Well I'm currently waiting on a nice sale to hop on, but this is my plan. Do you guys think any of these choices are not good? I don't have much hardware knowledge, this is basicaly just going by word of mouth and limited research
1) i5 2500k (I've heard this is pretty standard. I think some have slightly different specs? Is there any I should aim for, or should avoid?)
2) New Mobo. Maybe I'll try and find a package deal that comes with a 2500k, or else I don't really know much about these. Should I just go down the list of its functions, or is there anything I should read into?
3) 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (I'm just going by what someone recommended. RAM is cheap and I assume this is good?)
4) PSU. I'm planning on getting a 620-750 watt modular PSU, whatever happens to have good reviews and is on sale during my order
5) GPU: would be replacing my 8800GTS, probably with an AMD card because I think those give you more bang for your buck. I still haven't read into this yet, because I guess it's something I can always invest in at a future date, if I can't get together enough money right now. Also hoping for a price drop as a new series just came out (?)
btw my goal is to use this mainly as a gaming PC. I am getting so frustrated that my Battlefield lags even on low settings, and I want to finally be able to play GTA4 at a normal resolution.
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