upgrading a ~2 year old system

[Username455]

Hello everyone,

 

My current system is in my sig, and since Christmas is coming up, Ive been thinking about adding a few goodies

 

obviously any video card would be an upgrade, but I was looking at the 560ti because it is a quality card but still relatively affordable. However, should I look at the 400 series for a possibly cheaper solution? I just dont like buying older models that will need to be upgraded again sooner than later. Also, would the price increase be worth it for a 570 perhaps? I dont think I want to spend 580 money. (actually im sure of it)

 

my motherboard is the asus p6t deluxe v2, which does not have sata 6gb/s, but I was interested in a SSD. They would probably be cheaper for the older SSD models, but would this upgrade be worth it? I would probably only have win7 and DCS on it.

 

Finally, I was looking at adding more ram for fun. I have 6gigs currently, but though if it was cheap enough I could get 6 more. First question is, does all the ram need to be the same? The current ram I have in my PC is discontinued. its OCZ 1600 ram with timings of 7-7-7-24.

Second question, if anyone is familiar with my motherboard and how it overclocks, my ram is currently running at 1440 or around there. If I were to get cheaper 1333 ram, would there be an issue trying to run it higher? Ive never OC'd ram before. I like my CPU overclock where it is and wouldnt want to scale back for my RAM.

 

Thanks for any input!:joystick:

[agrasyuk]

I just migrated the game folder from mechanical drive to SSD. load times became much nicer. recommended, but not crucial. as far as video card i always get the best one i can afford (without getting into obscene >300$ monsters however) - lasts longer, so i would get the 570 over 560ti.

 

just my 0.02

good luck

[Username455]

thank you very much! The 570 is quite tempting hehe.

 

I heard that crucial was one of the better brands for SSD? which brand do you recommend? I am a noob with SSD so I will need to research quite a bit, but Im just curious.

[agrasyuk]

i went with intel 510 series drive, at a time current offering. i read it is slower AND more expensive then other brands , but has lesser failure rate which IMHO is more important then speed. this is not a recommendation , please do look into the subject as well and make sure you like your drive of choice,

[104th_Cobra]

Hello Username

 

Look here:

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=1314771#post1314771

 

Your 1600MHz RAM amount and frequency is good enough.

Don't look back and buy a GTX 570. I'm not not sure wich brand, perhaps an ASUS or EVGA.

 

I also have a 2008 P6T Deluxe and so far is easily overclocked. Until the end of the year I'll change the graphic card to an 570 or a 580, hoping that my rig will stand for more 1-2 years. Perhaps I'll go with the cheaper one because I'm planning to buy a flightstick and pedals and all together will be a significant amount :).

[Username455]

thank you very much! looks like 570 it is then haha!