I guess this could go on in very much the same way it happened for Metal Gears. Hasn't every Gear game since the first one supposedly been the "last one"?.
So guys, since you gave me so much awesome advice, thank you so much, I feel like I should update on the current situation:
I ordered an ASUS Gryphon Z87, micro-ATX. After rechecking my cabinet I figured that it was not actually the one I stated, it is a smaller version. It is fine, I have never had the intention of running two GPU's or something similar. Here is the beauty:
And I am going to pick up the 4770k in a few days. Why? I just got a little money from the Man, and what better way to use it than to "stimulate" the economy a little? I will see if I can score a new GPU within a period of 4-6 months, and then I should be totally set for a nice long period of time. Here is the CPU:
It is going to be a tight little machine after these upgrades, and since I am not going to be picking up any new consoles, I can justify the economic aspect.
Oh. Mine is medium-sized. One person can carry it, albeit with a little effort and there certainly is a limit to how much I can stuff into it. Decent sized. If only I could remember the name of the case.
You're GPU will definitely be the bottleneck if you get either an i5 or an i7. My recommendation would be to get an i7 (just in case next gen game can actually make use of it) and mobo and then wait for the GTX 800 series to upgrade the GPU. Worst case scenario is that you spent $100 too much on your CPU. Just know that even after upgrading your CPU your game performance won't increase by a lot until you upgrade your graphics card as well.
Thank you. Again, I have, by being less attentive, harmed by CPU and motherboard. The current GPU was not exposed this damaging environment, and I am fine with playing on the low settings for a while. As I would be acquiring an i7, I need a MOBO with a specific socket right?
I have a GTX 560 Ti. It's one GB. It has to be changed at some point, put it is not my primary concern. The reason why I focus on the CPU and the MOBO is also because that they were exposed to high heat for some time, I did not catch until a month after my cooler had become dysfunctional. I am afraid they have taken damage, my computer can slow down in strange ways sometimes. Plus my MOBO is getting really old, and cannot keep up with new hardware.
Wow. Really great answers. Thank you so much guys. Now that I check, I will have to get a new motherboard. Because it has an AMD socket, the AM3 I believe. So a new MOBO is now a requirement. I am primarily going to be playing BF4. Maybe this helps anyone who will be making recommendations.
So, I have had my current CPU (AMD Phenom x4 965 Black Edition) for about a year and a half, and slowly it is beginning to dawn on me that, well, it has served its purpose quite well, but cannot fare much farther. So I have decided to replace it, have quite a nice stash of money to burn and loads of space in my cabinet that is just waiting to be filled out. I, as some would expect, have my eyes on the Intel I7, all the set-ups that I have seen look awesome, and should beef my rig up, quite a bit (It has to, it's double the expense from my current CPU). But perhaps there are people on this forum, I actually know there is, that are considerably more knowledgeable in this field than I am, and therefore if anybody has some clever words to see me through this, I would gladly listen to you. Also, depending on the CPU I pick up, I will have to change my motherboard, but that is no concern either.
I am looking much forward to your help. Thank you in advance.
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