Frys electronics where I live is selling the 1155 socket (Sandy/Ivy Bridge) motherboards for a heavily discounted price (example Asus Sabertooth originally $259 is now $155) and The Ivy Bridge processors are also going on a 15% off sale, and I'm wondering for my first build, should I buy the 1155 socket motherboards for the discounted price with a 15% off i5 3770K and forget about upgrading in the future. Or should I break down and buy the 1150 socket and a Haswell 4770k. I know that Haswell is the tick to the Ivy Bridge tock (may be backwards doing this wile half asleep) and that the 1155 socket is going to be "dead" after this year. My primary uses will be medium to heavy gaming applications, internet browsing, and the occasional physics homework when school starts, and maybe getting my toes wet in Photoshop and video making. I do not plan to overclock my first build, but I might change my mind depending on the given performance when my build is complete.
planed parts for build, criticism and recommendations welcome
case: Cooler Master HAF XB
motherboard: MSI GD65 Gaming socket type 1155 and 1150
cpu: undecided
cpu cooler: Cooler Master X6 Elite
ram: Corsair DDR3 8GB 1866MHz DUAL VENGEANCE PRO SERIES
graphics card: MSI Gaming 760 TF 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 760 2GB
wireless internet adapter: mother is insistent that the router stays downstairs and not at my desk where it gets the most use.
hdd: Western Digital Caviar 1TB
ssd: Samsung 120GB 2.5in SSD 840 Series
psu: Corsair Professional Series 750W SLI 80 PLUS Gold
optical drive: LG Internal SATA 12x Super Mult Blu Ray Writer
os: dual boot Windows 7 H.P. for steam and games /Linux Ubuntu for general internet and homework use
planed parts for build, criticism and recommendations welcome
case: Cooler Master HAF XB
motherboard: MSI GD65 Gaming socket type 1155 and 1150
cpu: undecided
cpu cooler: Cooler Master X6 Elite
ram: Corsair DDR3 8GB 1866MHz DUAL VENGEANCE PRO SERIES
graphics card: MSI Gaming 760 TF 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 760 2GB
wireless internet adapter: mother is insistent that the router stays downstairs and not at my desk where it gets the most use.
hdd: Western Digital Caviar 1TB
ssd: Samsung 120GB 2.5in SSD 840 Series
psu: Corsair Professional Series 750W SLI 80 PLUS Gold
optical drive: LG Internal SATA 12x Super Mult Blu Ray Writer
os: dual boot Windows 7 H.P. for steam and games /Linux Ubuntu for general internet and homework use