Need help on choosing

[labbu63]

well im looking at CPU choices at first i was going with I5 but went over budget but what CPU would u choose

the intel core 2 duo e8500
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036

or intel core 2 duo e8400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

also which mobo would you recommend with what RAM

or if any other cpu btw its for a gaming pc

 

[Bluescreendeath]

Neither. Both are overpriced for a dual core.

Do you live near a Microcenter? They have cpus for very cheap prices.

If not, and you absolutely can't get an i5, build, then get these:

Q8400 for $150, overclock it easily to 3.0GHz+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115057&cm_re=q8400-_-19-115-057-_-Product

Q9400 for $189, very overclockable as well.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115131&cm_re=q9400-_-19-115-131-_-Product

 

[labbu63]

so how much would a i5 be at microcenter also what mobo would u recommend with it

 

[Bluescreendeath]

i5s are $150 at microcenter, i7 860s and i7 920s are $200 at microcenter.

Q8200s are $130, Q9550s are ~$160, etc


Motherboard...go with what you can afford. Anything by Asus or Gigabyte are good.
Intel's own motherboards are pretty solid as well.

 

[labbu63]

OK and i was wondering are evga video cards good also i cant seem to find i5's on micro-center site

 

[labbu63]

so far my choice is a I5
and a
MSI LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Motherboard P55CD53
or
ASUS P7P55D LE LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
what u say

 

[warmon6]

OK and i was wondering are evga video cards good also i cant seem to find i5's on micro-center site

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0317379 core i5 $149.99 (they like to hide popular items :lol: just type micrcenter core i5 into google and you find it)

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0317309 Asus P7P55D Socket 1156 P55 ATX Motherboard -$144.99 (could not find the the LE version at microcenter)

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0317952 P55-CD53 P55 Socket 1156 ATX Motherboard $ 129.99

for video cards what game will you be using?

 

[labbu63]

i will be playing games like battlefield 2142 call of duty and just games like that maybe some racing