Hello all,
I am a gamer, 2D/3D artist and video creator/editor. I do all of these things on a regular basis and I would love feedback on an upgrade. I have a budget of $1000 maximum, but I don't need to spend all of it. I just need to upgrade what is necessary.
Current Specs:
Intel Core-i7 3820 CPU
Asus P9X79 Motherboard
Corsair 750W PSU
AMD Radeon 7950 GPU
OCZ Vertex 2 SSD
WD Green 1.5TB Storage HDD
16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz RAM
Corsair Carbide 500R Case
The machine is very good as is, but I'm looking for more performance.
I'm thinking of upgrading to 64GB of Ram for video and 3D work, but not too sure how much performance gain I will see? (Programs are Premiere Pro and 3DS Max/Maya all in 64-bit on 64-bit Windows 7..)
I'm also thinking of replacing my current OCZ SSD to a couple of Samsung 840 Pro 120gb SSD's, one for boot and another for programs/games.
Would it be worth spending money on another CPU from the 2011 socket range to get better performance from Maya and Premiere Pro in particular? What sort of benefits might I be looking at the new Haswell CPU's over the 2011 range?
Thanks for suggestions guys, appreciate it.
Peace, xo