[QUOTE="ULTIMATEZWARRIO"]I'd rather have an i7 processor, which one would you guys suggest?5SI-GonePostal

The i5 unless you plan on doing some heavy CPU usage stuff that you havent mentioned above

[QUOTE="superclocked"][QUOTE="ULTIMATEZWARRIO"]hmm, I guess I could spend up to say $2000, but in terms of cost, I want to be able to play on ultra-high at 1920x1200 or 1920x1080 for the least price possible I guess. And the best monitor would be useful to know as well.blaznwiipspman1

$219.99 - Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 Quad-Core CPU

$139.99 - ASUS p8z77 Z77 LGA 1155 Intel ATX Intel Motherboard

$29.99 - G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1866MHz RAM

$299.99 - MSI Radeon 7970 3GB Video Card (w/ Farcry 3 & Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs and MOH Warfront 20% off)

$99.99 - CORSAIR HX750 750W Modular Power Supply

$109.99 - Intel 520 Series 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal SSD

$79.99 - Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive $17.99 - SAMSUNG DVD Burner SATA

$99.99 - Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit (Full Version) - OEM

________ $980 Besides that, you would just need a case, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and speakers. It's all about personal preference when it comes to the these components, so you should really be the one to pick these out yourself. But I hope that this helps, enjoy :)

since you asked earlier for the cheapest components to max everything out, here is my recommendation. I just edited superclocked's urls above and inserted whats the better path to keeping money in your wallet. I changed the video card mobo and the SSD. I would also recommend gong for the i7.

My inquiry is 3-folld. 1. How long does it take for them to begin going down in price? 2. Is it better to get them right when they come out? or 3. When they've been out for a few months?

Yeah, I need to know too. I have Dark Souls but won't play it without a gamepad based on what I've read. But my 360 pad is wireless. Is there a certain sensor I should use and are they reliable? Or should I just bite the bullet and buy a wired controller?

NeonNinja

Hey for those of you who use a controller for some of your games, how is it it? and does it really matter if I use a 360 controller, or can I use the PS3 controller that I already own?