Quote Originally Posted by Mosg2 View Post
I currently 5-box with an I-7 920, 12 gigs of DDR3, a 40G SSD and a GTX275. I have no problems with this setup--It's stable with great FPS even in Dalaran. However I get the first installment of my re-enlistment bonus here in October and I was thinking about what upgrades I'd like to make for Cataclysm.

One thing I keep seeing people talk about is this fabled 24 gigs of ram. I'd like someone to point me in the right direction basically--Should I upgrade my system or wait another generation or two or processors/mobos before I invest more money? I'm not sure what kind of hit Cata will be on performance.

In any case thanks in advance for helping out
I think I have almost the exact same setup you have. I'm trying to wait as long as I can until the x58 MB looks like it's getting replaced, and I'll get the best processor available for it at the time. It will probably be time to upgrade to 24GB RAM (should be cheap enough by then). The nice part is that your current comp should still handle everything for another couple years, and then you can upgrade it once to extend its life a bit more.