Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP
Budget Range: $1300 excludes video card
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Streaming video games.
Parts Not Required: I have the EVGA GTX 680 already
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg
Overclocking: Not really maybe a little in the future but not important right now.
SLI or Crossfire: Not in the near future.
Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080
I have some parts picked out already but I have a few questions about them.
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced
Monitor: ASUS VW246H Glossy Black 24 inch
HD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
SSD: Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB
Power Supply: CORSAIR Professional Series HX850 850W
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) or Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo)
MOBO: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
Price: about $1300
Now I was wondering about the i7 vs i5 will the i7 be better for streaming video games? Or will it not make a big difference? I usually run a bunch of programs at the same time especially when I stream games.
Any other suggestions or advice are welcome. Thanks for your time.
Budget Range: $1300 excludes video card
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Streaming video games.
Parts Not Required: I have the EVGA GTX 680 already
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg
Overclocking: Not really maybe a little in the future but not important right now.
SLI or Crossfire: Not in the near future.
Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080
I have some parts picked out already but I have a few questions about them.
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced
Monitor: ASUS VW246H Glossy Black 24 inch
HD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
SSD: Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB
Power Supply: CORSAIR Professional Series HX850 850W
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) or Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo)
MOBO: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
Price: about $1300
Now I was wondering about the i7 vs i5 will the i7 be better for streaming video games? Or will it not make a big difference? I usually run a bunch of programs at the same time especially when I stream games.
Any other suggestions or advice are welcome. Thanks for your time.