Lame...

[Rambo :D]

Go buy a corsair psu!!! You will most likely end up with a low end psu with that case.

[StarsMine]

Yea, rambo dont over simply things, Corsiar doesn't make PSUs, they are are all made by seasonic, Delta, and Channelwell (corsair anyways).

For gaming, Dont bother with an i7 maynard, the HT does absolutely nothing, and the chip does not clock higher then an i5.

And get some more info on that PSU, I assume the power cord still works look at getting a antec neo-eco possibly I can look for some deals later on some good PSUs.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

Yea, rambo dont over simply things, Corsiar doesn't make PSUs, they are are all made by seasonic, Delta, and Channelwell (corsair anyways).

For gaming, Dont bother with an i7 maynard, the HT does absolutely nothing, and the chip does not clock higher then an i5.

And get some more info on that PSU, I assume the power cord still works look at getting a antec neo-eco possibly I can look for some deals later on some good PSUs.

i'd say go for an AMD CPU, and put the extra cash into your GPU. for the RAM, i'm a HUGE fan of G-Skill Ripjaws.

[StarsMine]

I wouldnt say go AMD, as much as I like Vishira and how well it performs compared to bulldozer, the 8 core is a hard sell, i would be likely to recommend a 4300/6300 instead of an i3 though. However it pisses me off no one has tested the two to compare them. I can only go off of the few benchmarks I have seen.
this is the best I got.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/700?vs=677
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/699?vs=677


Though I would love to see more AMD rigs around, Intel is getting way too complacent. Steamroller unfortunately wont be out until 2014 and considering that haswell is only expected to be a 10% boost, Choosing between amd and intel in 2014 should be a much harder choice.

at the i5 level...
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/697?vs=701
Its hard to recomend AMD for gaming, however for workstation style apps give AMD a good solid look.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

I wouldnt say go AMD, as much as I like Vishira and how well it performs compared to bulldozer, the 8 core is a hard sell, i would be likely to recommend a 4300/6300 instead of an i3 though. However it pisses me off no one has tested the two to compare them. I can only go off of the few benchmarks I have seen.
this is the best I got.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/700?vs=677
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/699?vs=677


Though I would love to see more AMD rigs around, Intel is getting way too complacent. Steamroller unfortunately wont be out until 2014 and considering that haswell is only expected to be a 10% boost, Choosing between amd and intel in 2014 should be a much harder choice.

at the i5 level...
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/697?vs=701
Its hard to recomend AMD for gaming, however for workstation style apps give AMD a good solid look.

I have an Athlon II X4 965 in my machine, and it's wonderful.

[Assassin]

I have an Athlon II X4 965 in my machine, and it's wonderful.

Yeah overall I think intel still pulls better with multiple things open but if you are just gaming, and not video rendering or anything silly, you should be able to use a cheaper but same speed AMD.

[StarsMine]

Yeah overall I think intel still pulls better with multiple things open but if you are just gaming, and not video rendering or anything silly, you should be able to use a cheaper but same speed AMD.

except amd isnt cheaper anymore
Pentiums and i3s outperform athlon and phenom IIs, for cheaper.
Trinity APUs are quite awesome though.

[Steamer]

That fucking blows. I need to completely clean my hardware and redo my OS, don't have the time. Being locked up in a P-182 for the past 2 years with no cleaning, it's actually remarkably clean.

The PSU that's in it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...0%20watt%20psu

Decent combo deal, good PSU, good case, go for it. Would be about 180$ separate. For 150$ though, you could get a slightly better case and PSU, not much better though. I'm sure Zero could make tons of cheaper and more efficient combo's for you. Dude knows his shit on cooling and power supply. lol

As Stars said, the i7 is overkill. Get an i5 unless you plan on doing audio, video, or cgi editing.

Fuck a AMD/ATI. Intel/Nvidia all the way. Best idea yet, give me you monies and let me have the new PC, you can have my old one.... lol

[Rage]

go buy a shitty walmart computer and u can be a O.G like me!

[maynard]

go buy a shitty walmart computer and u can be a O.G like me!

I don't buy pre-built PC's... and if I did, It sure as shit wouldn't be from walmart lol