help in my next step

basel · **help in my next step -** 11-11-2009, 12:46 | posts: 392 | User is Offline

im wondering at the moment which upgrade should i go with , an entire i7 system with asus rampage 2 mobo and i7 920 or a 2 X 5870 , the thing is i can only afford one of those upgrades , so which one of those will give me more kick in video games???

ibitato · **Memory**: 4x2GB@1080 5.5.5.15 5:6

if your signature is up to date id go for 4 gigs of ram and a 64bit os in the first place
after that id keep it as it is for 6m to a year

nexu · 11-11-2009, 13:26 | posts: 395 | Location: Amsterdamned | User is Offline

^^ what he said.

And i would say a CPU/Mobo update to i7 would benefit more from GPU upgrade to HD5870(if you can even find them at all). The triple-channel memory boosting memory bandwidth compared to your current DDR2 setup. And more efficient per-core performance with the i7.
You most likely see better performance with ur current GPU's on i7.

jmpnop · 11-12-2009, 03:19 | posts: 1,048 | User is Offline

Your vid cards are awesome, they just need a powerful system i.e, Core i7, DDR3 6GB....

stenelaus · 11-13-2009, 01:40 | posts: 268 | Location: Romania | User is Offline

" an entire i7 system with asus rampage 2 mobo".
much more performance from the i7