I'm looking to upgrade my current PC (q6600 processor, 9800gt 512mb video card, 4gb ram) and get these components, but I don't know which mobo to go with....
Edit: I saw this (http://www.newegg.co...N82E16813131791) motherboard, which looks like it's bad ass, but it's more than I wanted to spend. *frowny face*
Because that RipJaw RAM you got there's frequency is 2133MHz, you'll have to overclock the dimms of that mobo from the default 1600MHz to 2133MHz...you can do this and spare the extra cash for getting a more expensive mobo which's default dimm frequency is at least 1866MHz, BUT I personally won't overclock from a default of 1600 to 2133MHz, that's a big jump. I'd rather but these RAM, which's default frequency is 1866MHz and OC. But it's only $10 cheaper.
If you're spending 2K-3K on a new pc, get the i7 2600K. Even thought it's real overkill for any pc game atm...even BF3. The best cpu for a good price is the i5 2500K. The only difference between these i5 and i7 is that the i7 has twice (8 where i5 is only 4) the hyperthreading capability...which no game require...you only need that much when doin big 3D rendering or something, which is basically just multiple tasks at once.
What if you were to run more than one game at a time on a single pc, would the additional hyperthreading capability be beneficial then?
Mmm, I don't see why you'll want to...to answer your question: Yes I guess, I'm not a hardware guru, but I think so. It just seems weird, but games are in fact software, like 2 3D rendering programs running at the same time, so yeah it would help.
But if you only have one monitor, and you need to switch between games, hence not playing both at the same time, then it wouldn't need as much processing power as playing two games at the same time on the same pc but on 2 monitors...I think. haha.
The only rendering I do (and am not totally sure this is the game thing), is through Sony Vegas when I edit videos of gameplay. Matter much?
Well if it is anything like the youtube vids, then no. But I know nothing about video editing, but my common sense say only if the vids are 1080p or higher, you might require more processing power.
If you're spending 2K-3K on a new pc, get the i7 2600K. Even thought it's real overkill for any pc game atm...even BF3. The best cpu for a good price is the i5 2500K. The only difference between these i5 and i7 is that the i7 has twice (8 where i5 is only 4) the hyperthreading capability...which no game require...you only need that much when doin big 3D rendering or something, which is basically just multiple tasks at once.
Because that RipJaw RAM you got there's frequency is 2133MHz, you'll have to overclock the dimms of that mobo from the default 1600MHz to 2133MHz...you can do this and spare the extra cash for getting a more expensive mobo which's default dimm frequency is at least 1866MHz, BUT I personally won't overclock from a default of 1600 to 2133MHz, that's a big jump. I'd rather but these RAM, which's default frequency is 1866MHz and OC. But it's only $10 cheaper.
Mmm, I don't see why you'll want to...to answer your question: Yes I guess, I'm not a hardware guru, but I think so. It just seems weird, but games are in fact software, like 2 3D rendering programs running at the same time, so yeah it would help.
But if you only have one monitor, and you need to switch between games, hence not playing both at the same time, then it wouldn't need as much processing power as playing two games at the same time on the same pc but on 2 monitors...I think. haha.
Well if it is anything like the youtube vids, then no. But I know nothing about video editing, but my common sense say only if the vids are 1080p or higher, you might require more processing power.