best price/value

Troncoso

Troncoso

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So what's the general census on the best processor in terms on price/performance? I'm building a rig for my army friend. He's got 3k to go into it so price isn't really an option. But I know that the $1000 cpu's aren't really that much ahead of their lower model number counter parts. If you had this kind of cash which processor would you build a gaming rig around?
 
I'd buy a used car instead :P

Seriously though, I'd look into waiting a little bit for the Sandy bridge i7 to come back into play. The amount of money you save, even if money isn't much of a concern, can be put into other parts of the machine. So I would say by far the best bang for your buck CPU would be the i7 2600k.
 
Depends if you want intel or an amd processor, how many cores, and what stock clock you want. If intel- i'd say go for the i7 970, and if amd- i'd go for 1090t. Unless you don't need 6 cores in which case it would be i7 950 vs phenom ii 955. Make sure you also spend enough on the other essential parts like motherboard, power supply, and ram. Power supply is one part you definitely don't want to cheap out on.
 
Haha. I don't have a certain one in mind. I'm asking what you guys think would be the best option. And I also asked to be sure I had plenty of money left over for other parts. I just need the processor first. I'm just not sure if I sure wait for sandy bridge to release again, or go with one of the higher end i7's...
 
i7 2600K is the way to go. But you need to wait.

Or you can get core i7 950, as X58 motherboard allow you to run mutiple video cards at
full speed.

I don't think you really need to spend $3000 on the machine. I would say $1500 - 2000 for the tower is good enough.
 
I agree with daisy, either wait for SB to be back in play and go with a 2600k, or go with a 950. There is absolutely no point in spending hundreds of dollars extra for hex core when you won't see the performance gain because no program uses it, and even with lots of programs open, a quad core can still handle the multi-tasking
 
Aastii said:
I agree with daisy, either wait for SB to be back in play and go with a 2600k, or go with a 950. There is absolutely no point in spending hundreds of dollars extra for hex core when you won't see the performance gain because no program uses it, and even with lots of programs open, a quad core can still handle the multi-tasking
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Yeah, no program now. But you can't deny the rate of technological advancement. He wants this future proof. Like, 3-5 years. I may go with a quad anyway, it would save a lot of money. And it's not my system, so it's nothing I have to worry about in the long run.
 
Troncoso said:
Yeah, no program now. But you can't deny the rate of technological advancement. He wants this future proof. Like, 3-5 years. I may go with a quad anyway, it would save a lot of money. And it's not my system, so it's nothing I have to worry about in the long run.
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3-5 years ago quad cores had only just come out (2006). Even now they aren't being used fully. 3-5 years from now it will probably be the same thing with hex and octo cores, because the majority of people still only have single or dual core processors now and they still work fine for the vast majority of people
 
I agree with Aastii. In the last month I have had a 740/955/970 and a 1090. Clocked the same i could not tell the difference between them in 95% of stuff. The other 5% it was just a few frames or a few seconds difference. Put the 740 back in and sold the others. lol
 
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