- Jun 12, 2001
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Newegg is selling the i5-2500K for $204.99 (with promo code). Should I wait till summer when Ivy bridge will be in stock? I wonder since Intel commands the higher end of CPUs that they feel they don't have to lower prices because the competition is not really there?
I've been with AMD for so long that this will be my first Intel purchase since IBM PC days. This will be my fun computer for building a video library, playing games, programming XBMC add-ons, etc.
Oh and I'll need a mobo. So if a purchase it now, I guess it should be a Z68 (since I want to add a video card). Which one? I don't see just one standout.
If I wait till summer should it be a Z77? Jeebus, so many choices but nothing that screams buy me.
This wasn't the case when I bought a AMD Phenom II X6 1090T and a supporting motherboard with USB 3.0 on it just a about a year and a half ago. (It's connected to my TV and is the main jukebox for video and audio.) It was exactly the performance/price point that does exactly what I want.
I've been with AMD for so long that this will be my first Intel purchase since IBM PC days. This will be my fun computer for building a video library, playing games, programming XBMC add-ons, etc.
Oh and I'll need a mobo. So if a purchase it now, I guess it should be a Z68 (since I want to add a video card). Which one? I don't see just one standout.
If I wait till summer should it be a Z77? Jeebus, so many choices but nothing that screams buy me.
This wasn't the case when I bought a AMD Phenom II X6 1090T and a supporting motherboard with USB 3.0 on it just a about a year and a half ago. (It's connected to my TV and is the main jukebox for video and audio.) It was exactly the performance/price point that does exactly what I want.