newtekie1
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Processor | Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz |
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Motherboard | AsRock Z470 Taichi |
Cooling | Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans |
Memory | 32GB DDR4-3600 |
Video Card(s) | RTX 2070 Super |
Storage | 500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache |
Display(s) | Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28" |
Case | Fractal Design Define S |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard is good enough for me |
Power Supply | eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 |
A friend of mine is wanting to put together a gaming machine, but funds are limitted right now, so he and I are putting together a good base computer, and he will be upgrading it later as more funds become available.
CPU: i3-550 or i5-650
Motherboard: ASRock P55 Pro LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Mother...
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM...
GPU: DIAMOND 5770PE51G Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5...
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3250318AS 250GB 7200 R...
Blu-Ray: SAMSUNG Black 8X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SAT...
PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP 500W ATX12V V2.2 / E...
Case: Rosewill R218-P-BK Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower ...
Now the question is is the i5 worth the extra $30? I plan on overclocking this for him, so the turbo mode doesn't really matter to me. If he saves the $30 on the processor he can move up to 4GB of RAM right away, albeit slightly worse RAM at CAS 9.
CPU: i3-550 or i5-650
Motherboard: ASRock P55 Pro LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Mother...
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM...
GPU: DIAMOND 5770PE51G Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5...
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3250318AS 250GB 7200 R...
Blu-Ray: SAMSUNG Black 8X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SAT...
PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP 500W ATX12V V2.2 / E...
Case: Rosewill R218-P-BK Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower ...
Now the question is is the i5 worth the extra $30? I plan on overclocking this for him, so the turbo mode doesn't really matter to me. If he saves the $30 on the processor he can move up to 4GB of RAM right away, albeit slightly worse RAM at CAS 9.