i5 also maxes out with dual channel and not trip channel RAM so that handicaps your video card even more. Also it requires that you most likely have to upgrade your motherboard again if you decide to go i7 depending on what you go with. You are only digging yourself into a hole later in life because you will have to upgrade 3/4 of the computer again in a few years because you went cheaper on the setup now.

If you are willing to spend the $$ and buy decent parts you wont have to upgrade a thing for at least 3 if not 4 years. When you do have to it is usually going to be something small like more ram or another HD. Your processor should be good until the next generation which will be in about another 7 years if not more.

 

In retrospect, I should've just purchased this one, but wanted HDMI.

 

What did you end up getting?

 

Nothing yet.

 

I'll still recommend a Dell for you... none of the compatibility issues to worry about that IN mentioned, and for that price range you can get a really sweet system. Building your own system isn't for the uninformed, and several years from now when you want to upgrade, you'll want to "upgrade" almost every item in the case. So, you'll end up re-purchasing everything again, requiring someone else's opinion on what will be best, and so on, ad infinitum.

 

Faster HD and I would probably buy it right now: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16883113110


Then again, I've had a couple beers.

 

Oh jeez, dude. The longer you put it off, the less likely you are to find something you like. Since what is available changes all the time, there's no getting around the fact that, whatever you get, something better will be available shortly after purchase.

That's been the case since 1987.

Wish you luck!

 

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You posted the same thing in several different forums.