Well Im about a few years due a PC upgrade, however this time around I don't really play to many games so im keeping my graphics card. I want a Quad or maybe a Tri Core. At least 4gb of ram. I also want a Full ATX board that-ll last. However I want to keep this in the < $300 range. I have a idea on what I'm getting but Id figured I check back here to see what someone would say. Mobo/Ram/Proc
get i5-2400/2320 + a decent H67 mobo + 8gb(1333) ram. If u were nt planning for oc go for this. Or 2500k+cheap z68 mobo + 4gb (1600) ram. This rig may be cross ur budget.
Intel quad core option: i5-2400 $180 after promo Intel BOXDH67CLB3 $90 PNY Optima 2x4GB 1333 $35 = $305 shipped. Then make an SSD your next upgrade. SSD option: i3-2100 $115 - hyper threaded dual core, as fast as many AMD quad cores in multithreaded tasks, faster in 1-2 threaded; compare to i5-2400; compare to stock E2180 Intel BOXDH67CLB3 $90 PNY Optima 2x4GB 1333 $35 OCZ Agility 60GB SSD $60 after rebate = $300 AR shipped AMD Llano option: AMD A8-3870K $140 - unlocked, overclockable; ~i3-2100 CPU performance; much faster GPU performance, allowing you to ditch the HD3850 and get decent frames per second Gigabyte GA-A75-D3H $90 after rebate 2x4GB Mushkin 1600MHz $40 = $270 AR shipped and no need for HD3850. Make an SSD your next upgrade.
