New pc build, budget $1000 for the pc Requesting advice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**SovietDooM** · 02-13-12, 08:17 PM

Mountain of cash for video card does not equal good choice.

I love my ATI 4890, omg if I freaking ran two of these....

plagh... is the GT 560 or 540 a laptop chip? I don't remeber, Nvidia showed off some cards at CES. I asked the guy like a bimbo, i just want a good card that will last. He show cased the GT 580, I compared it to the 560 or 540, don't remeber, and they pulled off great performance at 4x less the price.

**jabberwock** · 02-14-12, 12:21 AM

Newegg.com - Corsair Carbide Series 400R Graphite grey and black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case

Great case for the price. I <3 the thing.

**rush2049** · 02-14-12, 03:28 AM

If your budget was a little higher (like 2000$) I would give you a deal on my current rig (minus a few parts to meet in the middle).

https://post.craigslist.org/manage/2807393070

**Phyrelight** · 02-14-12, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by rush2049

If your budget was a little higher (like 2000$) I would give you a deal on my current rig (minus a few parts to meet in the middle).

https://post.craigslist.org/manage/2807393070

Your link isn't working

**RhysJD3** · 02-14-12, 06:36 PM

i7 2600Kwon't net you any real benefit for gaming over the i5 2500K. Take a look at various sites like Tom's, Anandtech, Extremetech... In addition, it will cost you $100 more. You'd be better off taking that $100 and putting it towards either an improved video card or SSD.

If you're budget doesn't allow an SSD, I have absolutely no doubt you'd be better off getting the i5 over i7 and getting the SSD for games. You still need a standard drive for large files, videos...

If you have the money for a solid video card (or two), ssd, 8 GB to 16 GB RAM and the extra $100 for the i7, I'd do it.

**Alundil** · 02-14-12, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by RhysJD3

i7 2600Kwon't net you any real benefit for gaming over the i5 2500K. Take a look at various sites like Tom's, Anandtech, Extremetech... In addition, it will cost you $100 more. You'd be better off taking that $100 and putting it towards either an improved video card or SSD.

If you're budget doesn't allow an SSD, I have absolutely no doubt you'd be better off getting the i5 over i7 and getting the SSD for games. You still need a standard drive for large files, videos...

If you have the money for a solid video card (or two), ssd, 8 GB to 16 GB RAM and the extra $100 for the i7, I'd do it.

Yep, 2500k is a good one. And overclocks like a boss.

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**HeavyG** · 02-14-12, 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by RhysJD3

i7 2600Kwon't net you any real benefit for gaming over the i5 2500K. Take a look at various sites like Tom's, Anandtech, Extremetech... In addition, it will cost you $100 more. You'd be better off taking that $100 and putting it towards either an improved video card or SSD.

While not entiely true, the i5 wille be fine. The i7 will let you run moe programs at once without impacting performance, but for gaming only... not much of a difference.

I agree whole heartedly that you should spend the extra $100 on the GPU.

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**RhysJD3** · 02-14-12, 11:21 PM

Originally Posted by HeavyG

While not entiely true, the i5 wille be fine. The i7 will let you run moe programs at once without impacting performance, but for gaming only... not much of a difference.

I agree whole heartedly that you should spend the extra $100 on the GPU.

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I did say gaming. However, the list of apps that the i7 runs faster than the i5 is few and far between. It has more cores. If you're app can take advantage or if you plan on heavy multitasking, i7 is superior.

**evilblackjack** · 02-15-12, 12:04 AM

yes I am going for the i7 2600 k, just finding the best place to buy it other then newegg and will be getting a small ssd too. Now looking for the best asus motherboard to go with it. key 1155. build you later evilblackjack