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Seroism   10-02-2009 at 10:26:07 PM

As the title suggests, I'm going to buy the above mobo but was wondering what's the best CPU to go with as far as gaming is concerned. I'm willing to spend up to $200. I plan on purchasing a GTX 285 so was wondering what's the best route to go. Any suggestions or advice would be greatly apprecaited. Thanks.

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Raidur   10-02-2009 at 11:14:03 PM
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#1 Buy a 5850 or a 5870 (or a GTX275 if you are stuck on nvidia, but these 2 card pound on it). GTX285 is extremely overpriced.
#2 The cheapest CPU you can buy for that motherboard is $280 and is the i7 920, a great CPU for gaming. If you want to spend $200 on a CPU you'll have to go with a LGA1156 socket motherboard and get the i5 750 priced at $200, which is a very capable gaming CPU.

SO, if I was you I'd go for the i5 750 and a 5870 from ATI. Your computer will be unstoppable. :)


Message edited by Raidur on 10-02-2009 at 11:15:59 PM
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