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Upgrading system... Should I?
rostheferret:
--- Quote from: AceHigh on April 03, 2012, 04:51:36 PM ---Being an audiophile is being borderline religious. You wouldn't believe half the bullshit they are buying that simply doesn't work differently from cheaper equivalent or simply has no effect whatsoever. The most delicious way to fuck their ego over is to put them to the blind test of the bullshit equipment and see them fail.
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Yeah, luckily I'm not that obsessive. I found this awesome 'whathifi' article where they sat half dozen audio equipment experts and told them to review each setup blind. What they were actually doing was taking a £300,000 set up and replacing each component one by one with a decent one that cost like, £300. Nobody agreed on what they preferred (a lesson right there) but nobody thought the control was the best answer.
Tatsujin:
--- Quote from: HSSDamian on April 03, 2012, 01:02:04 PM ---I just recently (like a week ago) purchased a new rig, it's a little... several generations behind but still fairly powerful.
Specifications:
OS: Windows 7 x64 Pro
Ram: 16GB DDR3 1333
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500k (Stock clocked)
GPU: Gainward GTX 570 Phantom
HDD: 1x 64GB SSD Boot Drive / 1x 2TB HDD
I was just wondering if it would be worth (right now) swapping it's mobo for a LGA2011 socket, swapping the 2500k for a 3930k and changing the gtx 570 for a 680?
Considering that I use this rig for video editing and gaming (1920x1080) ... would it be worth the money right now?
Oh and, would anyone be able to recommend a nice Sound card? Thanks.
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Wait for the Ivy model from Intel. It should be out in few months.
I also don't recommend upgrading (yet).
vuzedome:
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--- Quote from: rostheferret on April 03, 2012, 05:26:52 PM ---
--- Quote from: AceHigh on April 03, 2012, 04:51:36 PM ---Being an audiophile is being borderline religious. You wouldn't believe half the bullshit they are buying that simply doesn't work differently from cheaper equivalent or simply has no effect whatsoever. The most delicious way to fuck their ego over is to put them to the blind test of the bullshit equipment and see them fail.
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Yeah, luckily I'm not that obsessive. I found this awesome 'whathifi' article where they sat half dozen audio equipment experts and told them to review each setup blind. What they were actually doing was taking a £300,000 set up and replacing each component one by one with a decent one that cost like, £300. Nobody agreed on what they preferred (a lesson right there) but nobody thought the control was the best answer.
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I always find audiophile magazines to be amusing though, as the price goes higher, their vocabulary becomes more colourful.
There was one interesting article back in December from theabsolutesound about upsampling music, it made many audiophiles go nuts. The concept behind the idea did make sense but their scoring did not, same rules still apply, pricier equals to more praises.
Yeah these are one of the many audiophiles who are scared or outright deny the benefits of blind tests.Ivy Bridge is definitely worth the wait, if it performs well(high expectations), well we all know which pathway we're going to upgrade to.
HSSDamian:
Thanks everyone, I think I'll probably wait for Ivy Bridge and grab a Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD while I'm at it..
Freedom Kira:
I would not suggest upgrading to 2011. There's little performance gain unless you're running a shitton of threads all the time. Quad channel RAM is pretty badass, yes, but it really isn't worth it most of the time, especially when it costs over $500 for the CPU alone.
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