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So I'm aiming to build a new gaming computer, able play the latest games on the best graphics possible, and to futureproof it a bit, but I'm completly new to it. I'm also not loaded with cash, and consequently also have a budget.
Originally, it was going to look something like this:
-MSI Z77A-G41 LGA1155 Motherboard
-Kingston Hyper X Predator - 8Gb (4Gb 512M X 64-Bit X 2 Pcs) Ddr3-2400 Cl11 40-Pin Dimm Kit
-Corsair Builder Series 600W Power Supply
-i5 3570k
-MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX660Ti or MSI AMD Radeon HD7870
But then my dad got me a Asus P9X79 PRO Motherboard second generation. Which is, apparently, good with more than one graphics card, and also worth around three times the amount of the original motherboard i was planning on buying.
So my question is: do i need to change my CPU or should i try to sell the motherboard? What is so awesome about this motherboard to warrant such a steep mark-up? I also don't really want an i7, since for gaming all it seems to do is require more money than the i5, and nothing else. Can an i5 even work on the P9X79 Pro? (I'm under the impression it can't, because a i5 is a 1155 socket while the motherboard is 2011 socket - i7 exclusive - but i really don't know how this stuff works all that well.) If an i5 doesn't work, what is a good substitute, assuming the other cheaper motherboard isn't a better option?
I'd also like to know if getting two MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550Ti cards will be better for playing a single game at a time (can 2 graphics cards even work together like that?)?
2 GTx 550Ti's will be cheaper than a single GTX 660Ti or a sinlge Radeon HD7870. If 2 550Ti's don't mix well for a single modern game at a time, on ultra super high graphics, which is better - GTX 660Ti or Radeon HD7870? (or something else?)
Also, is 600w power supply too big/too small? Is there something better?
I know there are a lot of questions above, so thanks in advance.
Originally, it was going to look something like this:
-MSI Z77A-G41 LGA1155 Motherboard
-Kingston Hyper X Predator - 8Gb (4Gb 512M X 64-Bit X 2 Pcs) Ddr3-2400 Cl11 40-Pin Dimm Kit
-Corsair Builder Series 600W Power Supply
-i5 3570k
-MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX660Ti or MSI AMD Radeon HD7870
But then my dad got me a Asus P9X79 PRO Motherboard second generation. Which is, apparently, good with more than one graphics card, and also worth around three times the amount of the original motherboard i was planning on buying.
So my question is: do i need to change my CPU or should i try to sell the motherboard? What is so awesome about this motherboard to warrant such a steep mark-up? I also don't really want an i7, since for gaming all it seems to do is require more money than the i5, and nothing else. Can an i5 even work on the P9X79 Pro? (I'm under the impression it can't, because a i5 is a 1155 socket while the motherboard is 2011 socket - i7 exclusive - but i really don't know how this stuff works all that well.) If an i5 doesn't work, what is a good substitute, assuming the other cheaper motherboard isn't a better option?
I'd also like to know if getting two MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550Ti cards will be better for playing a single game at a time (can 2 graphics cards even work together like that?)?
2 GTx 550Ti's will be cheaper than a single GTX 660Ti or a sinlge Radeon HD7870. If 2 550Ti's don't mix well for a single modern game at a time, on ultra super high graphics, which is better - GTX 660Ti or Radeon HD7870? (or something else?)
Also, is 600w power supply too big/too small? Is there something better?
I know there are a lot of questions above, so thanks in advance.
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