AJLynn Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 The last two time I upgraded my computer I bought some parts at Microcenter and others at Newegg. Both times the Microcenter CPU prices were much lower than any other vendor's. It's also the only B&M store near me that actually sells good parts at reasonable prices. (Contrast with Best Buy, where they're happy to sell you a video card from two years ago at twice the original price.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danb4026 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Well Andrew, do you think I am better off just getting a CPU that will work with my ASUS P6T Deluxe MB (LGA 1366 X58) and keeping my 12GB memory or going the Sandy Bridge route again, with new ram and MB? Where's the bang for the buck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danb4026 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Here's a good article that compares the Core i7 990X Extreme Edition to the Core i7 2600K - http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i7-2600k-990x_13.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 Oh, wait, this is from a previous question - sorry, distracted Get yourself a 6-core for your current MB - a 970 or a 980X if you're near a Microcenter. (The difference between a 970 and a 980X is barely noticeable unless you want to overclock.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danb4026 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Is the 980X tough to overclock? The 2600K is a breeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 Not quite as easy I think, but it is unlocked which takes some stress off the memory so what you really need is an adequate power supply and a heck of a lot of cooling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaHood Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Well, if you need to work with scenes you can't fit in 16GB that's going to rule out 16GB systems. What do you have now and have you tried similarly difficult renders on it? And have you used memory optimizing techniques like instances and proxies? atm i work on a i7 920 with 6gb ram. So 16gb will do it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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