I want to buy a gaming cpu

shoummo31

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budget:850-900
main intention for buying:i mainly need good gaming performance
required items:proccessor,motherboard,ram,gpu, power supply,
proccessor:core i7 870
motherboard:???????????????
ram-4gb
power supply:??????????????
gpu:5770 1gb

i may want to add another gpu with the ati 5770( crossfire) in the
future
so guys plz suggest me a motherboard and how much power supply should i buy for this configuration
and also suggest me if i would change something in my configuration(like-taking another processor instead of core i7 870 or any other gpu instead of ati 5770)
help me guys
 

Griffolion

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For gaming you don't need anything more than the I5 750 (or 760 now that its out). That should save you a bit.

4GB of a least DDR3 1333Mhz. I generally for for Corsair but a lot of people like G Skill.

Power supply - If you're intending to crossfire then a 750W or 850W one will do fine. If you're going for 850W then the Corsair HX is the best option.

Motherboard - I'd recommend either an Asus or a Gigabyte one, P55 chipset for I5 obviously. Form factor and general capabilities are at your discretion.

GPU - The 5770 is literally entry level for gaming, for monitors with fairly low resolutions. You may as well go that bit extra and get a 1 GB Nvidia GTX 460 as they destroy the 5770 in pretty much everything and will handle higher resolutions much better in games.