Upgrading an AMD PC to Intel

[JishanF]

I've had a Phenom II X6 1090T for almost 3 years now and while it has been a reliable chip I do not see anything in AMD's current lineup that I would upgrade to. The only components that will be changing in my rig are the motherboard and processor. I plan on doing gaming, MATLAB programming, video editing, and video conversions. I have been looking between either a i7 3770k w/ an Asus Sabertooth Z77 or a i7 3930k w/ an Asus Sabertooth X79. Just looking for some input on what is a good choice.

Current Build

Phenom II X6 1090T

Asus Sabertooth 990FX

Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8 GB)RAM @ 1600MHz

H100

2x EVGA GTX 670 4GB

Samsung 830 Series 256 GB SSD (OS)

Corsair 800D Case

Corsair AX1200

Windows 7

[Whaler_99]

Unless you doing hardcore video editing and such, the Z77 platform will be great for general use and save you a few bucks over the X79 platform.

[Si3Rra_7]

True , you won't need the x79 , and the i7 3770k won't bottleneck the 2x670 . if you plan on more than two gpus tho....

[JishanF]

Not going to be using more than 2 GPUs and I doubt any hardcore video editing. Would it be worth waiting to see if Haswell would be a possibility or just go ahead with the 3770k and Z77?

[ERSCreeper]

3570K is perfect for gaming. 3770K is only useful if hyper treading is needed by said program. :P

Edit: Nevermind :P 3770K is perfect for you.

[Willson94]

I'd probably wait for the new socket, not like your struggling to run anything.