On June 23 2012 00:16 Lumi wrote:
I don't have the i7 yet either. These are the two components I'll be upgrading. I didn't realize that the specific i7 would be as relevant here =x I'm a mobo newbie. And wow @ 8gb of DDR3 being that cheap! It's an extra cost, but with mobo prices b eing as low as y ou're quoting that works out fine for me.
Perhaps I should also ask about the sweet spot in purchasing an i7? I was looking at them on n ewegg earlier just to get a feel for the range of price and performanace and there were sooooo many! I have no idea how to figure out what the best deal is. The most intensive thing I am looking to do is stream starcraft in really high / top of the line quality.
After reading this, I have the strangest feeling that you may not even need an i7. Are you going to be doing any high quality streaming or video encoding/editing? If you're just going to be playing games you'd probably be fine with a decent i5 and would save a good $100.
But this is why the Computer Build Resource thread has a series of questions in the OP that you're asked to answer if you're requesting hardware reccommendations, so people can actually reccommend what is best for you. So, please go read those. | 
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