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The cpu is not as important as the graphics card. AMD offers the best performance per dollar so I would stick with that cpu.. Spend the extra money saved from the 955 to buy a better graphics card. Your choices seem good but I would suggest this graphics card, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814131374 . It is a the same card and rebate price but comes with dues ex human revolution. If you do not like that game go with this, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150516 . It comes with shogun 2 total war, also is is 10 dollars cheaper after rebate.

me as well believe amd rules,what is the purpose having intel proccesors,you pay them much and you never see them at full potential,at least for the things I do,I don't know about gaming.

btw how many fans can i plug on my motherboard?

Your motherboard can handle one pmw fan, 4 pin cpu, and a 3 pin. There are fans that connect directly to you power supply so this isn't necessarily an issue.

should i replace my stock cooler for amd phenom ii x4 955?
im not going to overclock and some people says its really loud and crappy idk

If you don't plain on overclocking then the fan is perfect. It only gets loud when you overclock it.

no i-2500 will not fit in this budget
how bout this
ur case and HDD
this GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130565
this PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371016
this RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820146748
this Mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128520
and this CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115078
might be able to find some in combo
comes to 584 -20MIR +tax and shipping
this build is better for gaming and video-editing

cost diff is $65 not really minimal night and day? in what multi threaded processes ? sure .. games ? not really
I am letting OP choose that's why I'm posting suggested builds dumb ass

You will not stay on this forum very long with your attitude. Depending on your response to this post I may or may not report you to the forum moderators. They will suspend you from posting if you continue your abusive behavior, so consider your response carefully.

You appear to be very young by your responses and I respect that you are trying to help someone, but you will need to learn fast that not everyone will agree with you. You don't agree with me on this point (whether $80 is significant) and I respect that. What I don't do is resort to calling you names because you disagree with me.

If you are not posting to help someone with good motives, then you should not be posting at all.

When you consider that the OP is keeping the computer for awhile, the cost vs. performance equation is a no-brainer. The 2500K will run circles around just about any other CPU and for gaming, Tom's Hardware lists it as the best CPU for the money over $200. Right now it is $189 at Newegg on sale and it frequently goes on sale.

Though we disagree, one thing you can be certain of is that I am posting to help the OP. I do not view this as a competition, I view it as an opportunity to present options to the OP for their benefit. You have presented and option and as my original post said, I understand the budget issue. I respect your opinion though I do not agree with it, please respect other people's opinions even if they differ with yours.

the i3 has better per core than than the phenom ii x4 955, there for it is said to be better for games since they tend to be lightly threaded. but i noticed that my phenom 840t x5 @ 4.0 Ghz never gets at 100 % usage per core, I play bad company 2, team fortress 2, left for dead 2 at max settings minus high resolutions with a geforce 250 gts 512 mb. So is the i3 really better since games will inevitably move to quad cores as there standard as they already are? I just want to clarify this since people have been saying that both are better than the other. Also the gpu is good but it more costly at around the same performance as the 6850 according to toms charts. As long as EVGA's coverage and build quality are good it would be a decent trade.

Thanks. Just one point of clarification - I don't get anything for "reporting you." In fact it takes precious time and effort to do it. I am not after anything here and I do not have a selfish motive. My only goal is to help the OP by presenting them with options - hopefully good ones :-).

I struggled a lot in the learning curve to build my computer and now I try to help others. Many patient people on this forum helped me with my questions and continue to help me and so I try to give back.

I am glad that you are trying to help someone else and that you are budget minded; it is a good thing.

it's your choice. no one knows for sure what buldozer will be like so I would rather wait (it should come out in a month) and see how it turns out.