Hello tek syndicate, members, guests, trolls and well-wishers,
first off i'm a console convert, i have seen the light and i now intend to walk in the ratiating glow of a overclocked CPU.
so all i need now is everything! i have a budget of $3500 aus which needs to include all peripherals.
my PC will be predominantly used as a gaming rig mainly aiming at ultra settings for the upcoming ARMA 3 title, buuuut! i don't want to limit myself to gaming alone. I tried my hand at 3D design and liked it but my "mouse and wheel" powered laptop took the fun out of it.
i have constructed a wishlist of what i want/need and it looks a little something like this
guts:
Lite-On 12X Blu-Ray DVD Combo Drive,
Intel 520 Series 240GB SSD,
Seagate Barracuda 2TB,
Kingston HyperX 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3,
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DirectCu II 4GB,
Deepcool Gamer Storm Assassin CPU Cooler,
Intel Core i7 3820,
Asrock Fatal1ty X79 Champion,
Corsair GS-700 V2 Power Supply,
Aerocool Strike-X ST Black Super Full Tower
peripherals:
Samsung 27in Widescreen LED Monitor,
Razer Tiamat 7.1 Gaming Headset,
AZIO Levetron Mech5 Keyboard,
Saitek Cyborg R.A.T. 7 Gaming Mouse,
now the problem i'm facing, is the MOFOing CPU!, AMD VS INTEL is driving me nuts and logan's videos are not helping one little bit.
i know everyone is saying i5 is the "go to" cpu when it comes to gaming but logan is saying AMD has its merits, but he was compairing it to the i5 not the i7 that i'm looking at and the G/card is a 670 not a 680 and and and.... now i have a nose bleed
so...... help me, does my wishlist have any real faults as an gaming machine. i have been told its OVERKILL for a single monitor gaming but as a chest beating alpha male there is not such thing and i like the option to add more i due time.
thanks in advance for any and all input