Hello all, advice would be nice

BADxASSxBubbles · March 6, 2013

Hello all, I am currently in a position where I can't decide what I should do. If there a better place for this thread, please move it or let me know. Anyway, I am a student in high school, a junior, and I built a computer recently in the middle of April 2012. I currently have configured an i5 2500k overclocked to 4.6, a CM Hyper 212 Evo, 2x4gb and 2x8gb crucial ballistix all at 1600mhz, asus z68 V/Gen 3, OCZ mod x stream 600watt PSU, crucial m4 128gig plus a storage drive, and x2 1gb GTS 450's in SLI sometimes OC'ed to 880/2000, and a CM HAF XB. I do a lot of school work and I stay around for afterschool activities like for our schools drama production, as video director. I spend most of my time at home or out and about on bike during the week during school weeks and not really on the computer much. On the weekends I go out to my cousins house and game with them. During the summer, I have been going away staying with family in Spain for 2 months because it works out to be cheaper than to go away to a camp but it kills me that I cant take my build. I game on the moderate side like I play lots of Crysis 3, Crysis 2, BO II, BF3, Minecraft (yes I know) but I rather play with 50+ fps than to play on high everything. My question is, should I (1) leave my comp the way it is and maybe upgrade something in the future like end of 2013, (2) upgrade my gpu and psu to something like a 660ti and 1000w ocz and selling the gts's, (3) wait until haswell comes out and nvidias 700 series cards come out and do a full upgrade after selling my entire build, (4) sell my computer and get a 14-15" gaming laptop after haswell and 700 series is released.

The portability would be ideal but not 100% neccesary.

I have done lots of research on different parts and release dates and benchmarks and I just don't know what to do. If people are just going to flame or be trolls, ill take the post down. Thanks everybody

EDIT- I play at 1680x1050

ijKs Snow · March 6, 2013

1) This is the route I will take. By the end of 2013, Haswell will already be out and matured to the market. Also, by the end of 2013 we will either have the next gen video cards, or have a release date for them.

2) This would probably be my 2nd route. Except, I wouldn't upgrade to a 1000w PSU. 600W is plenty enough for a 2500K + 660ti.

3) This is same as your option 1.

4) No, don't sell your desktop gaming machine for a subpar gaming laptop. Especially a 15inch. I have a small gaming laptop and it's extremely annoying when I go from my 27inch monitor to a 15inch.