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Originally Posted by MarkOne  why you can as much xfire with a i5 750 the x8 vs x16 means nothing the worst you gone get is 2% lost, that can be very easy gain by running the 750 at 4,0 ghz, you need quite a good cooler to run a 920 at 4,0 ghz... I bet you that my 750 setup will beat any 920 with the same xfire configuration I have.
for the memory , how come 3 stick is the same price as 4 sticks, you have to cut in the quality some place. |
Just saying that's what I feel you would really only need the x58 platform for is for 2 more video cards for the bandwidth. Sure he can still xfire/sli on P55. As for the memory, just check out current prices. A kit of 2x2gb is around ~$100 while the 3x2gb kits are ~$200. 2 kits of 2x2gb = $200
For photoshopping, doesn't the newest version support CUDA? Might want to look into a nvidia solution for that. If you're into 3d modelling/rendering, I believe there is a plugin for Maya that allows the use of Cuda for rendering as well, which would be much faster than CPU rendering. Hyperthreading for games is useless for now anyways. Yes, the i5's lack hyperthreading but there are also i7 CPUs for the 1156 socket, like the i7 860 I mentioned or the Xeon x3450. And in regards to upgrading to a gulftown CPUs (6 cores), I'm sure 4 cores and 8 threads (Hyperthreading) should do you fine for a couple of years at least
That is also true though that the gene comes with decent onboard sound, probably comparable to one of the older Audigy cards though. Which were pretty good sound cards actually.