Thread: New Parts

Just showed up today. It was time for an upgrade.

Intel i7-2600K

Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K

Asus P8P67 EVO Rev. 3

Newegg.com - ASUS P8P67 EVO (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

2 x XFX 6950s

Newegg.com - XFX HD695XZDDC Radeon HD 6950 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

Corsair Dominator 8GB 1600

Newegg.com - CORSAIR DOMINATOR 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMP8GX3M2A1600C9

2 x Intel 320 80GB SSD

Newegg.com - Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW080G310 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - SSD

Previous build was a Conroe Core2Duo and an 8800GTX. Also have a P4 3.733EE box.

I don't really have to say that it will be much better. I hope you forking iceholes in BC2 are ready.

Damn boy that's some deep pocket shit there! Must be nice.

Nice way to spend a grand! This system should rock some socks off. Are you recycling your PSU or buying a new one? What case is this going into?

New hardware is always so exciting. I will likely skip Sandy Bridge all together and wait for the next big platform upgrade... perhaps next spring. Until then, my little Core i7-870 will still be a major contender with these Sandy Bridge CPUs as they are being backed by the GTX 570s.

I will have to do a few more drawings to pay for it in full. Hopefully that business turns back around.

I have a new Corsair 850W laying around here.

I have an old school CoolerMaster case. I have had it for like 10 years.

This is my case:

Coolermaster ATC-220-VX1 : Spring Case Madness: 24 Of The Best

It serves me well enough.

I have more PSUs than I know what to do with. I probably have like 10+ varying in watts and types. All of them are PurePower, Corsair and BFG.