- Jan 26, 2018
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Hey guys!
Count this as my first post!!
Alright so my whole reason of joining was to ask some simple advice.
I'll start by listing my specs:
i5 2500k OC @4.5Ghz
AsRock Z77 Extreme3
Corsair Vengeance 16Gb
1200W Coolermaster Silent Pro Gold
Sapphire Radeon 270X
1TB Seagate Hybrid drive (main)
4TB Seagate (Storage drive, I'm not on the pc right now, don't remember the exact specs)
As most of you will notice, this rigs outdated. Kids are expensive.
I'm planning on a new system, but I always keep pushing it off because of financial constraints. I'm wondering if there still life in purchasing a 3730k, or is it like beating a dead horse?
They can be had for sub 200 on ebay, and wont warrant me upgrading anything else. If I have to build a completely new rig I'd be looking at easily over 1000 just to upgrade sockets, which is out of my budget.
Obviously the GPU is of concern, but I could grab a 1070 (or eventually 2) that would outlast this socket and into the next.
I also have a P9X79 from an old build. I remember there was a hiss in the audio which is why it was pulled and been sitting on my shelf for the past 5 years.
I wonder if slapping in like a 3960x would be my best option if I go that route? They could still be had for sub 250 and the 2011 platform had quad channel ddr3. All of my existing hardware would also fit. Id be buying a cheap xeon first to test the board out.
I wouldn't be playing the newest games obviously, and TBH I play Fallout 4 all the time maxed out and there's not even a stutter on my 2500K. I'm hoping to be able to stretch out the 1155 for at the most 1 to 1.5 years max.
In the distant (or not-so-distant) future when I upgrade, this PC will replace my Q6600 as my freenas server, which will be an awesome upgrade as the s775 maxes out at 8G of ram...
I'd appreciate some advice, although I'll definitely get a few laughs lol. I'm hoping to stretch out the life of what I have if I can. I understand that this will never push vr, but that's what my new rig is going to built around. I'm just waiting for the technology to mature before building something new.
Count this as my first post!!
Alright so my whole reason of joining was to ask some simple advice.
I'll start by listing my specs:
i5 2500k OC @4.5Ghz
AsRock Z77 Extreme3
Corsair Vengeance 16Gb
1200W Coolermaster Silent Pro Gold
Sapphire Radeon 270X
1TB Seagate Hybrid drive (main)
4TB Seagate (Storage drive, I'm not on the pc right now, don't remember the exact specs)
As most of you will notice, this rigs outdated. Kids are expensive.
I'm planning on a new system, but I always keep pushing it off because of financial constraints. I'm wondering if there still life in purchasing a 3730k, or is it like beating a dead horse?
They can be had for sub 200 on ebay, and wont warrant me upgrading anything else. If I have to build a completely new rig I'd be looking at easily over 1000 just to upgrade sockets, which is out of my budget.
Obviously the GPU is of concern, but I could grab a 1070 (or eventually 2) that would outlast this socket and into the next.
I also have a P9X79 from an old build. I remember there was a hiss in the audio which is why it was pulled and been sitting on my shelf for the past 5 years.
I wonder if slapping in like a 3960x would be my best option if I go that route? They could still be had for sub 250 and the 2011 platform had quad channel ddr3. All of my existing hardware would also fit. Id be buying a cheap xeon first to test the board out.
I wouldn't be playing the newest games obviously, and TBH I play Fallout 4 all the time maxed out and there's not even a stutter on my 2500K. I'm hoping to be able to stretch out the 1155 for at the most 1 to 1.5 years max.
In the distant (or not-so-distant) future when I upgrade, this PC will replace my Q6600 as my freenas server, which will be an awesome upgrade as the s775 maxes out at 8G of ram...
I'd appreciate some advice, although I'll definitely get a few laughs lol. I'm hoping to stretch out the life of what I have if I can. I understand that this will never push vr, but that's what my new rig is going to built around. I'm just waiting for the technology to mature before building something new.