Building a new pc

[swiss]

If you have the money, wait for the bulldozers on AM3+. They should launch at the E3.

[sod16]

Originally Posted by swiss

If you have the money, wait for the bulldozers on AM3+. They should launch at the E3.

I'm willing to bet intel will make a come back. If they already haven't. Though, saying that it may cost less and be as good as intels current 6 core.

[T}{OR]

Originally Posted by swiss

If you have the money, wait for the bulldozers on AM3+. They should launch at the E3.

By that time CoD will hopefully be reasonably playable for the most of us.

I give it neck and neck with current SB's. Then there is Ivy Bridge coming later this year, not to mention the X79 chipset with quad channel memory support.

As for the MBO's - the only one I would stay away is MSI. Gindergarten and quirky BIOS and incompatibility with some RAM's. If the desire is auto OC, then Gigabyte is the way to go. Set everything on auto and just rise the multiplier.

[Spartan]

From everything I've seen, the only thing I can definitely tell you to look for is an HD 6950/70 2GB for a video card. The GTX 570 and GTX 580 may be faster in other games, but for Cliffs of Dover the HD 6900s have an edge thanks to their 2GB of VRAM.

As far as the CPU goes, get the best you can afford. For me, that was AMD, and I'm very pleased. My 955BE does 3.6GHz without touching the voltages and the CPU and Motherboard cost me under $300 USD. In terms of price/performance, you can't beat an AMD system right now. However, if you can afford an i5 or i7 2X00, by all means go for it.

[T}{OR]

Originally Posted by Spartan

From everything I've seen, the only thing I can definitely tell you to look for is an HD 6950/70 2GB for a video card. The GTX 570 and GTX 580 may be faster in other games, but for Cliffs of Dover the HD 6900s have an edge thanks to their 2GB of VRAM.

There are two 580 monsters, with 3GB VRAM each.

Haven't seen anyone using them with CoD yet.

[JG14_Jagr]

Originally Posted by Spartan

As far as the CPU goes, get the best you can afford. For me, that was AMD, and I'm very pleased. My 955BE does 3.6GHz without touching the voltages and the CPU and Motherboard cost me under $300 USD. In terms of price/performance, you can't beat an AMD system right now. However, if you can afford an i5 or i7 2X00, by all means go for it.

an i5 2500K costs $200 It certainly is more bang, and far more bang for the buck at roughly 2/3rds the price of the AMD. The Sandy Bridge MSI board is a single button press OC solution that is an outstanding game platform..

I've used both AMD and Intel before.. I always chose the best bang for the investment...and right now you can fanboy all you want, the i5 2500K and the i7 2600K are the best choices.. personally I'd go i5 but your mileage may vary

[sod16]

Intel's mid top range is always a bang for the buck. For some reason they release Extreme series which always cost 5 times more then the non extreme series. The only difference is a few Ghz here and there.

My Q6600 one of the first 4 core processors is pretty much still on par with current quad cores. In no way is the new i5's/7s a HUGE leap. This is primary reason I want an 8 core processor. I remember when I was buying the Q66, everyone was saying get the duo core equivalent because it "performs" better with games... Now look who's laughing. Same goes with hyperthreading... Do not be fooled by current performance issues. Your time will come.

[jayrc]

WOW, still alot to think about, looks like I can afford the i5 2500k, will be going with 6950/70 gpu, wont be getting the sim till april whatever, still not sure which mobo to get?

when do you think the prices will start dropping on hardware.

thanks everyone for your help

[GOZR]

"My Q6600 one of the first 4 core processors is pretty much still on par with current quad cores. In no way is the new i5's/7s a HUGE leap."
well sorry but from Q6600 and i72500K or 2600K yes it's a huge jump !

[sod16]

Originally Posted by GOZR

"My Q6600 one of the first 4 core processors is pretty much still on par with current quad cores. In no way is the new i5's/7s a HUGE leap."
well sorry but from Q6600 and i72500K or 2600K yes it's a huge jump !

Clock for clock i7's vs Q6600's are hardly mind blowing, infact clock for clock it is laughable... However, a jump from 4 cores to 8 would be a 100% increase on top of that you have the slight jump in clock for clock performance.