Special-Fred posted:
This. You do not need an i7 for gaming. Go with an i5 and it'l work just as well.
Groucho48 posted:
If it's just for gaming, you can save a few bucks by going with a 2500k instead of a 2600k.
You may be able to save a few bucks by going with SATA2 HDs. Current HDs can't get anywhere close to SATA3 throughput.
You might want to consider getting a motherboard that will accept the new Ivy Bridge cpus and pci-e 3 gpus, which are due out sometime this year.
Make sure your case is big enough to handle the gpu you want.
If it's just for gaming, you can save a few bucks by going with a 2500k instead of a 2600k.
You may be able to save a few bucks by going with SATA2 HDs. Current HDs can't get anywhere close to SATA3 throughput.
You might want to consider getting a motherboard that will accept the new Ivy Bridge cpus and pci-e 3 gpus, which are due out sometime this year.
Make sure your case is big enough to handle the gpu you want.
This. You do not need an i7 for gaming. Go with an i5 and it'l work just as well.
I agree with fred!
As of last week I am running this:
It currently kicks much ass. It's unlocked and can be oc'ed to 4.2 but I don't have a need for it yet. I am currently playing World of Tanks, Starcraft 2 and Skyrim on "High" settings without so much as a hiccup and getting framerates I have (personally) never seen before, to wit:
and this is with a GTX460SE, a mobo that cost me $99 and 8 GB of ram (the mobo will hold 32 gb). With oc'ing I will have this cpu at least 5 years. You could get my rig with that vid card and be set.
Overpay if you want but it's a silly thing to do.
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