Anyone else thinking of buying a monster rig after Xmas?

[SEE]

I may do but will wait and see how the next update performs on my current PC. I had been looking at the I7 2600K mobo bundles on offer as a possible new year upgrade but the longer I can wait the less I will have to pay (I hope).

[pupo162]

if the next patchs brings il2 to a far better standard ( AI works, DCG, performance, no building popping etc) ill go a for a new pc the day after, until then mine is able to run everithing else i play nicely, so not worth the investment.

[Insuber]

i5 is the way, i7 is a waste of money for games.

[ruxtmp]

I am planning on getting an i7 3660k, nvidea 580 3mb, 8gb ram, solid state hard drive, on windows 7 64bit. The current pc I use was built in 2004 so it does not run any new games. I think I got my return on my investment with 7 years of pretty hard use.

Hopefully this rig should be able to run whatever modded version of il2 is out. Unfortunately I will probably hold off on COD until the merged version comes out with Moscow battle. To many issues and unknowns for me to deal with the frustration. I know that this rig may be at the low end by then but DCS A-10 Il2 modded, and ArmA3 are really looking like they will occupy my time until then.

[Kongo-Otto]

Originally Posted by Tavingon

For me yes, I want to enjoy CLOD to the full with stunning graphics, and to set up massive aerial battles

No have bought me a new rig in summer, for Xmas there are Erbacher race Cat SL skis under the tree this time.

[flyingblind]

Nope. Upgraded when CloD first came out. I had an absolute limit of £500 and got the bits in my sig. I kept existing case, HDDs, PSU and old 1680 x 1050 LG monitor etc. Total price £480 and I have been very pleased with the results for the money. I should probably have got a card with more Vram but CloD is perfectly playable with everything at maximum or a bit smoother under heavy load situations if I drop the landscape settings a bit.
I will probably get some more ram fairly soon and maybe a second card next year although 560ti's are not the best choice for Sli or so I have read.