Originally Posted by Steamer
QFT.
Also, the reason to go with an i7 is this, yes, you could save a few hundred up front, but when the i7 920 came out, it was $300. People who saved $50-100 then, are already looking to upgrade, the person who bought the 920 is still zipping along, not even thinking about current processors. (heavily generalized, but you get the point) So, 2 $200 processors over 3-4 years, or one $300 processor for the same time period. I've seen so many people skimp to a lower spec CPU, and then it costs them in the long haul. Everyone is thinking about the here and now. A good CPU allows you to go through several GPU upgrades before jumping to a better platform.
I'm still on the 920 I broke those records with back in 2008. It was paired with a GTX 260 then, and now I'm on the 7950 and the CPU is still able to give me all the games, all settings maxed, at my resolution (1920x1200). When I built it, I had no intentions of using it other that gaming.... guess what, that changed. I started encoding video, recording in my home studio, etc etc. You'll also be happy going with a nice monitor with a good panel. You don't have to get the Monoprice one (good value though), but I highly recommend an IPS or MVA panel of some sort.
Skimp if you want. Its not in me to do so.
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