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Well I woulddrop the i7 to a i5 2500K (no real differences) , then drop the Antec 1200 case for anewer case like a Antec DF 85 or HAF 932 etc. Then you might as well go for 8gb of memory, Drop the 2tb WD green drive (slow). Dont need a sound card, and for a 7970 brand XFX or Sapphire04dcarraher
I'm going to second this motion. I would also split up that 2TB HDD into a couple HDDs. Everything else highlighted I also agree with.
Giving advice to purchase about something that you dont know how much it will cost or ho it will even perform. you just better stop giving advice to people.Wait 2 months for Kepler to launch. Use the $150 you save from buying a i5 2500k instead (it's just as good for gaming) and get a Nvidia 680 graphics card. It will give you far better performance.
Bruin1986
Who knows Kepler could completely tank....... Also, don't get a p61 board, get a Z68 boardWait 2 months for Kepler to launch. Use the $150 you save from buying a i5 2500k instead (it's just as good for gaming) and get a Nvidia 680 graphics card. It will give you far better performance.
Bruin1986
Don't get a p61 board, get a Z68 boardWWIABI didn't even notice that. You should definitely get a P67 or Z68 board. Z68 boards allow the use of integrated graphics, but P67 boards perform slightly better, so I would get a P67 board personally...
[QUOTE="Bruin1986"]Who knows Kepler could completely tank....... Also, don't get a p61 board, get a Z68 board You really believe that? Ok, I'll adjust my statement. Wait until Kepler releases and see how well it performs. Even if it doesn't do amazingly, older cards will undoubtedly drop in cost some so it's win-win.Wait 2 months for Kepler to launch. Use the $150 you save from buying a i5 2500k instead (it's just as good for gaming) and get a Nvidia 680 graphics card. It will give you far better performance.
WWIAB
i5 2500k
8GB ram
Think about whether you need the sound card. If you use decent headphones or do music editing/producing it'll be worth it.
Sapphire have yet to let me down. You could wait for a GTX680, but the premium you tend to pay for Nvidia and how these cards are good for several years (given the limitations of so many games) the (likely) cheaper 7970 is likely to be a better use of money.
(Although you could probably argue that a 7870 would be even better in terms of price/performance, but that's possibly for another thread!)
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