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[betasub]

^ Next summer I hope you can upgrade to something more up-to-date than GTX 480/580.

 

[mvbighead]

FYI, if you insist upon the i3-2100 and don't wish to go with the i5 at this point, look no further for a better deal:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2174976

 

[mfenn]

Ah.. I see. Now I just have one quick point to the whole i3/i5 discussion. The whole reason I was considering the i3 was b/c of budget and the fact I won't be OC'ing right away. Now I understand for only $55 more, I can get the i5 which is much better. BUT for just another $30 more, I can get the unlocked i5, which I can OC when I chose to do so. So that in mind, you would say well hey for just 85 or 90 bucks more, just get the k series! I feel like I should either just get the i3, and keep it for a year then sell it on ebay to supplement the buying of a k series i5/i7. 80% of my computer use is internet surfing, using WMP to watch .avi/mp4 type video. The rest is split between video encoding and gaming. SC2 and HL3 are what I plan to play, and those are coded both very well. Look at portal 2. Im running that on my current system with out a hickup. I don't think I would really notice that big of a difference in those games between the i3/i5. My main goal is to upgrade and future proof for as little money as I can. Im not trying to pinch pennies here, maybe if the i5 is just that great, I will wait an extra month to go for it.

What about this PSU though?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...1016&Tpk=BP550

PS- How do you make your hyperlinks into a sentence so I don't have massively long links like ^^

My thinking is that if you think that you'll want an i5 within the life of the mobo socket (2 years or so), then you should go ahead and get it now. If you don't, then you should just go for the i3 and an H61/67 mobo. I'm not big on selling stuff though, too much hassle for me.

To make some text into a link, just select the text that you want to change, then click the "globe with a chain in front of it" icon, then type or paste the link into the box and click OK.

 

[mfenn]

FYI, if you insist upon the i3-2100 and don't wish to go with the i5 at this point, look no further for a better deal:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2174976

Smokin'!

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Smokin'!

I have to wonder if that's Tigerdirect or Llano...?

 

[z1ggy]

Smokin'!

I went w the i3, just ordered it. for $85 bucks, how can I say no? If I upgrade, it will be to a 22nm Ivy.

PS- sorry if I am an idiot, but where is this "globe with a chain" icon located?

I also just ordered the GTX460 from ZOTAC for $119 AR.

 

[wjb663]

Haha, thanks mvbighead. I saw that deal and it took about 5 minutes of nail biting before I pulled the trigger.

 

[mvbighead]

Haha, thanks mvbighead. I saw that deal and it took about 5 minutes of nail biting before I pulled the trigger.

No problem. Figured as long as it was being mentioned here, a link to the hot deals thread was definitely necessary.

 

[Davidh373]

Haha, thanks mvbighead. I saw that deal and it took about 5 minutes of nail biting before I pulled the trigger.

Definitely a good deal. Glad to see you're excited!

 

[mfenn]

I went w the i3, just ordered it. for $85 bucks, how can I say no? If I upgrade, it will be to a 22nm Ivy.

I also just ordered the GTX460 from ZOTAC for $119 AR.

Sounds good!

PS- sorry if I am an idiot, but where is this "globe with a chain" icon located?

Here ya go!

 

[z1ggy]

@mfenn- I don't have those icons!! where you have the box drawn aroudn the globe, all those things along that line are missing. No bold, italics, underline , etc. Why are they missing? No wonder I can't find it..lol

 

[Davidh373]

"go advanced"

 

[z1ggy]

Yep, Still not there. Maybe because I am on crappy IE here at work. Oh well..

 

[mfenn]

Yep, Still not there. Maybe because I am on crappy IE here at work. Oh well..

Yeah, that is weird as hell.