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A friend of mine wants to update from his laptop to a desktop. The above is a rough build that he and another friend put together. He plans to only play 1080p but he would be using it for other things like multi-tasking while playing and college course work. I recommended dropping the 980 to a 970 and going from the i5 to the i7. Maybe I'm wrong, but I feel like for 1080p gaming the 970 will be more than enough and he could take advantage of the i7 core with multi-tasking/school work. I'll list the questions I have below so it's easier to read.
If you would recommend the i7, which would you replace the i5 with?
Would he better off to go for a liquid CPU cooler rather than a fan since the price isn't too much more?
Any ideas or suggestions for changing the build around or a more optimized build?
His budget is $1300-1400 or less. He's unsure if he'd like to put it together himself so any extra money he can save would probably be put towards having someone put it together if I can't talk him out of it.
Thanks!
A friend of mine wants to update from his laptop to a desktop. The above is a rough build that he and another friend put together. He plans to only play 1080p but he would be using it for other things like multi-tasking while playing and college course work. I recommended dropping the 980 to a 970 and going from the i5 to the i7. Maybe I'm wrong, but I feel like for 1080p gaming the 970 will be more than enough and he could take advantage of the i7 core with multi-tasking/school work. I'll list the questions I have below so it's easier to read.
If you would recommend the i7, which would you replace the i5 with?
Would he better off to go for a liquid CPU cooler rather than a fan since the price isn't too much more?
Any ideas or suggestions for changing the build around or a more optimized build?
His budget is $1300-1400 or less. He's unsure if he'd like to put it together himself so any extra money he can save would probably be put towards having someone put it together if I can't talk him out of it.
Thanks!
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