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- Feb 18, 2011
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- OS X 10.9
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- Intel Z97 LGA 1150/ i7 4790k
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- PNY GTX 770
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Hi team, thanks for even reading, thanks more if you can help! I find hardware pretty overwhelming. I've been using soley Hackintosh builds for about 4 years now. This time, I'd like to be more careful in choosing my gear—I've made some blunders in the past.
The question is whether it's time for a new build or just upgrades; in general, I don't know how to translate hardware stats into performance experience. I also want to sell my current box while it's still worth something. Just really looking for:
a) any problems with these choices
b) which among them will have the most significant boost in UX
c) if it's worth it; IMO, 20% "overall" performance boost is the threshold for being "worth it" (I know those are both vague and subjective, indulge me haha)
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# CPU & Mobo
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Current:
Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor (http://bit.ly/18QI2T3)
ASUS P6X58D-E (http://bit.ly/dTSrpK)
What I Could Afford Now:
($ ideally) Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5Ghz (http://bit.ly/LIgTHd)
($$ maybe) BIOSTAR TPOWER X79 (http://bit.ly/181Nhgr) **note: NOT from TonyMac buyer's guide—I can't see a difference?
($$$ reluctantly) GA-X79S-UP5 (http://bit.ly/1e3BWEX)
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# GRAPHICS
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Most of the time I have need to drive 2x27" LED mons and run VLC on them, haha. But I do freelance 2D design, and I go in for games like Skyrim, Fallout3, SCII. No shooters, though.
Current:
Radeon HD 5870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 (http://bit.ly/17XlSyr)
What I Could Afford Now:
--All PCI-e 3.0--
($ ideally) PNY GeForce GTX 660 2GB (http://bit.ly/QY3y10)
($$ maybe) Asus GeForce GTX 660 Ti 3GB http://bit.ly/18QJkNY)
($$$ reluctantly) 2 x GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost (SLI)
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# SSD & RAM
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Currently:
CORSAIR Force Series 80GB SATA II (http://bit.ly/14Mr2Li)
CORSAIR (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333 (http://bit.ly/1e3Clar)
What I Could Afford:
--The RAM below I actually have purchased. I have 3TB of extra storage, SSD is boot only--
Patriot Viper 3 (4x8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (http://bit.ly/15kU4W7)
($ ideally) Kingston 120GB SATA III SSD (http://bit.ly/15TFod8)
($$ maybe) SAMSUNG 840 Series 250GB SATA III SSD (http://bit.ly/1146Szb)
The question is whether it's time for a new build or just upgrades; in general, I don't know how to translate hardware stats into performance experience. I also want to sell my current box while it's still worth something. Just really looking for:
a) any problems with these choices
b) which among them will have the most significant boost in UX
c) if it's worth it; IMO, 20% "overall" performance boost is the threshold for being "worth it" (I know those are both vague and subjective, indulge me haha)
#########
# CPU & Mobo
#########
Current:
Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor (http://bit.ly/18QI2T3)
ASUS P6X58D-E (http://bit.ly/dTSrpK)
What I Could Afford Now:
($ ideally) Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5Ghz (http://bit.ly/LIgTHd)
($$ maybe) BIOSTAR TPOWER X79 (http://bit.ly/181Nhgr) **note: NOT from TonyMac buyer's guide—I can't see a difference?
($$$ reluctantly) GA-X79S-UP5 (http://bit.ly/1e3BWEX)
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# GRAPHICS
#########
Most of the time I have need to drive 2x27" LED mons and run VLC on them, haha. But I do freelance 2D design, and I go in for games like Skyrim, Fallout3, SCII. No shooters, though.
Current:
Radeon HD 5870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 (http://bit.ly/17XlSyr)
What I Could Afford Now:
--All PCI-e 3.0--
($ ideally) PNY GeForce GTX 660 2GB (http://bit.ly/QY3y10)
($$ maybe) Asus GeForce GTX 660 Ti 3GB http://bit.ly/18QJkNY)
($$$ reluctantly) 2 x GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost (SLI)
#########
# SSD & RAM
#########
Currently:
CORSAIR Force Series 80GB SATA II (http://bit.ly/14Mr2Li)
CORSAIR (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333 (http://bit.ly/1e3Clar)
What I Could Afford:
--The RAM below I actually have purchased. I have 3TB of extra storage, SSD is boot only--
Patriot Viper 3 (4x8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (http://bit.ly/15kU4W7)
($ ideally) Kingston 120GB SATA III SSD (http://bit.ly/15TFod8)
($$ maybe) SAMSUNG 840 Series 250GB SATA III SSD (http://bit.ly/1146Szb)