WarSpartan Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Upgrading but after spending a day looking at ideal components Ive given up on the grounds its just too darn expensive. So im looking to do a quite respectable rig in the $1000'ish range. Can be a little over. Honestly I could afford to do a big system but simply cant justify the expense. I wanted to try a small case / mini comp type build : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811112222 So been eyeballing microATX boards and the goodies to go with. After checking out Toms HW I looks like the i5 750 is the way to go. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-...i5,2410-14.html http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-g...cpu,2570-6.html I was originally looking at the i7 930's. Any suggestions based on these thoughts ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyFunFun Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 (edited) I completely agree with getting the i5 750 over an i7....I have the i5 750. I love it, will not look back. By getting the i5 instead of the i7, I saved a boatload of money. I got my entire new computer built, with the exception of the graphics card (which I already had), for under $650 taking into account the combo deals and rebates. I also highly recommend the ASRock H55M motherboard that I've got (picked it out because Tom's Hardware swore by it)...it's small form factor, has a boatload of features, and has been rock-solid stable since I put it together. Edited May 14, 2010 by JonnyFunFun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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