Hey there everyone! First time posting here and I need some suggestions. A lot in fact but I will keep it to graphics mainly. I had someone suggest I get a 7970 GHZ edition graphics card for my new gaming machine. I would like to spend a total of 1500-2000, with 2000 being MAX with taxes and all. I found a nice 23" asus screen for 150. I am thinking of using a Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz processor, I hear it is the best for gaming as of now and i7 would be total utter overkill that I wouldn't even notice a difference with. So, anyways, I am willing to spend around 500 or so on a graphics card. I have some wiggle room but I want quality parts and an under 2k out the door price. The only thing I seen about the 7970 that I didn't like is it seems like it came out in the beginning of 2012 and the GHZ edition is simply an overclocked stock edition that came out 6 months ago. Is it worth it? Also with your graphics recommendations what would be your vendor recommendation. I have always gone with Asus for mobos and EVGA for graphics but I am willing to change things up a bit. I have been out of the loop since 2007 ish on building a gaming PC and a lot seems to have changed. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. So far this is what I'm looking at.
Case unsure on, recommendations welcome
PSU anything with good reviews, not sure on how much power I need or what brand. Recommendations welcome
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz . I am willing to go i7 if it is something I will need in the next few years for gaming. If it is a total utter waste then I will stick to i5.
HD: 2TB drive for storage and games, a 128 GB SSD drive for OS and cache (not sure on how to do the cache on it, this is new to me, but it was advised.
Motherboard I am totally unsure about, there is this really rad look ASUS board with these dust free covers for 250, has very nice parts apparently but I don't know if its REALLY worth it.
Anything else is up for debate and I am all ears.
Thank you all in advance!
P.S. I think it goes without saying I want this guy to run any game that comes out at max settings for the next few years at least, I don't think that is too demanding with my budget but I could be wrong. My 8800 GTX lasted me a long long time before burning out and it ran great. Anyways, thanks!
Case unsure on, recommendations welcome
PSU anything with good reviews, not sure on how much power I need or what brand. Recommendations welcome
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz . I am willing to go i7 if it is something I will need in the next few years for gaming. If it is a total utter waste then I will stick to i5.
HD: 2TB drive for storage and games, a 128 GB SSD drive for OS and cache (not sure on how to do the cache on it, this is new to me, but it was advised.
Motherboard I am totally unsure about, there is this really rad look ASUS board with these dust free covers for 250, has very nice parts apparently but I don't know if its REALLY worth it.
Anything else is up for debate and I am all ears.
Thank you all in advance!
P.S. I think it goes without saying I want this guy to run any game that comes out at max settings for the next few years at least, I don't think that is too demanding with my budget but I could be wrong. My 8800 GTX lasted me a long long time before burning out and it ran great. Anyways, thanks!
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