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only one thing i would get 16 gig of memory instead of 8
didnt see a video card on your wish list ...
as for heat with that cooler system you should not have any problem
nice system should give you a few years of gaming fun let us know how it goes
Jeth
Gerhart STC
Posted: 2012/05/03 6:32 Post subject:
Jethaya,
I am leaning towards going with the I-5 Ivy which is a significant upgrade. I believe it is between the I-7 Sandy Bridge and I-7 Ivy in performance. My only concern with going with the I-5 Ivy is that it runs hotter and it is the first installment of the chipset so it is could have some issues (as with any first release - Cars are the best example).
for me it would depend on how long you wanna keep your machine
but you say you want to be able to upgrade
so i would go with the i-7
the reason is simple at the speed new and better component come out ,
when it comes time to upgrade a cpu usually the motherboard and the memory are almost obsolete too ....
faster motherboard and faster memory are avaible
not to mention they change those socket for the cpu so often
so upgrading a computer often means getting a better videocard and adding a litle memory if you go for the i-5 you could upgrade to a i-7 down the road but at that time the next gen of cpu and mother board will be out and probably wont be compatible with the stuff you already own
upgrading a motherboard only i never done unless i fryed it
Felonu
Posted: 2012/05/02 21:53 Post subject: 3820
I just bought a 3820 from microcenter btw, and am loving it... I upgraded my computer with a revodrive for my boot disk and a 560 ti graphics card, and as I said a 3820 core I7 it all cost a fair amount of money, but it is running awesomely!! Microcenter is an awesome store to buy from as a local seller.
After reading this, I think I may go with the i5 depending on costs. Anyone else with additional information/comments please feel free to respond.
Gerhart STC
Posted: 2012/04/30 6:34 Post subject: Intel's new Processor
I was just looking at the prices for the new Intel processors and saw some crazy deals at Microcenter for them. Just wondering if anyone has seen/used the new chips. I had a wishlist put together on Newegg with the old i7-Sandy Bridge and the costs are approximately the same for the chips.
Just wondering what STC's computer builders thoughts are...
Thanks,
Gerhart
PS I wanted to make sure that I made it so I could upgrade this computer as opposed to my last one where I could only add RAM due to the change from AM2+ to AM3 motherboards.