i mostly use my computer for gaming right now my q8300 quad and 780i board isnt just enough anymore my limit is around 500$ and plan on gettin it at the end of January if not sooner the only thing i need is a processor, motherboard, and ram i already have everythin else
Approximate Purchase Date: 2 Weeks
Budget Range: 500$ before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, all adobe products (photoshop, dreamweaver, after effects, surfing the internet, watching movies
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, corsair 650tx, 2x ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU 768mb
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg but doesnt really matter
Country of Origin: US
Parts Preferences: prefere intel
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Yes
Monitor Resolution:1920x1080
These are the parts im currently looking at to purchase
Processor - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
Motherboard - ASUS P8P67 PRO LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Ram - G.SKILL PI 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL6D-4GBPI
total is 496.89$ after shipping
edit: Another option for ram was G.SKILL Trident 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-4GBTD
Approximate Purchase Date: 2 Weeks
Budget Range: 500$ before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, all adobe products (photoshop, dreamweaver, after effects, surfing the internet, watching movies
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, corsair 650tx, 2x ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU 768mb
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg but doesnt really matter
Country of Origin: US
Parts Preferences: prefere intel
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Yes
Monitor Resolution:1920x1080
These are the parts im currently looking at to purchase
Processor - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
Motherboard - ASUS P8P67 PRO LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Ram - G.SKILL PI 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL6D-4GBPI
total is 496.89$ after shipping
edit: Another option for ram was G.SKILL Trident 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-4GBTD