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Cade Cheatham

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I'm buying an i7-3770k processor and I'm wondering if a good correspond card would be the GTX 650 Ti or something equivalent. I'm new to computer building and never ask questions like these or ask them on forums. I will be using this rig for a huge chunk of time in gaming. So if you have any suggestions to change my processor or suggest a case or motherboard please I would be more than welcome to hear what you have to say.
 
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You are leaning in the right direction. However, be sure to do your research on an overclocked 670 versus a stock 680.

Yes, spend more on the GPU, but be sure you still have a great CPU. The 3770k and the 3570k are both fine processors.

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My rule of thumb for a balanced gaming pc is to budget twice the cost of the cpu for the graphics card.
In this case, you would be looking at a GTX680.

Also, for gaming, a 3570K will be just as good, and $100 cheaper.
Few games can use more than 2-3 cores, making the extra hyperthreads of the 3770K irrelevant.

Lastly, I would wait a few weeks for the 4670K. It looks to be 10% faster, clock for clock, should OC better, and not be priced much higher.
 
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Well I won't be actually be buying the parts until early August. So hopefully the prices drop or some huge breakthrough but I doubt it. So if I have a $150 CPU I want to get a $300 GPU to my understanding? I'm assuming you want higher GPU > CPU ? Also I'm leaning towards the i5 and the GTX 680 now. Thanks for your suggestions and information.
 
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You are leaning in the right direction. However, be sure to do your research on an overclocked 670 versus a stock 680.

Yes, spend more on the GPU, but be sure you still have a great CPU. The 3770k and the 3570k are both fine processors.

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i7 3770K OC @ 4.2Ghz / ASRock Extreme 4 Z77 / evga FTW 670 2X-SLI / Creative SB Audigy SE PCI Sound Card / 32 GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 / 128 GB OCZ Vertex 4 / 2 TB WD Caviar Black / 2 TB Seagate Barracuda / Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System / LG 14X Blu-ray R/W / Corsair 1000w PSU / AzzA Genesis 9000 full tower / Windows 7 Professional 64 / 144hz 1ms 24-inch Asus monitor

 
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Yes. But if you’ve got the money, just go ahead and get the 3770k, and all your fears will be vanquished. Overkill is good.

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Cade Cheatham

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Do you mean the i5 3770k or the i7 3770k?
 
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Cade Cheatham said:ZippyPeanut said:Cade Cheatham said:What if I wanted to start streaming on websites like Twitch.Tv? Would I get a higher CPU? Would the i5 3770k still suffice?

Yes. But if you’ve got the money, just go ahead and get the 3770k, and all your fears will be vanquished. Overkill is good.

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i7 3770K OC @ 4.2Ghz / ASRock Extreme 4 Z77 / evga FTW 670 2X-SLI / Creative SB Audigy SE PCI Sound Card / 32 GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 / 128 GB OCZ Vertex 4 / 2 TB WD Caviar Black / 2 TB Seagate Barracuda / Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System / LG 14X Blu-ray R/W / Corsair 1000w PSU / AzzA Genesis 9000 full tower / Windows 7 Professional 64 / 144hz 1ms 24-inch Asus monitor



Do you mean the i5 3770k or the i7 3770k?
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There is no i5 3770k to my knowing.
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