looking for a good board/processor that can handle 7770, at least be upgradeable to 8gb mem, and quadcore proccessor. so nothing super amazing but good inexpensive option is what i am looking for. thanks
Ok got a few more specifics, want to have pcie 3.0 I thinkx 16 with option to eventually crossfire. And was curious if speed diff between Sata 3gb is really that noticeably slower than 6?
Your looking for something to handle HD 7770, 8GB of RAM, and a quad core CPU? If people say your shooting yourself in the foot, don't listen to them. If you want to go with Intel i5 3570K, then it's a good one. But inexpensive would be a AMD Phenom II or a FX-4100. What type of quad core did you have in mind?
Well that one can be OC to 3.8-4.0-4.2GHz depending on the CPU cooler (you need aftermarket cooler). I think it's gonna be stable on 4.0 with a nice cpu cooler.