor or peripherals depending on what you currently have.

forum_user · 28th Jun 2012, 13:59

Quite right chaps - I was taking a sledge hammer to crack a nut. I've narrowed down some networking issues to the motherboards onboard Intel 82579V ethernet controller. So I shall buy a network card right now from Scan, it'll arrive tomorrow - panic over. Maybe the stress of trying to locate the problem turned me into a drama queen!

As for the other pieces, I thought Ivy Bridge was supposed to be great, and SSD's have come down to a point it would be worth going for a bigger main drive, and the new Nvidia/ATi stuff would be worth updating to?

I guess not judging by your responses! lol - but I did say I was mystified, so forgive me

Random question ... does anyone know why iOS appears to want to capitalise 'ethernet' to 'Ethernet' every time I type it out? Nowt special about the word is there?

27th Jun 2012, 22:24	#1
forum_user Modder Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 65	Mystified over current hardware and no idea what will be coming out soon! I need to replace my motherboard for my socket 1155 Sandy Bridge now. But I had planned to upgrade the mobo, CPU, GFX and SSD in 3+ months time. Thing is, I don't know what hardware is out now, and I don't know what will be out in the future, and I don't want to buy something now that I will have to sell in 3 months time. The items: Asus P8P67 Pro (needs replacing now) i5 2500K (replace in 3 months) 2x 580 (replace in,3 months) 120GB Vertex 3 (replace in 3 months) Any advice on what to do?

27th Jun 2012, 22:42	#2
Bloody_Pete Technophile(and yes, thats 724Mb/s) Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Guildford born, Bristol living Posts: 5,744	Whats wrong with the motherboard? The rest of the kit is fine, so maybe just a Z77 board like mine? __________________ i5 3570k @ 4.6GHz (1.28v) on custom water loop/ Watercooling how-to, Asus Maximus 5 Gene, 16GB Corsair Vengence 1600MHz (2 black, 2 red), Sapphire Radeon HD 5870, 128GB Crucial M4, 3 x Samsung F1 1TB in RAID 5, Xigmatek Elysium, Enermax Revolution 85+ 850W, Corsair K60, Corsair SP2500 speakers, Dell U2311H & Asus VK222W.

27th Jun 2012, 22:50	#3
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28th Jun 2012, 07:37	#4
suragh Derp Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: St. Albans Posts: 871	If I were you, keep the motherboard unless you really (really) want a Z77 chipset, keep the 580's (whats wrong with them?), keep the i5 as it's a good CPU anyways and I don't see why you would want to upgrade it. Maybe add another 120 vertex 3 and put it in raid 0? Just a suggestion. __________________ i5 2500K - MSI 7970 Lightning - Corsair H100 - Nzxt Phantom - Dell U2412 x 2 - Asus Sabertooth P67 - WD640 Black - Corsair Force 3 120GB - Samsung 840 250GB - Vengeance Black 16GB - Asus Xonar DG w/ T40s - MBP OSX ML w/ Toshiba 128GB SSD Steam: Louis - Origin: Grexthor

28th Jun 2012, 13:25	#7
mattyh1995 Supermodder Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Leigh, Wigan, United Kingdom Posts: 480	The only advances recently would be Ivy Bridge Intel CPU's and Kepler Nvidia GPU's. If you must replace them, then i'd look into them. (Or the AMD 7XXX series but i'm an Nvidia fanboy :P ) Motherboards would be the new B75, H77, Z77 chipsets. As for the SSD, I've heard the best buys now are either Samsung 830's or Crucial M4's. Not too sure about the future. __________________ \| Intel Core i7 2600k \| ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z \| 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 @ 1600mhz \| \| MSI GTX580 Twin Frozr II \| \| 64GB OCZ Agility 3 + 2TB Storage \| CM Storm Stryker \| Corsair TX750 PSU \| Asus Xonar DX \| Acer G245HQ \| \|Steam - [UK] Holcroft\|

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28th Jun 2012, 10:34	#5
rollo I Mod, Therefore I Own Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,553	cpu and motherboard should last 3-5 years minimum in the current market unless your doing high end video work not sure what you need to replace the 580s for or the vertex 3 unless you just love upgrading if you do then you will never be happy

28th Jun 2012, 10:48	#6
Baz Post moar ponies. bit-tech Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Reading Posts: 1,744	No new CPU socket or Intel chipset this year. P67 and 2500K will last you ages - why the need to replace?

28th Jun 2012, 13:47	#8
fdbh96 I am a Dremel Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,705	That all looks new to me. Ivy bridge isn't a big enough improvement over sandy bridge to warrant a new processor and motherboard. Also the 580s will handle pretty much everything, depending on your resolution. If I were you I would either upgrade your ssd to a bigger one, such as a 240gb or even a 512gb model. Or, you could upgrade your monitor or peripherals depending on what you currently have.

28th Jun 2012, 13:59	#9
forum_user Modder Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 65	Quite right chaps - I was taking a sledge hammer to crack a nut. I've narrowed down some networking issues to the motherboards onboard Intel 82579V ethernet controller. So I shall buy a network card right now from Scan, it'll arrive tomorrow - panic over. Maybe the stress of trying to locate the problem turned me into a drama queen! As for the other pieces, I thought Ivy Bridge was supposed to be great, and SSD's have come down to a point it would be worth going for a bigger main drive, and the new Nvidia/ATi stuff would be worth updating to? I guess not judging by your responses! lol - but I did say I was mystified, so forgive me Random question ... does anyone know why iOS appears to want to capitalise 'ethernet' to 'Ethernet' every time I type it out? Nowt special about the word is there?