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Post Date: 2013-06-08
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    Posted: 08 Jun 2013 at 5:13pm
System Configuration:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - HAF 922
Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 Micro Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset)
System Memory: 3GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified
Power Supply: 750W Digital Storm Certified (Dual SLI Compatible)
Hard Drive: 500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Optical Drive: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Asetek Liquid CPU Cooler (120mm Radiator)
CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)

I need to upgrade my DS system see above. I've been considering two options. First option buy a brand new DS system. Option 2 upgrade components in my current system. I use my system for gaming only WoW, Starcraft II, Crysis etc. not looking to go 3D or the graphical extreme

If my major bottle neck right now is my processor and mobo I will probably just buy a new system. But if it isn't I thought I would upgrade my RAM and graphics card to the best currently on the market and then in a year or 2 buy a DS system minus the graphics card and RAM and just swap in what I have.

If i should buy a new system please give me a config. If it's change components please give some details on what to buy.

I would like to spend around 5k but it's not really a hard budget I don't want to cheap out on something that will be out dated in a year. But also I want to spend within reason i.e not pay double the cost for something for only a 3% increase in performance.

I'll be buying two new monitors after i figure out what i'm doing with my system based on the system specs.

So I'm asking the community here if you were in my position what would you do?
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I have similar system as shown in my Sig. I just ordered an EVGA Titan SC as a replacement for my EVGA GTX 295. I think what I did was serious overkill but I wanted the fastest single card GPU even if just for a year or two. There are several GPUs that are available that would have done just as well I think but I wanted the best even though I might not be able to use the capabilities.   

I am going to try this upgrade and see how it performs. I paid $1019 for the Titan SC and I am hoping for great things with the investment.

Hopefully some gamers that are more technical will be able to look at your configuration and make better recommendations. I figure a new GPU may be enough for you. But I think that there are cheaper GPU cards that might do just as well depending on your gaming resolution.
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Burnout,

     Prior to my purchase of my DS. I have a I7 920 OC to 3.9MHZ. 12 gb of 1600 ram. I upgraded my graphics card for 2 HD 5670 in crossfire, to an GTX 570 2.5GB.

     That config ran BF 3 in high to ultra. It also ran Metro 2033. I believe the graphics card was the pinnacle on being able to game on that config.

Hope that little info helps.
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I would probably keep your existing system and upgrade the memory to around 6 GB since I assume you have 3 1GB in there now.

So you could buy 3 more 1 GB to up it to 6 GB total.

Then get a nice card that you would down the line maybe move to a new system and do SLI with it.

I would probably go with a GTX 780 over the Titan.

Good Luck!
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Got the EVGA Titan SC and love it. The 780 might be about as good for a lot less but I still wanted the Titan. Both are great cards.
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