Hey all
I'm looking to try and get a new build going but I have a few questions. I'm trying to stick between a $500-700 budget, but I want to leave it open to easily upgrade it in the future. I was thinking about going with the i5 2500k CPU, and a mobo to allow for SLI or Crossfire in the future. Main purpose is for average gaming, nothing too high end yet (although I kind of want to get Skyrim for PC when it comes out). I just am not sure if I can get a decent i5 build that's playable now on medium to high ranges for my budget. Here's some info:
Approximate Purchase Date: End of the year (hoping on Christmas for some of the parts)
Budget Range: $5-700 After Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, photo editing, surfing
Parts Not Required: Monitor, Keyboard, mouse, anything that's not in the tower
Preferred Website(s) for Parts:Whoever has the best deals!
Parts Preferences: Would like to try for the i5 as I think it might have a longer life if I continue to upgrade components around it
Overclocking: Probably - would be my first time trying to OC
SLI or Crossfire: In the future
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Looking for a case with good airflow. I've had 3 liquid cooling systems in my current computer (done by CyberpowerPC) that crapped out on me. I'm not too trusting with liquid cooling anymore.
Thanks for any advice!
I'm looking to try and get a new build going but I have a few questions. I'm trying to stick between a $500-700 budget, but I want to leave it open to easily upgrade it in the future. I was thinking about going with the i5 2500k CPU, and a mobo to allow for SLI or Crossfire in the future. Main purpose is for average gaming, nothing too high end yet (although I kind of want to get Skyrim for PC when it comes out). I just am not sure if I can get a decent i5 build that's playable now on medium to high ranges for my budget. Here's some info:
Approximate Purchase Date: End of the year (hoping on Christmas for some of the parts)
Budget Range: $5-700 After Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, photo editing, surfing
Parts Not Required: Monitor, Keyboard, mouse, anything that's not in the tower
Preferred Website(s) for Parts:Whoever has the best deals!
Parts Preferences: Would like to try for the i5 as I think it might have a longer life if I continue to upgrade components around it
Overclocking: Probably - would be my first time trying to OC
SLI or Crossfire: In the future
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Looking for a case with good airflow. I've had 3 liquid cooling systems in my current computer (done by CyberpowerPC) that crapped out on me. I'm not too trusting with liquid cooling anymore.
Thanks for any advice!
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