Please help guys!

[joshuan542]

Hello,
I need some help... im a complete computer NooB and im stuck see i play Flight Simulator X and need a new PC
i have a budget of £700 and have come to these 2 choice and am not sure which is best:

CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K
CPU Cooler: NEW! Xigmatek HDT-S963
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Motherboard: NEW! Gigabyte Z68A-D3
Memory: 8GB DDR3 1333mhz (2x 4GB)
Hard Drives: 1TB S-ATAII 3.0Gb/s
Second hard drive: NEW! 500GB S-ATAIII 6.0Gb/s
Graphics card: NEW! NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB
= £731.17

OR

CPU: NEW! Intel Core i5 2500K @ 4.7Ghz
CPU Cooler: NEW! Xigmatek HDT-S963
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Motherboard: NEW! Gigabyte Z68A-D3
Hard Drives: NEW! 1TB S-ATAIII 6.0Gb/s
Second hard drive: NEW! 500GB S-ATAIII 6.0Gb/s
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB
= £735.58

Please help guys :/.. i could upgrade the i7 PC to a GTX 560Ti but that means scrapping th pre-installed Windows 7 and due to the fact im a NooB i dont have a clue what id get if i dont get an OS installed :/

 

[jaguarskx]

Games really do not take advantage of Hyper Threading in the i7-2600k.

Therefore, you might as well go with the less expensive i5-2500k and the more powerful GTX 560 Ti video card.

Replacing a video card does not mean you need to "scrap" the pre-installed Windows 7 OS.

 

[joshuan542]

ok thanks for your reply you sound like you know what your talking about haha so ill stick to the i5
thanks

 

[Mousemonkey]

This topic has been moved from the section CPU & Components to section Systems by Mousemonkey