1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Gaming and Work
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
$500-$600
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA
4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
We can't be expected to scour the internet on your behalf, chasing down deals in your specific country... Again, help us, help YOU.
5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
Intel i5; Nvidia;
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
I will use my current HDD, PSU, Case and Win 7 x64
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
I will overclock slightly. I hope to push the i5 into the low 4.0GHz area.
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
1920 x 1080
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Within the next few days.
Hello,
I am building a new gaming rig, primarily for Flight Simulator X which is highly CPU intensive, and I am not sure which path to take. I do plan on doing some light overclocking but nothing too substantial (hoping to hit low 4 GHz area). Effectively, I am split between the tried-and-trusted i5 3570K and its' OC'ing capabilities and the new Haswell systems.
I will be using my existing HDD in my current systems and Win7 x64, so these are this is the hardware I am deciding between to purchase:
i5 3570K System:
The two separate system price difference is small enough that I don't mind paying if it will give me equal (or better, of course) performance and some comfort in future upgrade-ability. Even though the 3570K may OC slightly better (which I'm not a hardcore OC'er that will push the limits, anyway) it kinda irks me to purchase a dead-end socket that may give me nothing in terms of performance. The more stringest standards that seems to come with OC'ing the Harswell also scares me slightly.
There you have it! Any suggestions on hardware choice within the systems, opinions, etc. are more than welcome.
Gaming and Work
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
$500-$600
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA
4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
We can't be expected to scour the internet on your behalf, chasing down deals in your specific country... Again, help us, help YOU.
5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
Intel i5; Nvidia;
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
I will use my current HDD, PSU, Case and Win 7 x64
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
I will overclock slightly. I hope to push the i5 into the low 4.0GHz area.
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
1920 x 1080
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Within the next few days.
Hello,
I am building a new gaming rig, primarily for Flight Simulator X which is highly CPU intensive, and I am not sure which path to take. I do plan on doing some light overclocking but nothing too substantial (hoping to hit low 4 GHz area). Effectively, I am split between the tried-and-trusted i5 3570K and its' OC'ing capabilities and the new Haswell systems.
I will be using my existing HDD in my current systems and Win7 x64, so these are this is the hardware I am deciding between to purchase:
i5 3570K System:
- EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2662-KR GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
- ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
- Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
- COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
- G.SKILL Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-8GTX
- ASUS Z87-PLUS LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
- G.SKILL Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-8GTX
- Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54670K
- GIGABYTE GV-N65TOC-2GI GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card
- COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
The two separate system price difference is small enough that I don't mind paying if it will give me equal (or better, of course) performance and some comfort in future upgrade-ability. Even though the 3570K may OC slightly better (which I'm not a hardcore OC'er that will push the limits, anyway) it kinda irks me to purchase a dead-end socket that may give me nothing in terms of performance. The more stringest standards that seems to come with OC'ing the Harswell also scares me slightly.
There you have it! Any suggestions on hardware choice within the systems, opinions, etc. are more than welcome.
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