building a gaming computer - help

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miccer

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hi there
within the next 6 months in planning on putting together a somewhat highend gaming computer, and i would like your help, to tell me what to go after, and what is compatible with what.

okay, first i gotta pick a motherboard, and the two i have in mind right now are:
Asus P5K3 - http://usa.asus.com/Product.aspx?P_ID=jYaMspLhLdPxpz7w&content=specifications
and:
Asus SABERTOOTH P67 - http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=ZYgjt71bzlh62Zk9

i know sabertooth is compatible with i7 processor, but is P5K3?
also, if you have suggestions for some other i would like to hear them :)

also, are both SLI supported?
 
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Hardware changes so fast in Computers, I would just ask again in 6 months, what is Hot today, is out dated tomorrow.
 
miccer said:
Asus P5K3 - http://usa.asus.com/Product.aspx?P_ID=jYaMspLhLdPxpz7w&content=specifications
and:
Asus SABERTOOTH P67 - http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=ZYgjt71bzlh62Zk9

i know sabertooth is compatible with i7 processor, but is P5K3?
also, if you have suggestions for some other i would like to hear them :)

also, are both SLI supported?
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The P5K3 is not compatible with the i7

If you would spend two minutes reading the specs on the motherboards you gave links to, you would have read the CPU compatibility list that the website provides and seen that the P5K3 is not i7 compatible.

the sabertooth has SLI support
 
Buying as you go is not a good idea, for a few reasons.

1. Like someone else said, new stuff is constantly coming out.

2. Most components have a 30-day RMA process. If you buy a component with an issue and then keep it around for several months, you'll be out of luck if you fire up your new build and want to RMA something.

3. You could buy everything you want today 6 months from now all at once for cheaper.

4. You want a somewhat high-end gaming computer? That would be about the worst build template possible to buy components as you go. It would be a different story if you were building a $300 basic non-gaming setup. At least then the fact that you're buying "outdated" components NOW for more money wouldn't really matter.

I understand how the concept of buying components as you go could be tempting, especially if money is tight and you get the satisfaction of checking off your component list as you buy them. While it certainly is a viable method, it isn't a smart one. Not when it comes to build components.
 
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Mishkin said:
Buying as you go is not a good idea, for a few reasons.

1. Like someone else said, new stuff is constantly coming out.

2. Most components have a 30-day RMA process. If you buy a component with an issue and then keep it around for several months, you'll be out of luck if you fire up your new build and want to RMA something.

3. You could buy everything you want today 6 months from now all at once for cheaper.

4. You want a somewhat high-end gaming computer? That would be about the worst build template possible to buy components as you go. It would be a different story if you were building a $300 basic non-gaming setup. At least then the fact that you're buying "outdated" components NOW for more money wouldn't really matter.

I understand how the concept of buying components as you go could be tempting, especially if money is tight and you get the satisfaction of checking off your component list as you buy them. While it certainly is a viable method, it isn't a smart one. Not when it comes to build components.
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ah, i see. you got a good point. looks like i'm just gonna have to save up the money... too bad that's not my strong side, hehe

anyway, what i've found so far is:
asus p8p67 deluxe mobo
intel i7 2600k processor
Spire TherMax Eclipse II SP984B1-V2 cpu cooler
and then i hope to find nvidia gtx 580 cheap what i have the money for the rest, otherwise it might be a 480
a chassis would maybe be a coolermaster
and ram and psu haven't i looked at yet...
 
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